Lifecycle Operations Manager

Motion Recruitment; Oakland (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known financial technology company seeks a Lifecycle Operations Technical Manager to modernize data integrations and improve campaign efficiency. This fully remote position involves building automated systems, collaborating across teams, and translating technical concepts for stakeholders. Candidates should have 3–5 years of relevant experience, strong familiarity with marketing automation platforms, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. The role is a 6-month W2 contract with benefits.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in relevant fields like email marketing or campaign management.
• Strong understanding of marketing automation platforms.
• Experience working on infrastructure or data pipeline improvements.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design of lifecycle infrastructure improvements.
• Modernize integrations between internal systems and marketing platforms.
• Build automated monitoring and alerting systems.

Skills

Email marketing

Campaign management

Lifecycle operations

Marketing operations

Technical fluency (SQL)

Experience with Iterable/Braze

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Iterable

Braze

Job description

Our client, a well-known financial technology company, is looking for someone to join their team as a Lifecycle Operations Technical Manager. This role is fully remote!

*This is a 6-month W2 contract with benefits offered*

In this role, you’ll work to modernize data integrations between internal systems and third-party marketing tools, focusing on scalability and operational stability. You’ll build and maintain automated monitoring and alerting tools, collaborate closely with Lifecycle Ops, Marketing, Data, and Engineering teams, and translate technical concepts into actionable recommendations for stakeholders.

What You Will Be Doing

• Contribute to the design and implementation of lifecycle infrastructure improvements that increase pipeline reliability and performance
• Modernize and scale integrations between internal systems and marketing automation platforms
• Build automated monitoring and alerting to proactively identify unhealthy or outdated syncs and workflows
• Support campaign setup and workflow execution when needed, balancing strategic improvements with hands‑on delivery
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for non‑technical stakeholders
• Adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a fast‑paced, evolving environment

Required Skills & Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in email marketing, campaign management, lifecycle ops, or marketing operations
• Strong understanding of ESPs and marketing automation platforms
• Experience working on infrastructure, systems, or data pipeline improvements (directly or alongside engineering teams)
• Familiarity with tools like Iterable, Braze, or similar platforms
• Technical fluency (SQL, scripting, or automation experience is a plus)
• Comfortable working cross‑functionally with creatives, engineers, analysts, and product teams

Preferred Skills

• Experience with customer data platforms (CDPs) or marketing data integrations
• Exposure to monitoring, alerting, or operational tooling for lifecycle systems

Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.