Lifecycle Marketing Manager

Focus Financial Partners; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus Partners seeks a hands-on Lifecycle Marketing Manager to design, build, deploy, and optimize campaigns and journeys that drive growth and client experience. The role combines technical SFMC execution with lifecycle strategy and requires several years of hands-on SFMC Engagement experience.

This is not a strategy-only role; you will build campaigns, automations, audience segments, and journeys while shaping program structure, cadence, testing, and optimization across prospect, client, and

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement experience.
• Experience with Email Studio, Content Builder, Journey Builder, and Automation Studio.
• Experience creating and managing data extensions, SQL-based audience segmentation, journey logic, personalization, and automated workflows.
• Salesforce Marketing Cloud certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy email campaigns in Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement using Email Studio, Content Builder, Journey Builder, and Automation Studio.
• Own end-to-end campaign execution, including audience segmentation, data extensions, SQL queries, dynamic content, personalization, send configuration, and deployment.
• Build and optimize Journey Builder programs, including entry criteria, decision logic, cadence, suppression logic, and exit criteria.
• Configure and QA landing pages, forms, and CloudPages supporting prospect, event, advisor, and client engagement programs.
• Own lifecycle strategy for assigned programs, including prospecting, nurture, pre-consultation, client engagement, and advisor-facing journeys.
• Translate business objectives into journey architecture, audience definitions, contact strategies, testing plans, and measurable success criteria.
• Develop and manage A/B and multivariate testing across subject lines, content, send timing, audience treatments, and journey paths.
• Analyze campaign and journey performance and recommend improvements to segmentation, personalization, cadence, content, and journey logic.
• Execute recurring and one-time communications for Focus Partners and affiliated firms, including newsletters, event invitations, and lifecycle touchpoints.
• Own campaign QA and release readiness across audience accuracy, content, links, data mapping, tracking, rendering, deliverability, and compliance.
• Investigate and resolve data issues, deliverability incidents, failed automations, audience errors, and journey failures.
• Partner with various teams to translate briefs into production-ready campaigns.
• Collaborate on data extensions, integrations, reusable components, documentation, platform governance, and build standards.
• Maintain campaign tracking and documentation, including UTMs, naming conventions, audience definitions, journey logic, testing, and change history.
• Apply AI tools to accelerate content iteration, personalization, documentation, testing, and campaign QA.

Skills

Lifecycle marketing

Email marketing

CRM marketing

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field

Tools

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement

Email Studio

Content Builder

Journey Builder

Automation Studio

SQL queries

AMPscript

CloudPages

HTML/CSS

APIs

Job description

Job Description Summary:

Focus Partners is seeking a hands‑on Lifecycle Marketing Manager to design, build, deploy, and optimize the campaigns and journeys that support firm growth, client experience, and multi‑farm communications.

This is a full‑stack role combining technical Salesforce Marketing Cloud execution with lifecycle strategy. The individual will personally build campaigns, automations, audience segments, and journeys while helping define program structure, cadence, testing, and optimization. Candidates must have several years of hands‑on Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement experience. This is not a strategy‑only or general digital marketing role.

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities

• Build and deploy email campaigns in Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement using Email Studio, Content Builder, Journey Builder, and Automation Studio.
• Own end‑to‑end campaign execution, including audience segmentation, data extensions, SQL queries, dynamic content, personalization, send configuration, and deployment.
• Build and optimize Journey Builder programs, including entry criteria, decision logic, cadence, re‑entry rules, suppression logic, and exit criteria.
• Configure and QA landing pages, forms, and CloudPages supporting prospect, event, advisor, and client engagement programs.
• Own lifecycle strategy for assigned programs, including prospecting, nurture, pre‑consultation, client engagement, and advisor‑facing journeys.
• Translate business objectives into journey architecture, audience definitions, contact strategies, testing plans, and measurable success criteria.
• Develop and manage A/B and multivariate testing across subject lines, content, send timing, audience treatments, and journey paths.
• Analyze campaign and journey performance and recommend improvements to segmentation, personalization, cadence, content, and journey logic.
• Execute recurring and one‑time communications for Focus Partners and affiliated firms, including newsletters, event invitations, and lifecycle touchpoints.
• Own campaign QA and release readiness across audience accuracy, content, links, data mapping, tracking, rendering, deliverability, and compliance.
• Investigate and resolve data issues, deliverability incidents, failed automations, audience errors, and journey failures.
• Partner with Digital Marketing, Marketing Communications, Content, Client Development, Compliance, CRM, IT, and agency partners to translate briefs into production‑ready campaigns.
• Collaborate with the broader Marketing Cloud team on data extensions, integrations, reusable components, documentation, platform governance, and build standards.
• Maintain campaign tracking and documentation, including UTMs, naming conventions, audience definitions, journey logic, testing, and change history.
• Apply AI tools to accelerate content iteration, personalization, documentation, testing, and campaign QA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field preferred.
• Three or more years of experience in email marketing, lifecycle marketing, CRM marketing, or marketing automation.
• At least three years of recent, hands‑on experience building and deploying in Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement, formerly ExactTarget.
• Production experience with Email Studio, Content Builder, Journey Builder, and Automation Studio is required.
• Experience creating and managing data extensions, SQL‑based audience segmentation, journey logic, dynamic content, personalization, and automated workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to own both lifecycle strategy and the hands‑on technical execution required to launch it.
• Experience with campaign QA, troubleshooting, deliverability, subscription management, and CAN‑SPAM or GDPR requirements.
• Experience supporting client‑facing or regulated communications is a plus; financial services, wealth management, banking, insurance, or healthcare experience is preferred.
• Experience with AMPscript, CloudPages, HTML/CSS, APIs, Marketing Cloud integrations, Data 360/Data Cloud, Snowflake, Salesforce CRM, or HubSpot is a plus.
• Salesforce Marketing Cloud Email Specialist, Administrator, Consultant, or Developer certification is preferred.
• Experience using AI tools such as Copilot, Writer, or Einstein to accelerate campaign work is a plus.

This position is an exempt position. The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $85,000-$107,000 base salary compensation range. Actual base pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed, and the applicant's skill set. The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k). Please note that the job title is subject to change based on the selected candidate's experience and education.

Focus Partners is an organization of wealth, asset, and business management resources that brings strength, innovation, and partnership to client relationships. Through a comprehensive range of services, Focus Partners supports clients at every stage of life, helping them manage their financial future. Focus Partners uses research‑backed investment strategies to create custom‑built portfolios and delivers personalized wealth planning solutions to clients in all 50 states. Focus Partners is part of Focus, a leading financial services firm comprised of wealth management, family office, and business management services.

To learn more about Focus, visit focuspartners.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.

Focus is a leading financial services firm comprised of integrated wealth management, family office, and business management services. Blending deep expertise and expansive resources with a boutique, client‑first fiduciary philosophy, Focus helps individuals, families, and institutions navigate complex financial situations with highly personalized solutions tailored to their unique needs. To learn more about Focus, visit www.focusfinancialpartners.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.

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