T-Mobile

Customer Retention Strategy Manager

T-Mobile$86K — $155K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree plus 3 years related work experience OR advanced degree with 1 year related work experience OR a combination of education and experience deemed equivalent.
  • 3-5 years experience in CRM, lifecycle marketing, retention strategy, or customer base management.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Braze or similar marketing automation platforms.
  • Strong understanding of lifecycle marketing strategies including segmentation and triggered messaging.
  • Consulting-style problem solving skills with the ability to break complex challenges into actionable strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze customer behavior and churn drivers to identify retention opportunities.
  • Design and implement lifecycle retention programs across multiple channels within Braze.
  • Develop test-and-learn strategies to optimize retention messaging and offers.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to align retention initiatives with business objectives.
  • Monitor performance, analyze results, and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
  • Ensure campaign accuracy and operational excellence through strong QA practices.
  • Prepare and present data-driven narratives to leadership on retention trends and recommendations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
  • Paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays.
  • Tuition assistance and college coaching services.
  • Mobile service and home internet discounts.
Full Job Description
Job Overview This role is responsible for developing and implementing customer retention strategies that improve renewal, reduce churn, and increase subscriber lifetime value for Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile. The position combines strategic analysis with hands-on lifecycle marketing execution within the Braze platform to activate targeted retention programs across email, SMS, push, and other owned channels. The role analyzes customer behavior and performance data to identify retention opportunities, design lifecycle strategies, and directly deploy campaigns that influence customer engagement and renewal outcomes. Success is measured through measurable improvements in retention metrics, customer engagement, and incremental revenue contribution. This role plays a critical part in strengthening customer loyalty and driving sustainable base revenue performance across the Mint and Ultra subscriber base. Job Responsibilities: • Analyze customer behavior, lifecycle performance, and churn drivers to identify retention opportunities and develop targeted strategies to improve renewal and customer engagement. • Design and implement lifecycle retention programs across email, SMS, push notifications, and other owned channels within the Braze platform. This includes audience segmentation, journey orchestration, campaign configuration, and deployment. • Develop and implement test-and-learn strategies to optimize messaging, timing, personalization, and offer structure to improve retention performance and customer lifetime value. • Partner with cross-functional teams including Product, Marketing, BI, Data Science, and Customer Experience to align retention initiatives with broader customer lifecycle and business objectives. • Monitor campaign and lifecycle program performance, analyze results, and translate insights into actionable recommendations that improve retention strategies and program effectiveness. • Ensure operational excellence and accuracy in campaign deployment through strong QA practices, platform governance, and adherence to CRM guidelines within Braze. • Prepare and present clear, data-driven narratives to leadership highlighting retention trends, program performance, and strategic recommendations. • Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed. Education and Work Experience: • Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of related work experience OR advanced degree with 1 year of related work experience OR combination of education and experience deemed equivalent. Acceptable areas of study include Business, Marketing, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, or other quantitative/technical subject areas. • 3-5 years confirmed experience in CRM, lifecycle marketing, retention strategy, or customer base management • 2+ years Hands-on experience building and implementing campaigns in Braze or similar marketing automation platforms (e.g., Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Adobe Campaign, Iterable, or similar tools) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Consulting-style problem solving with the ability to break sophisticated, ambiguous business challenges into structured analytical workstreams and actionable retention strategies. • Strong understanding of lifecycle marketing strategies including segmentation, triggered messaging, personalization, and customer journey orchestration across digital channels. • Hands-on experience building and implementing campaigns within CRM platforms such as Braze, including audience segmentation, journey configuration, campaign QA, and deployment. • Ability to interpret large customer datasets, campaign performance metrics, and lifecycle analytics to find opportunities and optimize retention programs. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize sophisticated analytical insights into clear recommendations for business collaborators. • Ability to develop compelling visual narratives and presentations that communicate retention performance, strategic insights, and business impact to leadership. • Strong organizational skills with the ability to lead multiple initiatives simultaneously and drive cross-functional collaboration to deliver retention programs. • Experience designing and implementing A/B tests and performance experiments to continuously improve lifecycle marketing outcomes. Licenses and Certifications: • At least 18 years of age • Legally authorized to work in the United States Travel: Travel Required (Yes/No): Yes DOT Regulated: DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No Base Pay Range: $86,200 - $155,500 Corporate Bonus Target: 15% The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate's actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range. At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus, based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee's eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location, https://paylookup.t-mobile.com/paylookup?reqID=REQ351043¶dox=1 At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. We don't stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobile's amazing benefits, check out www.t-mobilebenefits.com. Never stop growing! As part of the T-Mobile team, you know the Un-carrier doesn't have a corporate ladder-it's more like a jungle gym of possibilities! We love helping our employees grow in their careers, because it's that shared drive to aim high that drives our business and our culture forward. By applying for this career opportunity, you're living our values while investing in your career growth-and we applaud it. You're unstoppable!

About T-Mobile

T-Mobile US, Inc. is a wireless company. As of December 31, 2016, the Company provided wireless communications services, including voice, messaging and data, to over 71 million customers in the postpaid, prepaid and wholesale markets. It provides services, devices and accessories across its brands, T-Mobile and MetroPCS. It provides wireless communication services through a range of service plan options. The Company offers a device trade-in program, Just Upgrade My Phone (JUMP!), which provides customers a specified-price trade-in credit and upgrade eligibility after approximately six months of service; Equipment Installment Plan (EIP), which is designed to provide financing to customers for the purchase of devices, and installment agreements for accessories; T-Mobile Tuesdays, which offers customers free stuff and access to various offers from brands; and T-Mobile ONE and Simple Choice plans.
Learn more about T-Mobile
Size
75,000 employees
Market Cap
$174.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3 billion
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
+16.4%
Revenue
$68.3 billion
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