Braze

Director, Lifecycle Marketing

Braze • $170K — $195K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in Lifecycle Marketing, Customer Marketing, or related fields, with team leadership experience
  • Proven track record in developing lifecycle strategies that drive measurable B2B SaaS outcomes
  • Strong understanding of SaaS customer journeys including onboarding and product adoption
  • Experience with AI-powered products and evolving SaaS portfolios
  • Deep expertise in audience segmentation and lifecycle analytics
  • Strong communication skills for cross-functional influence and strategy articulation

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead Braze's lifecycle marketing strategy to connect engagement with measurable business outcomes
  • Build and develop a high-performing Lifecycle Marketing team fostering a culture of innovation and accountability
  • Own and optimize lifecycle programs across customer journeys from nurturing to expansion
  • Develop product adoption strategies for maximizing customer value from Braze's evolving portfolio
  • Partner with various teams to identify adoption barriers and create targeted lifecycle programs
  • Lead audience strategy and personalized journeys using data-driven insights
  • Establish measurement frameworks linking program performance to business outcomes and communicate findings to senior leadership

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation including equity options
  • Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
  • Flexible paid time off for work-life balance
  • Comprehensive benefits covering medical, dental, vision, and more
  • Family services including fertility benefits and paid parental leave
  • Support for professional development with career resources and a learning stipend
  • Engaging in-office experience designed to foster community and innovation
  • Annual Volunteer Week and donation matching opportunities
  • Supportive Employee Resource Groups for community building
  • Recognized as a Great Place to Work® for a fun and collaborative culture
Full Job Description
WHAT YOU'LL DO

At Braze, we use technology to humanize connections between brands and customers. We believe human beings want to be spoken to like human beings, and technology like ours can help brands do that at scale.

That's why, as B2B marketers, how we communicate with our existing and potential customers is so important to us. Help shape how we build those connections with our audience-what we say, how we say it, where we say it.

In this role, you will lead the next evolution of Braze's lifecycle marketing function, building and developing a high-performing team while defining strategies that drive meaningful engagement across both prospect and customer audiences. You will play a critical role in helping customers discover, adopt, and realize value from Braze's expanding portfolio of products and AI capabilities, connecting product adoption and customer outcomes to long-term retention and growth.

This role requires a strategic, data-driven leader who can translate customer insights and business priorities into innovative, scalable lifecycle programs. You will bring a strong point of view on how personalized experiences, experimentation, and emerging technologies can transform customer engagement, while building the team, capabilities, and operating model needed to bring that vision to life.

You'll partner closely with Product Marketing, Product, Customer Success, Revenue teams, Marketing Operations, and other stakeholders across the business to ensure Lifecycle Marketing is a strategic driver of customer value and business growth.

In this role, you will:
  • Define and lead the next evolution of Braze's lifecycle marketing strategy across prospect and customer audiences, establishing a clear vision, priorities, and roadmap that connect engagement to measurable business outcomes
  • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Lifecycle Marketing team, hiring and onboarding new talent, establishing clear ownership and operating rhythms, and fostering a culture of strategic thinking, innovation, accountability, and continuous growth
  • Own and optimize lifecycle programs spanning prospect nurturing, customer onboarding, product activation, adoption, engagement, and expansion, creating connected experiences that help audiences progress through their journey with Braze
  • Develop and scale product adoption strategies that help customers discover, activate, and realize value from Braze's evolving portfolio of products, with particular emphasis on accelerating adoption of new AI capabilities and translating product innovation into meaningful customer outcomes
  • Partner closely with Product, Product Marketing, Customer Success, and Revenue teams to identify adoption barriers, understand customer needs, and develop targeted lifecycle programs that accelerate time-to-value, deepen product engagement, and contribute to stronger retention and expansion
  • Lead the development of sophisticated audience strategies, segmentation frameworks, and personalized customer journeys, leveraging behavioral, account-level, and product usage data to deliver relevant experiences at scale
  • Establish a comprehensive lifecycle measurement framework that connects program performance to business outcomes, including prospect conversion, pipeline contribution, product adoption, customer engagement, retention, and expansion influence. Translate insights into clear recommendations and compelling narratives for senior leadership
  • Build a rigorous culture of experimentation and continuous optimization, developing testing roadmaps that challenge assumptions, uncover new opportunities, and improve lifecycle performance across audiences, journeys, and channels
  • Serve as a strategic leader for Braze-at-Braze initiatives, exploring innovative applications of our own platform and partnering with Product and Product Marketing to demonstrate customer engagement best practices and inform product innovation
  • Champion the thoughtful adoption of AI and emerging technologies within Lifecycle Marketing, identifying opportunities to improve personalization, accelerate experimentation, increase operational efficiency, and unlock new approaches to customer engagement
  • Collaborate with Integrated Campaigns, Regional Marketing, and other Demand Generation teams to develop prospect nurture strategies that improve engagement, conversion, and pipeline progression while ensuring alignment with broader go-to-market priorities
  • Partner with Customer Advocacy and Community teams to create coordinated customer experiences that deepen engagement and reinforce the value customers realize from Braze.
  • Establish scalable processes, systems, and cross-functional ways of working that enable the team to execute with excellence, prioritize high-impact initiatives, and continuously evolve its capabilities as the business grows


