A Lifecycle Marketing Manager owns the end-to-end strategy for communicating with customers at every stage of their journey, from onboarding and activation through engagement, retention, and win-back. Day-to-day, they design and build automated email, push, SMS, and in-app messaging programs, segment audiences based on behavioral and demographic data, and run A/B tests to improve conversion and retention metrics. They work closely with product, data, and creative teams to ensure messaging is timely, personalized, and aligned with business goals, while continuously analyzing campaign performance to iterate and improve.
Key responsibilities
Build and manage automated lifecycle and CRM campaigns across email, push, SMS, and in-app channels
Define audience segmentation strategies using behavioral, demographic, and transactional data
Design and execute A/B and multivariate tests to optimize open rates, click-through rates, and conversion
Monitor and report on lifecycle KPIs such as retention rate, churn, LTV, and engagement metrics
Collaborate with product, design, and data teams to develop personalized messaging and creative
Manage and configure marketing automation platforms and maintain data hygiene and list health
Analytics and reporting (Looker, Amplitude, Mixpanel)
Copywriting and messaging strategy
Push and SMS channel management
Education & background
Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field, though portfolio and platform experience often outweigh formal qualifications
Career path
Progresses from Email or CRM Specialist to Lifecycle Marketing Manager, then to Senior Manager, Director, or Head of Lifecycle Marketing; can also specialize toward growth marketing, retention, or marketing technology
Salary
Median
$148K
USD/yr
Average
$145K
USD/yr
Minimum
$60K
USD/yr
Maximum
$250K
USD/yr
Based on 56 disclosed USD postings · Lifecycle Marketing Manager, USD-disclosed