Direct Marketing Manager

About the role

The Direct Marketing Manager is responsible for leading Lula's direct‑to‑customer marketing strategy across the full customer lifecycle. The role owns the performance of owned communication channels, including email, SMS, WhatsApp, push notifications and outbound communications, to drive customer acquisition, activation, engagement, conversion, retention and cross‑sell.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute direct marketing strategy across the customer lifecycle to drive acquisition, engagement, conversion, retention and revenue growth.
• Own and optimise customer journeys across email, SMS, WhatsApp, push notifications and other direct communication channels.
• Lead lifecycle marketing, automation, segmentation and personalisation initiatives to deliver relevant, high‑performing customer experiences.
• Drive continuous performance improvement through data analysis, experimentation and conversion optimisation.
• Partner with Product, Sales, Credit, Data and Growth Marketing teams to deliver integrated customer growth strategies.
• Ensure best practice in data governance, compliance and platform management across all direct marketing activities.
• Monitor and report on channel performance, providing actionable insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Lead and develop the Direct Marketing team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in CRM, lifecycle or direct marketing.
• Grade 12 essential; tertiary qualification in Marketing, Economics, Finance or Business is advantageous.
• Proven experience managing multi‑channel customer communication programmes.
• Experience with customer segmentation, personalisation and lifecycle strategy.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret data and make commercial recommendations.
• Experience leading cross‑functional initiatives involving Product, Sales and Data teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Knowledge of experimentation frameworks and conversion rate optimisation.

Required skills

• Iterable
• Braze
• Salesforce Marketing Cloud (or similar)
• GA4
• Looker
• SQL
• Email, SMS, WhatsApp and push‑notification messaging