WHO YOU ARE

You are a strategic, data-driven marketing leader who believes that exceptional customer experiences are fundamental to sustainable business growth. You understand how to translate product innovation into meaningful customer value and how to connect engagement and adoption to measurable retention and expansion outcomes.

You are equally energized by building teams and building programs. You bring a strong point of view on lifecycle marketing, but also the curiosity, collaboration, and adaptability to shape its future alongside your team and cross-functional partners.
  • A strategic lifecycle leader with a proven track record of developing and scaling programs that drive prospect conversion, product adoption, customer engagement, retention, and expansion within B2B SaaS organizations
  • A builder and people leader who thrives on developing talent, establishing clear priorities, and creating the structure and culture needed for a team to do its best work
  • A customer-centric marketer who understands the relationship between product adoption, time-to-value, customer outcomes, and long-term retention, and knows how to translate those insights into effective lifecycle strategies.
  • A highly collaborative leader who excels at building trusted relationships and influencing stakeholders across Marketing, Product, Customer Success, Sales, and Revenue teams
  • An analytical thinker who can connect customer behavior, product usage, and marketing performance to business outcomes, using data to inform strategy, guide investment, and communicate impact
  • A curious and innovative marketer who embraces experimentation, challenges conventional approaches, and actively explores how AI and emerging technologies can improve customer engagement and marketing effectiveness
  • A strategic operator who can establish a compelling vision while remaining close enough to execution to guide decisions, solve problems, and ensure high-quality delivery.
  • 8+ years of experience in Lifecycle Marketing, Customer Marketing, CRM Marketing, Growth Marketing, or related fields, including experience building and leading high-performing teams.
  • Proven experience developing lifecycle strategies and programs that drive measurable business outcomes across both prospect and customer audiences, ideally within a global B2B SaaS organization
  • Strong understanding of SaaS customer journeys, including onboarding, activation, product adoption, engagement, retention, and expansion, with experience translating product capabilities into customer value
  • Experience developing product adoption and engagement programs in partnership with Product, Product Marketing, and Customer Success teams. Familiarity with AI-powered products and evolving SaaS product portfolios is highly desirable
  • Deep expertise in audience segmentation, personalization, journey orchestration, experimentation, and lifecycle analytics, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies.
  • Experience with customer engagement and marketing automation platforms, including Braze, Marketo, or similar technologies, and a strong understanding of email, in-product messaging, SMS, and other lifecycle channels
  • Demonstrated ability to establish measurement frameworks, define meaningful KPIs, and communicate lifecycle marketing's contribution to pipeline, customer value, retention, and business growth
  • Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to articulate strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and bring cross-functional teams together around shared priorities
  • Practical experience leveraging AI-powered marketing tools and automation to improve personalization, experimentation, operational efficiency, and team productivity


For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $170,000 and $195,500/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $200,000 and $230,000/year (including bonus or commission).Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, this role qualifies for a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that you will own a piece of our company.

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WHAT WE OFFER

Braze benefits vary by location, and we encourage you to review our specific benefits offerings for each country at here. More details on benefits plans will be provided if you receive an offer of employment.

From offering comprehensive benefits to fostering hybrid ways of working, we've got you covered so you can prioritize work-life harmony. Braze offers benefits such as:
  • Competitive compensation that may include equity
  • Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
  • Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave
  • Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and a yearly learning stipend
  • A curated in-office employee experience, designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation
  • Opportunities to give back to your community, including an annual company-wide Volunteer Week and donation matching
  • Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within Braze
  • Collaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work®

About Braze

Braze is a customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-app, and more. The company's platform is designed to help brands create personalized and relevant messaging experiences for their customers. Braze was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Learn more about Braze
Size
1,000 employees
Market Cap
$2.4 billion
Industry
Founded
2011
NASDAQ

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