Director, CRM Strategy & Performance
Dallas, Texas
This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.
AT&T is seeking a Director, CRM Strategy & Performance to lead the strategic planning, performance management, customer intelligence, and lifecycle prioritization functions for Performance & Customer Lifecycle Marketing.
This leader serves as the connective tissue between business objectives, customer insights, marketing performance, CRM strategy, and lifecycle execution. They are responsible for turning customer data, analytics, experimentation, and market intelligence into actionable strategies that improve customer acquisition, engagement, retention, loyalty, and lifetime value.
The role will establish the annual and long-range CRM strategy, develop lifecycle priorities across customer segments and products, oversee performance measurement and optimization frameworks, and drive next-best-action decisioning that powers personalized customer experiences across direct marketing channels.
As a key member of the Performance & Customer Lifecycle Marketing leadership team, the Director will work closely with Consumer Marketing, Analytics, MarTech, Product, Finance, Experience, and Marketing Leadership to ensure AT&T's CRM investments are focused on the highest-value growth opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
CRM Strategy & Lifecycle Planning
- Lead development of AT&T’s customer lifecycle marketing strategy across onboarding, growth, retention, loyalty, service, and advocacy journeys
- Translate business objectives into lifecycle priorities, marketing roadmaps, and customer experience strategies.
- Define lifecycle frameworks, value drivers, and customer growth opportunities across products and customer segments.
- Develop annual strategic plans and long-term CRM growth strategies aligned to business goals.
- Identify emerging customer, competitive, and market trends to shape future CRM investments.
Customer Intelligence & Insights
- Serve as the CRM organization’s leader for customer intelligence and lifecycle insights.
- Synthesize customer research, behavioral data, campaign performance, NPS, CSAT, churn signals, and commercial outcomes into strategic recommendations.
- Identify key moments, behaviors, and triggers that influence customer growth, retention, and loyalty.
- Partner with Analytics and Research teams to develop actionable segmentation, propensity models, and next-best-action strategies.
- Build a culture of evidence-based decision making grounded in customer understanding and marketing science.
Performance Management & Optimization
- Maintain CRM performance frameworks, KPI architectures, scorecards, and measurement standards.
- Define leading and lagging indicators that connect lifecycle marketing activity to business outcomes.
- Lead performance reviews and optimization discussions across lifecycle programs.
Prioritization & Decision Enablement
- Lead prioritization of CRM opportunities, investments, and lifecycle initiatives.
- Evaluate opportunities based on customer value, business impact, feasibility, and strategic alignment.
- Develop decision frameworks that help leadership allocate resources and investments effectively.
- Identify growth opportunities, risks, and organizational tradeoffs.
- Support executive reviews through clear recommendations, business cases, and strategic narratives.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience in CRM, lifecycle marketing, customer strategy, consulting, analytics, marketing strategy, or related fields.
- Experience developing customer growth, retention, loyalty, or lifecycle strategies.
- Experience translating analytics and customer insights into business action.
- Strong strategic planning, business case development, and executive communication skills.
- Demonstrated success operating within complex, matrixed organizations.
- Telecommunications, subscription, financial services, retail, or technology experience.
- MBA or equivalent strategic planning experience.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
- Long Term Grants and Deferred Compensation
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 28 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays
Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
RegularLocation:
Dallas, Texas, El Segundo, CaliforniaSalary Range:
$191,400.00 - $287,200.00It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.
Job ID R-116135 Date posted 07/21/2026
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