Synergy Interactive ยท 2 days ago
Sr. Manager, Loyalty & CRM
Synergy Interactive is seeking a Senior Manager, Loyalty & CRM to lead loyalty and CRM operations, enhancing guest experiences through the Rewards program. This role involves strategic planning, campaign management, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive engagement and optimize marketing efforts.
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Responsibilities
Develop and execute loyalty marketing strategies to grow Rewards membership and engagement
Lead planning for targeted campaigns, including gated offers, gamification, acquisition incentives, and point multipliers
Maintain expertise in loyalty and personalization trends, sharing insights and best practices across teams
Develop and optimize member lifecycle campaigns and journeys to grow and retain members, partnering with marketing analytics, category management, and brand teams to define segmentation, offers, and creative
Understand best practices for email, push, in-app content and SMS; lead channel strategy and oversee execution
Work closely with promotions and category leads to oversee couponing and promotional strategy and ensure seamless integration within the app experience
Own and manage the calendar of loyalty offers and personalized campaigns across owned channels
Utilize customer and contextual data to define segmentation strategies and attributes for targeted marketing
Ensure accuracy and timeliness of campaign execution, including segmentation, offer setup, and delivery
Provide oversight of Braze CRM campaign and canvas builds, QA, and deployment, as well as loyalty platform offer setup, QA, and deployment
Provide guidance and expertise to direct report responsible for loyalty offer set-up and segmentation, acting as final approver before offers are deployed to users
Serve as key approver for all campaigns and offers before guest deployment, ensuring flawless execution and alignment with brand standards
Partner with Product Owners and Managers to prioritize features and data enhancements that improve personalization and the digital experience. Partner on UAT to ensure enhancements meet requirements
Communicate campaign impacts to internal teams (mobile app, category, operations, guest support) to socialize plans and adjust strategies as needed
Collaborate with Category Teams, IT, Finance, Creative, and external agencies to deliver campaigns on time and within budget
Provide inputs to Analytics teams for measuring campaign performance (margin, profitability, engagement) and socialize learnings
Use insights to optimize future campaigns and improve ROI
Continuously identify opportunities to enhance offer and personalization processes
Manage and mentor two direct reports focused on technical production of Braze campaigns and loyalty offers
Oversee transition from legacy loyalty platform to new solution, ensuring smooth migration
Diagnose and resolve issues related to offer setup or campaign delivery, performing impact analysis and recommending corrective actions to ensure seamless guest experience
Manage agency relationships and associated budgets
Qualification
Required
Experience in loyalty and CRM operations
Proficiency in advanced marketing technology tools (e.g., Braze, third-party loyalty platform, analytics solutions)
Strong strategic leadership and planning skills
Ability to develop and execute loyalty marketing strategies
Experience in campaign planning, execution, and optimization
Expertise in customer engagement and lifecycle campaigns
Knowledge of email, push, in-app content, and SMS best practices
Experience in managing campaign calendars and personalized campaigns
Ability to utilize customer and contextual data for segmentation strategies
Experience in overseeing campaign execution and quality assurance
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
Ability to communicate campaign impacts to internal teams
Experience in analytics and optimization of campaign performance
Ability to manage and mentor direct reports
Experience in overseeing transitions from legacy systems to new solutions
Ability to diagnose and resolve issues related to campaign delivery
Experience in managing agency relationships and budgets