Retention Strategist
Operations
United States
USD 90k-105k / year
About KilgourMD
KilgourMD is one of the fastest-growing D2C beauty brands, with a portfolio anchored by our acclaimed scalp and hair serums, “The Prevention” and “The Treatment.” We combine medical-grade formulation, high-growth brand momentum, and operational excellence to deliver results that resonate deeply with consumers. Now entering our next phase of growth, we are building a world-class analytics and forecasting engine to match our ambitions.
The Role
We're looking for a sharp, analytical Retention Strategist to support our retention & lifecycle function. Reporting to the Director of Retention & Loyalty, you'll execute on subscriber retention, lifecycle campaigns, and ways to boost customer LTV - pulling and synthesizing data, building and deployment email + SMS segments and sends, and helping the team move faster and smarter. This is a high visibility role where your work directly impacts the health of our subscriber base and the bottom line.
What You'll Do
Retention & lifecycle execution
- Build subscriber segments and cohort analyses to identify at-risk customers and retention opportunities
- Partner with creative, including external agencies, to brief and develop lifecycle campaign content across email and SMS — from concept through final asset
- Implement campaigns and flows directly in-platform: building sends, setting up segmentation and triggers, and configuring automations
- QA every send before it goes live — links, personalization, segmentation logic, rendering, and offer accuracy — and press send
- Bring a detail obsessed approach to implementation; a single misconfigured segment or broken link can reach thousands of subscribers, so accuracy is non negotiable
- Monitor key retention metrics (churn, LTV, reorder/replenishment rates, win-back) and surface insights in real time
- Coordinate with our CRM/ESP platform and subscription management tools to ensure flows and segments are accurate and up to date
- Own post-campaign reporting - pull results, synthesize what worked, and make recommendations on what to do next
Analysis & reporting
- Provide analytics team direction to build dashboards tracking subscriber health, campaign performance, and customer lifetime value
- Conduct ad hoc analyses to answer specific retention questions: cohort comparisons, win-back performance, new-to-subscriber conversion, and more
- Help develop and test hypotheses around offers, timing, messaging, and segmentation
- Translate data into clear, actionable recommendations for the team
- Own the full campaign calendar and iterate based on performance
What We Are Looking For
- 3 -5 years of experience in D2C retention marketing, CRM, or a similarly rigorous analytical environment - ideally within subscription-driven brands
- Strong experience with Klaviyo, and subscription management platforms such as Recharge, and other CRM platforms.
- Strong analytical skills; comfortable working with large datasets
- Creative thinker who can go beyond the data and bring fresh ideas to how we engage and retain customers
- Extremely detail-oriented — you double-check your work, catch errors before they ship, and treat accurate implementation as core to the job, not an afterthought
- Fast executor who can manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and doesn't need a lot of hand-holding
- Strong written communicator; able to synthesize complex information clearly and concisely
- Genuine curiosity about customers and what drives their behavior
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with Klaviyo, Recharge or Skio, and Shopify, AI platforms experience and desire to experiment
- Experience in DTC, beauty, or consumer subscription businesses
- Background in growth marketing or CRM
Why KilgourMD
- Direct impact on the retention engine of a fast-growing DTC beauty brand
- Work closely with the Director of Retention & Loyalty and senior leadership from day one
- Opportunity to build real analytical infrastructure
- High autonomy, high-impact, remote-first team
- Fast learning curve with direct executive exposure
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range: $90,000 - $105,000 annual, based on experience
- Competitive benefits package
- Flexible, remote-first work schedule