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Senior Manager, Retention & Lifecycle Marketing

Gymreapers · Nampa, ID · 3 wk ago
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About the role

Senior Manager, Retention & Lifecycle Marketing

Employment Status: Full-Time, Benefits Eligible

Location: On-Site at NEW Gymreapers HQ in Nampa, ID (20 mins outside of Boise, ID)

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8AM - 5PM (flex according to business needs)

Reports To: Director of Ecommerce

About Gymreapers

We make gear with a purpose and focus on material integrity. You get high-quality lifting gear that’s made to outlast cheap look-a-likes.

We reengineer people's workouts and improve the support needed to lift better, longer, and stronger. Improve performance, relieve pain, and add stability to your workout program with premium lifting belts, knee sleeves, wrist wraps, apparel, and more.

Our mantra is “NOTHING IS GIVEN.” We embody a relentless pursuit of excellence, innovation, and community-building.

Our Core Values:

  • Grow or Die
  • Customer Obsession
  • Extreme Ownership
  • Nothing is Given // Everything is Earned
  • Be Humble
  • 1% Better Everyday
  • Live with Integrity
  • Sacrifice

Position Overview

Gymreapers is seeking a highly analytical and strategic Senior Manager, Retention & Lifecycle Marketing to own customer retention strategy and drive long-term customer value across the business.

Core Responsibilities

Own Retention Strategy & Performance

  • Develop and lead Gymreapers’ lifecycle marketing and retention strategy across email, SMS, loyalty, and post-purchase channels
  • Establish retention goals, KPIs, testing roadmaps, and reporting frameworks
  • Drive improvements in:
    • - 30-day repurchase rate
    • - 60-day repurchase rate
    • - 90-day repurchase rate
    • - Returning customer rate
    • - Customer lifetime value (LTV)
  • Analyze customer cohorts and identify opportunities to improve repeat purchase behavior
  • Identify which products, acquisition channels, and customer segments produce the highest long-term value

Manage Lifecycle Marketing Programs

  • Oversee lifecycle programs including:
    • - Welcome series
    • - Abandoned cart
    • - Post-purchase flows
    • - Win-back campaigns
    • - Cross-sell and upsell campaigns
    • - Loyalty and VIP programs
    • - Replenishment flows
  • Partner with agency resources to execute campaigns, flows, segmentation, and testing initiatives
  • Ensure all lifecycle marketing aligns with broader ecommerce and product launch calendars
  • Build and refine customer segmentation strategies based on:
    • - Purchase behavior
    • - Lifecycle stage
    • - Product category
    • - Customer value
    • - Engagement behavior

Loyalty & Customer Experience

  • Own loyalty and retention program strategy
  • Improve customer engagement and repeat purchasing through rewards, VIP experiences, and personalized lifecycle communication
  • Evaluate opportunities to improve retention through packaging inserts, direct mail, post-purchase education, and customer experience initiatives

Agency & Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Manage external retention marketing agency relationships and hold partners accountable to performance targets
  • Collaborate closely with:
    • - Ecommerce
    • - Creative
    • - Analytics
    • - Paid Media
    • - Customer Experience
    • - Product & Merchandising
  • Translate customer insights into actionable business recommendations
  • Communicate retention performance, wins, opportunities, and testing learnings to leadership

Reporting & Analytics

  • Own weekly and monthly retention reporting
  • Monitor key metrics including:
    • - Revenue per recipient
    • - Flow performance
    • - Campaign performance
    • - Cohort behavior
    • - Subscriber growth
    • - Deliverability health
    • - Retention by acquisition source
  • Use data to prioritize testing opportunities and lifecycle optimization initiatives

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in retention, lifecycle, CRM, or email/SMS marketing within DTC ecommerce
  • Strong understanding of customer lifecycle strategy and retention economics
  • Experience managing or partnering with external agencies or vendors
  • Strong analytical and reporting capabilities with cohort analysis experience
  • Familiarity with Klaviyo, Attentive/Postscript, Shopify, and ecommerce analytics tools
  • Experience building retention strategies that improve repurchase rates and LTV
  • Strong project management and communication skills
  • Experience in fitness, apparel, or performance/lifestyle brands preferred

What Success Looks Like

  • Within your first 12 months, you will:
    • - Improve first-time customer repurchase rates
    • - Increase returning customer %
    • - Improve lifecycle channel contribution margin
    • - Build scalable retention reporting and testing systems
    • - Strengthen lifecycle strategy across email, SMS, loyalty, and post-purchase channels
    • - Improve alignment between acquisition, retention, and merchandising teams

Benefits/Perks

  • Competitive Pay
  • Company paid holidays
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Gymreapers on-site gym!
  • Newly renovated HQ!
  • 401(k) with up to a 4% employer match
  • Life Flight Program, Voluntary
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 100% Employee Discount
  • 100% Employer Paid: Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 100% Employer Paid: Short-term and Long-term disability - life insurance for both employee and spouse/dependents
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) employee option

Equal Opportunity Employer

Gymreapers LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law.

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