VP, Lifecycle Marketing and Loyalty

IPSY
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in loyalty program evolution and CRM measurement frameworks.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 15+ years in lifecycle marketing and a track record of proving CRM value through measurement frameworks
    — “15+ years in lifecycle, CRM, or engagement marketing, with increasing leadership scope”
  • Individuals who have led MarTech stack evaluations and scaled engagement strategies in DTC or subscription models
    — “Strong grasp of MarTech architecture: ESPs, CDPs, personalization and testing tools, data pipelines”
  • Leaders who have earned credibility for CRM in under-valued environments and can shape long-term engagement strategies
    — “Experience earning credibility for CRM in companies where the channel was undervalued or under-measured”

Things to consider

  • Remote work is possible but limited to specific U.S. states, which may affect location flexibility
    — “Remote positions which may be performed in any of the states where IPSY has established a Business presence”
  • This role involves shaping long-term strategy, which requires a high level of influence and vision
    — “This role will shape what that looks like”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in evolving loyalty programs and proving their impact on business outcomes
    — “Set the vision for IPSY's loyalty program, including the ongoing evolution of IPSY Rewards”
  • Demonstrate leadership in defining measurement frameworks that align with business goals
    — “Own Lifecycle Marketing’s measurement framework: define what the org measures against”
  • Showcase your ability to lead cross-functional teams and negotiate priorities with peers
    — “Represent lifecycle marketing at the leadership table. Negotiate priorities with peer leaders”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Developed a comprehensive member engagement strategy
  • Built a robust measurement framework
  • Led a team to success in CRM
Typical background
Experience in CRM and loyalty programsProven track record in digital marketing

Skills & requirements

Required

CRM StrategyMember EngagementSegmentation FrameworkMeasurement InfrastructureLeadership

Preferred

Loyalty Program ManagementEmail MarketingMobile MarketingSite MarketingRetention Strategies

About the role

Original posting from IPSY via Greenhouse

ABOUT US

Join us in inspiring everyone to express their unique beauty.

IPSY is the beauty industry’s most powerful platform, uniting brands, creators, and hyper-engaged consumers with unprecedented access to each other through the ultimate beauty membership. Home to sample-size subscription IPSY Original, full-size subscription IPSY Extra, and quarterly, limited-edition collection IPSY Ultimate, we curate beauty for millions of members so they can play, explore, and express their unique beauty every day.

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About the Role:

IPSY is looking for a VP, Lifecycle Marketing and Member Engagement to own the strategy for how we engage members from first touch through long-term retention. This role owns the measurement framework, the team, and the operating model that make personalized member engagement work.

You'll define the engagement strategy and the segmentation approach behind it, build the measurement infrastructure to prove CRM's value to the business, and lead a team that includes the loyalty program, email, mobile, site marketing, retention, win-back strategies, and supporting specialists. This is a leadership role. You set the targets, the operating model, and the culture.

The right person is a strategist and a leader who knows MarTech well and can serve as a coach and player. You've built measurement programs that proved CRM's contribution to the business. You've earned credibility for CRM teams in companies where the channel was undervalued. You want to do it again.

IPSY has a great deal of first-party data, a loyal member base, and a real opportunity to build one of the best lifecycle marketing programs in the beauty industry. This role will shape what that looks like.

This position reports to the Chief Marketing Officer and is ideally hybrid from Santa Monica, CA or Pembroke Pines, FL, OR can be fully remote for the right fit. 

What You’ll Be Doing:

Strategy and Vision

Define the member engagement strategy: how member journeys map to channels, what role each channel plays, and how contact strategy evolves as the business grows. Channels include email, push, SMS, site/app, direct mail and more.

Own the member segmentation framework: who the audiences are, how they're built, what triggers movement between segments. Make sure it's applied consistently across campaigns, product, and CRM programs.

Set the vision for IPSY's loyalty program, including the ongoing evolution of IPSY Rewards, in partnership with the Senior Director and relevant team leads.

Measurement and Business Ownership

Own Lifecycle Marketing’s measurement framework: define what the org measures against, guide  holdout and attribution infrastructure, and establish the reporting that proves CRM's contribution to the business.

Own Lifecycle Marketing’s financial narrative, budget, and performance targets. Represent the function's business case at the leadership level.

Build a team and grow a culture that tests, measures, and learns from results rather than just reporting them.

Team and Organization

Build and lead the lifecycle marketing org. Define the team structure, shape the Director role, and make headcount and capability cases as the program matures.

Drive the team's operating culture: Put the consumer at the center of everything we do, consistently learn through smart testing strategies, and be data-driven in all recommendations and decisions.

Technology and Architecture

Own the architecture vision for the MarTech stack: what the technology needs to do, whether current tools (Iterable, Segment) are the right long-term answer, and what scalable infrastructure looks like.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Represent lifecycle marketing at the leadership table. Negotiate priorities with peer leaders across Growth, Product, Finance, Engineering, Data Analytics, Creative, and Merchandising.

Own the boundary with Acquisition/Growth: define where acquisition ends and lifecycle begins, and make sure hand-offs between the two are clean.

What We Are Looking For:

15+ years in lifecycle, CRM, or engagement marketing, with increasing leadership scope. Experience in subscription, paid membership, or DTC ecommerce strongly preferred.

Track record of building measurement frameworks that proved CRM's value to the business: revenue attribution, holdout testing, incrementality, or whatever the right model was for that business.

Experience earning credibility for CRM in companies where the channel was undervalued or under-measured.

Strong grasp of MarTech architecture: ESPs, CDPs, personalization and testing tools, data pipelines. You've led architecture evaluations and know how to ask the right questions even when you're not the one configuring the tools.

Experience building and scaling lifecycle marketing teams: org design, hiring, developing senior ICs and people managers.

Significant loyalty program experience: launching, scaling, or materially improving a loyalty or rewards program.

Strong cross-functional operator. You've negotiated priorities with peer leaders and represented your function's interests at the leadership level.

What We Offer:

Competitive base salary & bonus program

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Paid Time Off

Work from home flexibility

Free IPSY Extra subscription

Learning & development programs

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Pay is based on several non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, skills, and location. IPSY offers a bonus and competitive benefits. Final compensation is determined by experience and skills.

Salary Range:$225,000—$275,000 USD

Source: IPSY careers (Greenhouse)

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