CRM & Lifecycle Marketing Lead (B2B)
Proton· Marketing
Hybrid (London and Barcelona)€46k - €71kfull-timePosted 4d ago
About the role
Senior individual contributor responsible for defining and owning Proton's B2B CRM & Lifecycle strategy and operations across self-serve, sales-led and partner motions, with end-to-end accountability from lead acquisition to renewal and expansion in a hybrid, privacy-first B2B SaaS environment.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end B2B lifecycle strategy across self-serve, sales-led and partner motions.
- Define and operationalise core programs: lead nurture, trial and admin onboarding, seat activation and adoption, renewal, churn prevention, plan upgrade, cross-sell and win-back.
- Design lifecycle messaging at contact and account levels for admins, economic buyers and end users.
- Embed lifecycle thinking across Marketing, Sales, Customer Success and Product.
- Take CRM from early-stage to mature, as owner and primary admin of the marketing side of the platform.
- Establish clean lifecycle-stage and lead-status definitions, robust lead and account scoring, including product-qualified signals from self-serve usage.
- Build and run MQL to SQL orchestration with Sales and RevOps: routing, handoff and SLAs.
- Own forms, campaign tracking, UTM standards and marketing attribution, tying programs to pipeline and revenue.
- Own marketing data hygiene, governance, consent and GDPR compliance.
- Partner with Customer Success on onboarding, health signals and renewal journeys for existing accounts.
- Build expansion triggers for seat growth, plan upgrades and cross-sell into Proton suite.
- Support partner and MSP programs with lifecycle journeys for partner recruitment, enablement and the customers they bring.
- Define data foundation for B2B lifecycle: product events, account attributes, and intent signals.
- Ensure billing, usage and firmographic data flow into HubSpot; collaborate with Data to productionize predictive models (churn/expansion propensity, fit or intent).
- Act as business voice into Martech, specifying required capabilities and sign-off on builds.
- Own funnel and lifecycle KPIs and provide clear visibility to stakeholders.
- Run structured test-and-learn and maintain an optimisation roadmap.
- Serve as connective tissue across Marketing, Sales, CS, Product, RevOps and Data around a single account view.
- Ensure CRM and lifecycle workflows reflect actual Sales and CS operations.
- Enable stakeholders on CRM discipline and scale documentation, standards, and processes.
Qualifications
- Significant experience in B2B lifecycle marketing, CRM or marketing operations in a SaaS company, ideally a scale-up.
- Deep, hands-on CRM and Marketing Automation expertise; certification is a plus.
- Experience with hybrid self-serve and sales-led motions.
- Highly analytical and commercially minded; comfortable with account segmentation and experimentation.
- Systems thinker with ability to build scalable foundations in a privacy-first environment; working knowledge of GDPR and consent management.
Skills
Required:B2B lifecycle marketingCRM & Marketing AutomationHubSpot
Benefits
- Work that Matters: impact-focused mission and outcome-driven work.
- Stock Options: ownership from day one.
- Technology: appropriate hardware and software.
- Learning & Development: growth opportunities and real ownership from day one.
- Employee Benefits: health coverage, retirement options, leave, wellness support.
- In-Person Collaboration: offices in Geneva, Zürich, Barcelona, London and more.
- Food: lunch and snacks provided in offices.
- Transport: coverage for public transport, bike allowances, or parking.
- Flexible Working: flexible hours; outcomes matter more than clock time.
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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