Global Digital Content and Social CoE Lead

Avolta; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Avolta is seeking a Global Digital Content and Social CoE Lead to shape their global customer engagement strategy. This role focuses on defining and executing strategies across CRM, social media, and digital content to enhance retention, loyalty, and business outcomes. Applicants should have over 10 years of experience in B2C environments, expertise in CRM lifecycle management, and hands-on experience with Salesforce. The position promotes cross-functional collaboration and community engagement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in CRM, social media, and digital content strategies in a global environment.
• Strong experience in B2C industries like retail, travel, or hospitality.
• Proven expertise in CRM lifecycle management and personalization.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a unified global CRM, social media, and digital content strategy.
• Lead and develop a high-performing cross-functional team.
• Own the global CRM strategy across email, push notifications, and App.

Skills

CRM strategy

Social media strategy

Digital content management

Community engagement

Project management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Content management systems

Job description

The Global Digital Content and Social CoE Lead is responsible for shaping and driving the global customer engagement strategy across CRM, social media, and digital content within the Digital and Loyalty function. The role focuses on delivering a consistent, data-driven, and high-impact customer experience across Web, App, CRM, and Social, supporting growth, retention, loyalty, and measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute a unified global strategy across CRM, social media, digital content
• Lead and develop a high-performing, cross-functional team spanning CRM, social, and content disciplines
• Ensure alignment between global strategy and regional execution with scalable frameworks and governance

CRM Strategy & Lifecycle Management

• Own the global CRM strategy across email, push notifications, SMS, and App
• Design and optimize end-to-end customer journeys to drive acquisition, engagement, retention, lifetime value, and data enrichment
• Leverage segmentation, personalization, and A/B testing to continuously improve performance

Social Media & Community Engagement

• Define and lead the global social media strategy for customer engagement
• Build and scale community engagement initiatives
• Ensure consistent brand voice, tone, and interaction standards across all social platforms
• Own the global digital content strategy supporting digital touchpoints
• Lead content planning, editorial direction, and campaign alignment across all touchpoints: Web, Social, CRM, and App
• Apply A/B testing and content experimentation to refine messaging, formats, and channel effectiveness

Enablement & Operational Excellence

• Build scalable enablement models (playbooks, toolkits, templates, training) for CRM, social, and content teams globally
• Embed a culture of test-and-learn, ensuring teams adopt A/B testing and continuous optimization practices
• Drive adoption of best practices, tools, and processes across regions
• Lead the use and optimization of Salesforce (Marketing Cloud, or related tools) for CRM execution
• Drive automation and use of AI with meaningful business outcomes

Performance & Analytics

• Define KPIs across CRM, social, and content to measure engagement, retention, and analyze results from A/B tests and experiments to generate actionable insights
• Use data to continuously optimize strategies and campaigns

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Marketing, Data, Loyalty, Ecommerce, and Regional teams
• Ensure alignment of content and tone of voice across channels
• Support global campaigns, launches, and key business initiatives

What We Are Looking For

• 10+ years of experience driving CRM, social media, and digital content strategies in a global environment
• Strong experience in B2C industries such as retail, travel, or hospitality
• Proven expertise in CRM lifecycle management, personalization, and data-driven optimization
• Experience in community engagement and loyalty programs at a global scale
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce (Marketing Cloud) and familiarity with CDPs, marketing automation, and content management systems
• Strong capability managing content ecosystems across Web, Social, CRM, and/or App environments
• Collaborative leadership style with excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills