Customer Marketing Manager

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place We're seeking a Customer Marketing Manager to join our Marketing team in Montreal.

As a key member of the Marketing team, the Customer Marketing Manager is a revenue-driving marketer primarily responsible for extracting value from our customer base and driving retention. This position directly benefits sales and marketing teams by increasing customer advocacy (including referrals, customer reviews, written and video testimonials), identifying cross-sell and up-sell opportunities and increasing loyalty and retention.

This role requires excellent project management and creative marketing skills, high energy and a can-do attitude to engage and motivate both the sales and marketing teams. You are a personable, outgoing marketer who will act as a liaison between customers and the rest of the organization. While you need to be able to work independently, you also know the importance of collaborating with other departments or functions to create an incredible customer experience and reach business goals.

This is a very high visibility role, with room to grow in terms of seniority and global outlook, once positive ROI and stakeholder feedback is delivered.

What you'll be doing:

The responsibilities of the position are two-fold; strategic and tactical:

Strategic Responsibilities:

• Develop an understanding of the Lightspeed customer base, product offerings and tiering systems to develop a customer expansion roadmap that identifies and focuses on a few high impact strategic projects.
• Identify opportunities to upsell and cross-sell Lightspeed products to the right segment at the right seasonal time.
• Build rapport with customers to increase renewals, referrals, and community.
• Production of on-brand and on-message marketing materials which enable the Account Management team to effectively communicate with customers ensuring continued education and success throughout the relationship lifecycle.
• Identifying key customers per segment that can act as marketing ambassadors and success stories through case studies, events, speaking opportunities, etc.

Tactical Responsibilities

• Together with the Product Marketing team, map the customer journey to determine how and when to reach customers in ways that drive adoption and advocacy.
• Plan, execute and analyze marketing programmes for customer segments through a variety of channels, including integrated marketing campaigns, email, webinars, direct mail and account-based marketing tactics focused on lead generation and building the sales pipeline.
• With the help and feedback from Account Managers, translate the programmes into industry specific customer marketing roadmaps and share them for visibility.
• Share product/customer feedback given with Product Management and Marketing team.
• Target and reach out to happy customers and develop customer and success stories that will support advocacy, referrals, and sales enablement.
• Extract value (in terms of monetisation and brand awareness) from Lightspeed mergers & acquisitions and their product offerings (e.g. NuOrder), through co-selling and co-marketing campaigns.
• Strategize and execute against in-person events for existing customers, lead community engagement initiatives and support webinars.
• Segment effectively – tailor and customize campaign specific micro segments to persuade and influence specific customer clusters.
• Cultivate renewals – collaborate with peers and contribute to programmes that reinforce behaviors correlating with renewals, including in-product support, phone or email-based support, training attendance and product adoption.
• Develop a deep understanding of our different retail and hospitality customers, their pain points and motivations.
• Leading the development and execution of integrated marketing campaigns, email, webinars, direct mail and account-based marketing marketing programs, including audience segmentation, A/B testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization.
• Oversee the utilization and effectiveness of our customer marketing tools, ensuring they are leveraged to their full potential to drive campaign success.
• Work with data sets to create segments, perform queries, and generate reports that enhance campaign targeting and effectiveness.

What you need to bring:

We're a team of 45 people located across North America. Our team is responsible for developing and executing campaigns to drive customer acquisition, retention and engagement.

We're looking for a candidate who has experience with the following:

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Business, Marketing or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5+ years of full-time marketing experience.
• Commercial acumen and ability to strategize and deliver revenue-driven marketing results.
• Experience partnering with Customer Experience, Account Management, and Product Marketing teams to coordinate, communicate, and deliver promos and campaigns that resonate with customers along their lifecycle.
• Must be a self-starter who excels at multitasking and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise and shift workload to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency with marketing automation systems and CRMs (preferably Salesforce Pardot).

Nice to have:

• Experience working in Tech/SaaS companies.

We know that people are more than what's on their CV. If you're unsure that you have the right profile for the role hit the 'Apply' button and give it a try

What's in it for you?

Come live the Lightspeed experience

• Ability to do your job in a truly flexible hybrid environment (3 days/week in the office);
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that's creating new jobs every day;
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.

… and enjoy a range of benefits that'll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed RSU program (we are all owners).
• Flexible working policy; 3 days per week in the office.
• Health insurance.
• Health and wellness benefits.
• Possibility for transit fees to be covered.
• Paid leave assistance for new parents.
• Linkedin learning.
• Volunteer day.

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you're proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal's gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.
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