Senior Retention Strategist
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About YOCTO
YOCTO is a lifecycle marketing agency for fast-growing DTC and subscription brands. We run email, SMS and retention programs on Klaviyo and Shopify for global brands. Our mission is to become the #1 lifecycle agency for e-commerce brands in the world, and have fun on the way.
Why YOCTO
Remote-first, European hours. No US night shifts.
Startup pace, agency variety. You’ll have the opportunity to work across several brands.
Learning budget to keep you growing: courses, books and tools, all on us.
About the role
As a Senior Retention Strategist, you’ll own lifecycle strategy and performance for 5–7 client brands, leading Strategy Associates alongside a Designer. You’ll have the trust to focus on high-impact work, challenge what doesn’t make sense, and say no to requests that don’t serve the outcome.
What you’ll be doing
Own the client relationship: Be the main point of contact, set KPIs with each client, and make sure we hit them.
Build the strategy: Own email and SMS strategy, with roadmaps and calendars prioritised by revenue and long-term retention.
Own the commercials: Define scope, put hours on the highest-return work, and lead expansion, from upsells to new initiatives and partner integrations.
Lead your team: Manage Strategy Associates’ performance and growth, and be their go-to escalation point.
Raise the quality bar: Approve copy (using AI to move faster), spot-check execution, turn wins into case studies, and shape agency playbooks.
Who you are
4+ years in e-commerce or lifecycle marketing, owning client strategy and performance (agency or in-house), with deep email and SMS expertise: segmentation, testing and optimisation.
A problem solver. When results are flat, you dig in until you know why, then fix it. You bring answers, not questions.
Resilient. (energized by problem solving) (learning opportunities)
Driven by excellence. You see how every email and report could be better.
Ahead of your clients. You flag risks early, push back with data, and keep things moving.
Commercially minded. You prioritise ruthlessly, turn data into clear action, and you’re comfortable talking commercials with clients: scope, upsells and new initiatives.
Experienced leading or mentoring people and working with design, copy and tech teams.
Hands-on with Klaviyo (or similar), Shopify and subscription platforms like Recharge or Skio.
Strong written and spoken English.
Curious about AI and how it can make work faster and better.
- Division
- Strategic Advisory
- Role
- Senior Lifecycle Strategist
- Remote status
- Fully Remote