Rover.com · 1 day ago
Director, Lifecycle Marketing
Rover.com is a company dedicated to connecting pet parents with loving pet sitters and dog walkers. They are seeking a Director to own their pet parent lifecycle marketing strategy, focusing on messaging across various lifecycle stages and leading a small team to achieve marketing goals.
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Responsibilities
Strategic Ownership: Define the comprehensive pet parent lifecycle strategy, which includes thinking about multiple brands and prioritizing projects and go-to-market (GTM) campaigns
Messaging Strategy: Lead & influence the end-end messaging strategy across owned channels, leveraging next best action models and predictive insights to deliver timely, personalized communications that drive engagement, retention, and repeat usage
Content Optimization: Continuously refine and update messages across the customer journey to ensure relevance
Data and Deployment: Collaborate on data strategy and scalable message deployment via Iterable
Audience Expertise: Serve as the authority on the Pet Parent audience, proactively engaging with analytics, operations, and consumer research for insights
Customer Experience Recommendations: Advise product, marketing, and operations on optimizing the Pet Parent customer experience
Learning and Experimentation: Develop annual learning agendas and experiments
Performance Monitoring: Establish annual booking targets, monitor lifecycle channel reporting, and provide regular updates on campaign performance
Strategy Implementation: Create business briefs for new lifecycle strategy needs and work with stakeholders for project implementation
Customer Journey Mapping: Develop customer journey maps and collaborate with the UX team on cohesive Pet Parent experiences
GTM Liaison: Act as the liaison for Marketing product GTM plans with product and marketing stakeholders
Campaign Execution: Partner with Lifecycle Operations and Programming to ensure timely execution of all Pet Parent campaigns
Team Leadership: Performance manage and develop a small team of strategists and campaign operators to achieve business objectives
Industry Awareness: Stay informed about new features, technology, and AI within the industry
Objective Management: Create, manage, and track OKRs quarterly
Qualification
Required
7+ years Lifecycle/CRM experience
4+ years people management experience
Proven success in creating lifecycle marketing strategies that met business and revenue goals
Experience building models and working with business targets
Proficient in email/push/web/in-app campaign management and large ESPs (Iterable preferred)
Customer-focused with experience in customer journey mapping
Ability to prioritize, problem-solve, and advance projects
Strong strategic and partnership skills
Experienced in tracking and analyzing marketing campaigns
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
Ability to create business rhythms that effectively inform stakeholders on plans and how the lifecycle program is performing
Detail-oriented, self-starter, thrives in fast-paced environments
Stays current on lifecycle marketing trends and standards
College degree or equivalent experience
Preferred
Social, Paid and Digital Marketing Experience
Benefits
401k match
Flexible PTO
Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
Commuter benefits
Bring your dog to work (and unlimited puppy time)
Doggy benefits, including $1000 toward adopting your first dog
Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats (for humans and dogs) and free catered lunches semi-monthly
Regular team activities performed in-person and virtually
Company
Rover.com
At Rover, everyone has ownership of their work and the opportunity to make a true impact.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$360.9MKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceSilicon Valley BankSpark Capital
2023-11-29Acquired
2021-08-02Post Ipo Equity· $50M
2021-08-02IPO
Leadership Team
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