Senior Lifecycle Marketing Manager, Activation

Upstart · United States | Remote · Marketing

Posted 2026-07-30

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The Team:

Upstart’s Growth Marketing team drives scalable, data-driven customer acquisition across our lending products. We design, execute, and optimize media strategies that connect consumers to credit at the moments that matter most.

As a Senior Lifecycle Marketing Manager at Upstart, you will be responsible for maintaining and growing our Activation (funnel conversion) program for Personal Loans and Small Dollar Loans. You will ideate, prioritize, execute, and report on journeys that drive applicants to complete their application and successfully fund their loan. Your primary levers will be email, SMS, push, and VoApps (ringless voicemail).

How you’ll make an impact

Drive growth from new and existing customers via the ideation,

launch, and optimization of omni-channel journeys

Responsibility for E2E execution of said journeys, including

business strategy definition, creative strategy, success metrics,

and read-out of results

Bridge the gap between a technical development teams,

product, and a strategic marketing team by creating detailed

requirements for projects, like audience criteria and if/then logic

Size and estimate potential project impact on CAC, revenue,

and other KPIs

Help build and execute against a hypothesis-driven testing

roadmap for owned journeys

Identify cross-functional opportunities to improve the customer

lifecycle, and provide strategic and operational leadership to

those projects

Uplevel the team’s processes and documentation of journeys

Maintain and improve reporting dashboards, in partnership

with Analytics

Partner with Creative team to build visually seamless, highly

engaging touchpoints

With the wider business, share plans, results, learnings, and best

practices

Serve as a CRM and lifecycle marketing subject matter expert

on the Growth team

What we are looking for:

4+ years experience in lifecycle marketing

A proven track record at driving measurable results toward KPIs

Ability to pull and translate complex data results into actionable,

revenue-driving insights with minimal assistance

Advanced skill in spreadsheet tools and familiarity with BI tools

such as Looker or Mode

A strong understanding of statistical testing principles within

CRM

Demonstrated success in managing complex cross-functional

projects with business, technical, and creative stakeholders

A self-starter who sees challenges as opportunities and is a

creative problem-solver

Hands-on experience in Iterable is a must

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Highly driven and results-oriented work ethic

Experience with SMS and/or mobile push strongly preferred

Bonus if you’ve worked with a CDP (we use HighTouch)

Position location Remote

Time zone requirements The team operates on the East/West coast time zones.

Travel requirements As a digital first company, the majority of your work can be accomplished remotely. The majority of our employees can live and work anywhere in the U.S but are encouraged to to still spend high quality time in-person collaborating via regular onsites. The in-person sessions’ cadence varies depending on the team and role; most teams meet once or twice per quarter for 2-4 consecutive days at a time.

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At Upstart, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package.  The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the below range. Your actual base pay will depend on your geographic location–with our “digital first” philosophy, Upstart uses compensation regions that vary depending on location. Individual pay is also determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

In addition, Upstart provides employees with target bonuses, equity compensation, and generous benefits packages (including medical, dental, vision, and 401k).

United States | Remote - Anticipated Base Salary Range

$138,000—$220,000 USD

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