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Retention strategy, without losing a strategist to ops

StackCertified lifecycle operators own the calendar, the segmentation logic, and the reporting — so your senior strategist stays on the roadmap.

Starting at $3,200–$4,800/month. Ready in 7 days.

The Scorecard

  • Lifecycle mapping

    Journey maps by customer state — new, repeat, VIP, at-risk, winback — translated into concrete flows and campaigns.

  • Segmentation design

    Audience logic in plain English with measurable thresholds, handed to Klaviyo Ops for build.

  • Calendar planning

    90-day rolling calendar tied to offers, stock, and seasonality — reviewed weekly with the client.

  • Testing roadmap

    Prioritized A/B test backlog with expected impact, sample size, and stop rules.

  • Retention reporting
    Claude

    Weekly client-ready narrative on cohort behavior, top flows, and the one thing to change next week.

AI Stack They're Certified On

Claude
Retention memo writing + hypothesis framing
Klaviyo + Segment
Audience + event schema design
Gamma / Slides AI
Weekly client deck automation

Sample KPIs

  • Flows optimized / quarter (target ≥ 6)
  • Retained-cohort revenue share (target ≥ 40%)
  • Test throughput (target ≥ 2 tests / week shipped)
  • Weekly client NPS on reporting clarity (target ≥ 9/10)
Where AI helps · Where humans lead
AI

Drafts retention memos, summarises cohort data, and generates hypothesis framing for weekly tests.

Human

Sets strategy, makes offer/segmentation calls, and owns the client relationship.

What shifts in week one
Weekly client memo: 3 hours → 45 minutes. Human still frames the hypothesis and defends it on the call.

Sample SOP

  1. Monday read — cohort + flow + campaign numbers reviewed before the client sync.
  2. Tuesday sync — 30-min client call with three decisions: what shipped, what changed, what's next.
  3. Wednesday brief — specs dropped for Klaviyo Ops + Copywriter.
  4. Thursday QA — reviews campaigns + flows built during the week.
  5. Friday memo — weekly retention narrative sent to client.

Rule: every sync ends with three decisions, not a status update.

Who this operator is for

Your senior retention strategist is the bottleneck. Ten accounts each want their attention and the calendar slips. A StackCertified Lifecycle Strategist runs the day-to-day — planning, segmenting, reporting — while your senior strategist stays on the top five accounts and the product roadmap.

What changes in the first 30 days

  • Week 1 — onboard to two pilot accounts, shadow senior strategist.
  • Week 2 — own Monday read + Friday memo on both.
  • Week 3 — own the Tuesday client sync on one account.
  • Week 4 — senior strategist reviews output, doesn't produce it.

What they don't do

They don't pitch new clients or own the agency's retention methodology. They apply it.

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Ready to add a Lifecycle Strategist to your team?

Two-minute brief. We respond with a pre-vetted shortlist and next steps.