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Virgin Active South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Head of Member Engagement & Retention

Cape Town

FULL TIME

September 18, 2024

Your Purpose...
  • At Virgin Active, we change people’s lives for the better through wellness. We help members
    live longer, healthier, happier lives – what could be more inspiring? There are few companies
    that have as much of a positive effect on customers as Virgin Active, and that’s a privilege
    and a responsibility.
  • Your core purpose will be to:
  • Grow member usage, satisfaction and loyalty by developing personalised communication
    strategies that enhance engagement and retention.
  • Lead the advancement of Virgin Active South Africa's digital channel, member data and
    CRM capabilities, ensuring seamless integration with broader marketing efforts and global
    strategies.
  • Optimize revenue streams and business growth through targeted marketing initiatives and
    the effective utilisation of customer data.
Your Duties and Responsibilities...
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive member engagement strategy that aligns with
    VASAs overall business goals (net growth, revenue, EBITDA) and shares best practice across
    the global VA business.
  • Lead the implementation of digital channel, marketing automation and CRM systems, tools,
    and processes to ensure they meet the needs of VASA.
  • Establish the necessary data infrastructure and technology platforms to enable personalised
    communications at scale.
  • Analyse customer data to gain insights into customer behaviour and preferences and use
    these insights to inform the development of targeted marketing campaigns.
  • Drive member retention through targeted communication AND engagement initiatives.
  • Explore and implement innovative ways to engage and monetise the customer base.
  • Collaborate with the Head of Brand and Communications to ensure consistency and
    alignment of messaging across all customer touchpoints.
  • Partner with the Head of Acquisition Marketing to develop integrated marketing campaigns
    that attract and retain customers.
  • Collaborate with other departments, such as sales, product, loyalty and customer service, to
    ensure a seamless customer experience.
  • Evaluate and report on the success of member engagement initiatives and make
    recommendations for improvements, locally and across territories.
  • Establish automated member communication journeys based on key triggers and milestones
    to enhance the customer experience.
  • Collaborate with global member engagement specialists to influence and contribute to the
    broader member engagement strategy within Virgin Active.
  • Provide guidance, support and personal development to Loyalty Manager as their direct line
    manager.
  • Facilitate relationships between Loyalty and other departments across the business.
Our Minimum Requirements...

We can’t live without…
  • 8+ years of experience in Digital Marketing, Marketing Automation & CRM with a proven
    track record of driving customer engagement, retention and revenue growth through
    member engagement initiatives.
  • Strong technical knowledge of digital channels, customer journeys, data analysis, segmentation, and reporting tools.
  • Ability to analyse customer data to gain insights into customer behaviour and preferences to use these insights to inform the development of targeted marketing campaigns.
  • In depth understanding and hands-on experience with CRM platforms such as Braze, Saleforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Hubspot or similar.
  • Ability to lead teams in the creation of cut-through creative for direct channels.
  • Experience in content marketing, campaign analytics, email marketing design, customer journey mapping, and customer engagement.
  • Project management skills. Working with competing deadlines, managing Virgin Active's output using recognised project management software (Asana, Podio, Monday.com etc)
  • A minimum of 3+ within a senior leadership role
  • Solid and proven people leadership skills, with the ability to manage cross-functional teams and drive projects to successful completion.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels up to Group EXCO.
  • A strategic mindset with the ability to think long-term and contribute to the overall business strategy.
  • A creative thinker with a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences with relevant communication strategies and content.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with a strong sense of accountability and ownership.
  • Flexibility and enthusiasm in adapting to changing priorities and business needs.
We’d like you to have…
  • Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
  • Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
  • Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
  • Must be motivated to achieve success.
  • A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
  • A Growth mindset
  • The ability to work independently.
  • Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
  • A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
  • The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
  • Action orientation
We'd love you to have...
  • Wellness knowledge, beyond the health club
  • The ability to make quick and bold decisions.
  • The ability to be agile.
  • The ability to be collaborative.
  • High Interpersonal skills (EQ)
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