CRM Data & Audience Manager

CFA Institute; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible work options

Competitive retirement plans

Wellbeing and development programs

Job summary

CFA Institute is seeking a CRM Data & Audiences Lead to drive data-driven marketing strategies and personalized customer engagement. You will develop segmentation, data models, and lifecycle campaigns across CRM and paid media, collaborating with Data Engineering, Data Science, and Marketing Analytics teams.

The role emphasizes governance of customer data, agile delivery, and continuous improvement of the marketing operating model, with strong emphasis on SFMC and Data Cloud capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in marketing/data science/statistics or related field.
• Minimum 3 years in CRM analytics, lifecycle marketing, or audience strategy with current CRM technologies.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office and strong SQL proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize segmentation strategies and campaign triggers.
• Map AMPSCRIPT fields to data entry sources for dynamic personalization.
• Build predictive models (e.g., churn, next purchase) with Data Science.

Skills

Advanced SQL

English fluency

Cross-functional communication

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Data Science, Statistics, or related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

SFMC (Salesforce Marketing Cloud)

Salesforce Data Cloud

AMPSCRIPT

Automation Studio

Data Extensions

Job description

As the CRM Data & Audiences Lead, you will play a pivotal role in enabling data-driven marketing strategies and personalized customer engagement. You will develop and manage advanced segmentation strategies and data models, supporting lifecycle campaigns and marketing offers. This role is central to the Marketing Business Management & Strategy team’s ambition to leverage first-party data, drive operational efficiency, and deliver measurable impact across CRM and paid media channels. You will collaborate cross-functionally, champion agile ways of working, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our marketing operating model.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries for customer segmentation, behavioral audiences, and campaign triggers.
• Map AMPSCRIPT fields to relevant data entry sources to enable dynamic personalization.
• Build predictive models (e.g., churn, next purchase, loyalty migration) in partnership with Data Science.
• Maintain an audience library and documentation for CRM, Loyalty, and Paid Media teams.
• Support data-driven offer design and experimentation, leveraging customer insights to improve relevance and revenue impact.
• Participate in requirements gathering and solution building with stakeholders, with oversight on segmentation recommendations and integrations.
• Contribute to personalization strategies using segmentation tools and internal targeting infrastructure.
• Partner with Data Engineering, Data Science, and Marketing Analytics to validate data pipelines and ensure campaign data accuracy.
• Provide governance of customer data within Salesforce Data Cloud, AgentForce and Marketing Cloud (SFMC), including oversight of Data Extensions, integration of new data sources, and ensuring compliance with data privacy and security standards.
• Support IT team with data QA, audience and automation audits, and lifecycle logic validation across CRM channels.
• Provide analytical support for performance measurement and offer optimization.
• Create and manage lookalike and suppression audiences for performance marketing.
• Mentor analysts and marketers on audience best practices, segmentation logic, and QA protocols.
• Stay current with CRM personalization, AI-powered segmentation, and customer data infrastructure trends.
• Evaluate new tools and modeling approaches for audience precision and scalability.
• Champion agile project management, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define requirements, align stakeholders, and deliver regular updates.
• Conduct post-project reviews to evaluate success, identify opportunities for improvement, and apply learnings to future initiatives.
• Seek out efficiencies and process improvements, mitigating risk and supporting the evolution of the marketing operating model.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Data Science, Statistics, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 3 years in CRM analytics, lifecycle marketing, or audience strategy is required, with an emphasis on recent experience reflecting current CRM technologies and capabilities.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office required.
• Fluency in English required.
• Advanced proficiency working within Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC), including Data Extensions, Automation Studio, Journey Builder, and AMPSCRIPT.
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce Data Cloud for audience segmentation, data integration, and preference management.
• Advanced SQL proficiency and experience with large datasets.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills; ability to translate business needs into technical outputs.
• Familiarity with machine learning or predictive modeling is a plus.Experience in travel, e-commerce, loyalty, or subscription-based industries preferred.
• Team player with initiative and ability to work independently.
• High attention to detail and critical thinking.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Flexibility in managing competing priorities and changing expectations.
  

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees, including health coverage, generous time off, competitive retirement plans, flexible work options, and wellbeing and development programs. You can learn more on our careers site: Working at CFA Institute | Comprehensive Benefits

About CFA Institute

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