Hybrid Customer Retention Specialist

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About the role

  • Lead the full retention funnel: design lifecycle campaigns, automated email and in-app journeys, and run experiments. Use quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify churn drivers and collaborate cross-functionally to improve product adoption and long-term retention.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the end-to-end retention funnel.
  • Help define and lead strategy across the entire user lifecycle, with a particular focus on onboarding, activation and ongoing engagement.
  • Monitor churn signals and key performance indicators such as product usage, renewal rates and customer lifetime value to proactively reduce attrition.
  • Design and deploy lifecycle engagement programs.
  • Create and optimize automated campaigns (email and in-app) triggered by behavioral signals.
  • Develop onboarding and engagement journeys that promote feature adoption, perceived value and long-term retention.
  • Lead churn analysis and root-cause identification.
  • Combine quantitative data (usage, billing, support interactions) and qualitative insights (surveys, cancellation feedback) to identify the main drivers of disengagement and churn.
  • Translate these analyses into concrete product and experience improvements.
  • Contribute to cross-functional retention initiatives.
  • Collaborate with the Product team to improve usability, onboarding and feature adoption.
  • Work with Customer Support to identify friction points and improve the user experience.
  • Align with FP&A and BI teams on cohort performance and forecasts.
  • Own the experimentation and optimization roadmap.
  • Design and execute A/B and multivariate tests across the lifecycle, from onboarding journeys to engagement and pricing levers.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of experience in retention, lifecycle marketing or customer success, ideally in a B2C SaaS or subscription-based environment
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or a related field
  • Hands-on experience with CRM and marketing automation tools to design and deploy lifecycle programs at scale
  • Proven experience designing, running and analyzing A/B tests, with a solid grasp of statistical principles
  • Knowledge of cohort analysis, customer lifetime value (LTV) modeling and churn forecasting
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to work with data and extract actionable insights
  • Ability to connect strategy to execution, combining a big-picture vision with an operational, test-and-learn mindset
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, relevant messages for cross-functional stakeholders
  • Strong customer orientation, with a genuine interest in understanding user needs, behaviors and motivations
  • Curiosity and proactivity, with a continuous improvement mindset and a willingness to challenge assumptions.

Benefits

  • Downtown Montreal offices (relocation planned for June 2026)
  • Compensation that reflects your true value
  • Competitive company benefits
  • Friendly, collaborative professional environment where authenticity and well-being are priorities
  • Fully flexible work environment and work–life balance
  • Interaction with local and international teams

Job title

Customer Retention Specialist

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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