Chief Customer & Digital Growth Leader

Gazman; Melbourne; Hybride; AUD 260 000 - 360 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Executive remuneration package

Discount across Gazman, Cable and Péri

Résumé du poste

Austin Group is seeking a General Manager – Customer & Digital to lead our customer growth and digital commerce agenda across Gazman, Cable and Perri Cutten. You will unify eCommerce, CRM, loyalty, marketing and customer service into a high-performing function reporting to the CEO.

You will drive acquisition, retention, lifetime value and Customer 360, while shaping AI-enabled experiences and omnichannel capabilities to deepen loyalty and profitability.

Qualifications

• Senior experience across eCommerce, CRM, digital marketing or customer growth within retail or consumer-focused business.
• Proven record of growing online sales, profitability, customer acquisition and loyalty.
• Experience leading significant eCommerce, CRM, customer or data transformation initiatives.
• Deep expertise in performance marketing, lifecycle marketing and marketing effectiveness.
• Strong knowledge of AI, personalisation, AI-enabled customer service, answer engine optimisation and agentic commerce.

Responsabilités

• Own the Group’s customer strategy, including acquisition, retention, lifetime value and Customer 360.
• Lead CRM, loyalty and lifecycle marketing across Gazman, Cable and Perri Cutten.
• Drive the commercial performance of our eCommerce channels, including sales, conversion, customer experience and profitability.
• Own performance marketing strategy across paid search, paid social, SEO, affiliates and retail media.
• Partner with the CTO to identify and deliver AI-enabled customer, commerce and personalisation opportunities.
• Lead the Group’s approach to agentic commerce and AI-enabled customer experiences.
• Strengthen customer engagement across digital and store channels while attracting the next generation of customers.
• Lead customer service strategy and the development of our omnichannel capabilities.
• Build a high-performing Customer and Digital team with a culture of accountability, experimentation and continuous improvement.

Connaissances

Ecommerce growth

CRM & Loyalty

Performance marketing

Lifecycle marketing

AI & Personalisation

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Description du poste

The Opportunity

Exciting things are happening at Austin Group. We are entering a significant period of growth and transformation and are seeking an exceptional General Manager – Customer & Digital to lead our customer growth and digital commerce agenda.

Reporting directly to the CEO and joining the Executive Team, you will bring together eCommerce, CRM and Loyalty, Performance Marketing, Customer Insights and Customer Service into one high-performing function.

This is a unique opportunity to lead one of the Group’s most important growth pillars—accelerating digital performance, strengthening customer loyalty and positioning Austin Group as one of Australia’s most customer-focused and digitally progressive retailers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the Group’s customer strategy, including acquisition, retention, lifetime value and Customer 360.
• Lead CRM, loyalty and lifecycle marketing across GAZMAN, Cable and Perri Cutten.
• Drive the commercial performance of our eCommerce channels, including sales, conversion, customer experience and profitability.
• Own performance marketing strategy across paid search, paid social, SEO, affiliates and retail media.
• Partner with the CTO to identify and deliver AI-enabled customer, commerce and personalisation opportunities.
• Lead the Group’s approach to agentic commerce and AI-enabled customer experiences.
• Strengthen customer engagement across digital and store channels while attracting the next generation of customers.
• Lead customer service strategy and the development of our omnichannel capabilities.
• Build a high-performing Customer and Digital team with a culture of accountability, experimentation and continuous improvement.

About You

You will bring:

• Senior experience across eCommerce, CRM, digital marketing or customer growth within retail or a consumer-focused business.
• A proven record of growing online sales, profitability, customer acquisition and loyalty.
• Experience leading significant eCommerce, CRM, customer or data transformation initiatives.
• Deep expertise in performance marketing, lifecycle marketing and marketing effectiveness.
• Strong knowledge of AI, personalisation, AI-enabled customer service, answer engine optimisation and agentic commerce.
• Exceptional commercial, analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
• Proven success leading multidisciplinary teams, agencies and external partners.
• Outstanding communication, stakeholder-management and influencing skills.
• A customer-obsessed, commercially minded and results-focused leadership style.

Why Join Austin Group?

You will join Austin Group at a pivotal stage of its evolution, with the opportunity to shape how we attract, understand, engage and serve our customers across three iconic Australian brands.

We offer:

• A competitive executive remuneration package.
• Direct partnership with the CEO and Executive Team.
• Genuine ownership of the Group’s customer and digital growth agenda.
• A generous product allowance and 50% discount across GAZMAN, Cable and Perri Cutten.
• Free onsite parking at our Malvern Support Office.
• The flexibility to work from home each Friday.
• Ongoing professional development.
• A collaborative and rewarding team environment.