Senior CRM Manager – Lifecycle, Retention

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Senior CRM Manager building lifecycle CRM, retention, and upsell systems for M-KOPA’s financial inclusion platform. Scaling customer growth programmes across African markets.

Responsibilities:

  • Own lifecycle CRM strategy and execution end to end
  • Build and scale onboarding, retention, churn prevention, repayment, and upsell journeys across SMS, WhatsApp, push, and in-app messaging
  • Design behavioural trigger-based upsell systems for higher-value bundles based on payment behaviour and engagement signals
  • Build automated customer journeys in CleverTap
  • Run A/B tests on messaging, timing, incentives, and offers
  • Analyse retention and repayment cohorts
  • Track and optimise LTV, cohort retention, renewal rates, and upsell performance
  • Translate customer behaviour and analytics into retention and growth opportunities
  • Turn successful experiments into documented frameworks for execution across four African markets
  • Partner with Product, Commercial, and Operations teams
  • Scale successful programmes across Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Ghana

Requirements:

  • 6+ years building and scaling CRM or lifecycle marketing
  • Experience in businesses where daily or weekly customer engagement drives retention and revenue
  • Experience building CRM systems, migrating platforms, designing journey architecture from scratch, or scaling programmes across markets
  • Hands-on experience building journeys in Braze, CleverTap, MoEngage, Customer.io, Iterable, or similar CRM platforms
  • Experience demonstrating LTV growth, retention revenue, upsell rates, or renewal improvements
  • Experience running rigorous experiments with clear hypotheses, control groups, and measurable success criteria
  • Experience introducing gamification, loyalty programmes, streaks, badges, or other engagement mechanics into retention strategy
  • Relevant background in MVNOs, super-apps, mobile gaming, prepaid subscription services, or B2C fintech/subscription businesses
  • Experience with or exposure to performance or paid marketing is a bonus, not required
  • Ability to work within UTC -1 to UTC +3 time zones
  • Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks

Benefits:

  • Fully remote role within UTC -1 to UTC +3 time zones
  • Professional development programmes and coaching partnerships
  • Family-friendly policies and flexible working arrangements
  • Well-being support and career growth opportunities
  • Diverse development programs
  • On-the-job training
  • Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer
  • Pre-employment background checks