Lifecycle and Growth Marketing Lead

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M1 is a young, rapidly growing company determined to reinvent personal finance. We believe the current tools used to invest, borrow, or spend your money fall short of what's possible with new technologies, and we're looking to change that. We're building the tools to empower people to make the most of their money through a free and intuitive automated financial platform. We already have made a lot of headway in customer acquisition and growth, having a billion in assets under our management and signing up thousands of customers each week, but we’re just getting started and have ambitious plans to take on an entrenched industry. Join us and help build the future of personal finance.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced strategist and executor to join our marketing team to lead our lifecycle marketing program from the ground up. You’ll be interfacing with leadership and M1 stakeholders to develop the strategy as it pertains to customer segmentation and targeting, acquisition, onboarding and engagement, growth and retention, and reactivation – basically, all aspects of our customer lifecycle through all channels. If this sounds like a big job, you have that right. It’s a job with a huge potential for impact as M1 accelerates its growth, and as a member of a small and scrappy team, you’ll be involved at all levels of driving our success. We’re seeking someone who isn’t afraid of structuring plans without perfect information, who can provide high-level direction, and who doesn’t shy away from rolling up their sleeves. Execution is a large part of this role. M1 is committed to growing our marketing reach and there isn’t a better time to join this fast-paced, growing organization.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the marketing lead for all lifecycle and growth projects, including strategy, customer segmentation, demand generation (digital and off-line) and email marketing and communication
  • Work closely with leadership to develop marketing strategy based on company OKRs and goals, then execute plans from start to finish that achieve our ROI targets, including helping to define and structure the metrics for reporting
  • Outline end-to-end client lifecycle, including behaviors, preferences, and needs, then create segmentations based on persona
  • Own engagement initiatives across online and offline channels, with the goal of exceeding plans of generating new clients, increasing AUM, and accelerating M1’s revenue growth
  • Develop and manage a A/B testing schedules, while implementing learnings to continuously optimize email, touchpoint, and marketing performance
  • Manage M1’s marketing database, ensuring cleanliness and data integrity, while developing and implementing a strategy that enables us to deliver the right message to the right audience, increasing engagement

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in B2C demand generation, lifecycle, growth, or marketing programs in a high-performing team and company with aggressive growth goals
  • Expertise in using and expanding use of marketing automation technology, with focus on email conversion and optimization best practices
  • Demonstrated success in testing, validating, managing and scaling customer acquisition across multiple digital channels
  • Equal parts strategic and tactical, with a proven ability to develop strategic marketing plans and rolling up your sleeves to make it happen, both as an individual contributor and as a cross-functional team member.
  • Analytic and structured thinking who can conceive salient ideas from complex information and clearly communicate those ideas to stakeholders
  • Action-oriented and a willingness to execute on strategy, even when data is imperfect
  • Experience with analytics and data tools, with big plus for capabilities to write queries against a data set
  • Experience and understanding of finance or the finance industry is a plus. Demonstrated interest in personal finance is a big plus.
  • An entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to challenge the status quo
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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • People Operations
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    • KotlinLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • ScalaLanguages
    • SqlLanguages
    • SwiftLanguages
    • ReactLibraries
    • Node.jsFrameworks
    • AWS (Amazon Web Services)Services
    • TableauAnalytics
    • FigmaDesign
    • MiroDesign
    • AsanaManagement
    • ConfluenceManagement
    • SlackCollaboration
    • ZoomCollaboration

Location

The M1 office is centrally located in Chicago's Loop, with easy access to public transportation and plenty of bars and restaurants nearby.

An Insider's view of M1

What are some social events your company does?

Different ERGs and departments host monthly Happy Hours in-office and virtually. We heard from a panel of black start-up founders during Black History Month and had a drag queen come host Trivia for Pride. M1 makes sure to plan events that appeal to different interests throughout the year.

Loukas

Client Success Operations Associate

What does your typical day look like?

Most days start with team standup, followed by a mix of focused coding time, cross-functional meetings with Design or Backend teams, and pairing with other engineers. There's always an exciting problem to tackle!

Monica

Senior Software Engineer

How does the company support your career growth?

We are growing in everything that we do as a company which means growth opportunities for our team members. We encourage growth by offering challenging assignments and opportunities for advancement. We support them by providing opportunities for learning and development, fostering an entrepreneurial spirit, and cultivating a culture of feedback.

Haley

Director of People Development & DEIB

How do you empower your team to be more creative?

M1 has a very deliberate culture of transparency that enables all teams - not just engineers - to have a deep understanding of how our work furthers M1's overall mission. This shared alignment and access to the bigger picture fosters the type of collaboration across teams that makes highly creative and effective problem solving possible.

Simon

VP of Platform Engineering

How has your career grown since starting at the company?

I've had many opportunities to improve my skills, learn from others' expertise, and take on new challenges at M1. I'm way more capable and confident than I was when I got here.

Tori

Copywriter

What are M1 Perks + Benefits

M1 Benefits Overview

A great product is the result of a talented team and strong work culture. At M1, our philosophy is to hire unbelievably intelligent, motivated, high-integrity individuals and promote an environment that enables their best work. Our company’s culture reflects what creative, intelligent people value in their careers: meaningful and interesting work, a fun environment, and financially rewarding opportunities.

Find out more about our culture: https://m1.com/life-at-m1/

Culture
Volunteer in local community
M1 sponsors volunteer opportunities in the Chicago community each quarter, which allows us to give back, bond as a team, and spend time doing things that are important to the employees of M1.
Partners with nonprofits
M1 partners with nonprofits such as Howard Brown Health and Junior Achievement.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Hybrid work model
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
M1 requires those that live in the area to be in the office on Wednesdays. The intent is to get the many benefits of in person work while maintaining significant flexibility the other 4 days.
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
M1 offers unconscious bias, harassment, and interview training for all employees
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
M1 has three task forces for Internal Education, Community Involvement, and Diverse Hiring, and five employee resource groups: Mental Health at M1, Pride at M1, Black at M1, SomosM1, and Women at M1.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
M1 tracks diversity on a bi-annual basis and reports on diverse hiring metrics to leadership and the M1 board.
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Disability insurance
M1 covers this at 100%
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
M1 covers this at 100%
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Charitable contribution matching
Our CEO personally matches employee's charitable contributions
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
We provide up to 16 weeks of parental leave for the primary caretaker. M1 also provides 6 weeks of leave for the secondary caretaker.
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Company-sponsored happy hours
Recreational clubs
Home-office stipend for remote employees
M1 allows employees to reimburse up to $500 for home office equipment for all employees.
Mother's room
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
$1,000 annual learning and development stipend.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
M1 offers employees a learning and development stipend per calendar year to support continued learning and career growth.
Continuing education available during work hours
Paid industry certifications

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