Customer Communications Manager

About Collective:

Collective is on a mission to redefine the way businesses-of-one work. Collective’s technology and team of trusted advisors enables our members to achieve financial independence by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services and access to a thriving community, all in one integrated platform. We believe in empowering self-employed people to enjoy the same tax savings that big companies get.

Featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Techcrunch and more. We’re backed by General Catalyst, Sound Ventures (Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary), QED Investors, Google’s Gradient Ventures, Expa and prominent investors who have financed and built iconic companies like YouTube, Substack, Twitch, Box, Hims, Instacart, Lyft, and more.

About the role:

The Customer Communications Manager is responsible for managing the scaled communications experience for customers, including supporting the Growth, Product Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service teams with messaging strategies. This role will develop and execute messaging to members in partnership with functional leaders throughout the company, manage the customer communications calendar, and champion the brand voice across customer-facing teams.

• Messaging and strategy: Develop messaging, communication and cohorting strategies, in partnership with Customer Service and Product Marketing teams. Write, edit, and build email messages for customers, including transactional and commercial content to ensure the right customers get the right messages at the right time.
• Scaled communications: Support the Customer Service and Growth teams with managing 1:Many communications, including newsletters, SMS, community messaging, and direct mail, during peak messaging periods (i.e., monthly bookkeeping and annual tax return filing periods).
• Communications calendar: Manage the customer communications calendar to ensure the right customers get the right message at the right time while balancing requests from different teams across the organization.
• Champion brand voice: Partner with the Customer Service and Product Marketing teams to create messaging guidelines for major campaigns. Serve as support for customer-facing teams to develop response templates and perform quality control audits to ensure alignment with brand voice.
• Reporting and analysis: Develop benchmarks, and monitor and analyze performance to make recommendations on new opportunities and improvements to Collective’s customer communication and education strategies.

What we want you to bring:

• 4+ years of email marketing experience
• Experience working with enterprise email marketing systems such as SalesForce Marketing Cloud, Oracle Eloqua, or Adobe Marketo.
• Knowledge of email marketing compliance rules. You know the difference between a transactional and a commercial email but are comfortable managing both.
• Project management experience. You know how to shepherd projects from conception to completion, and document and take action on results.
• A customer-first mindset. You know your audience inside and out and leverage data to deepen your understanding.
• Strong written communication skills. You’re just as comfortable writing emails and SMS messages as you are writing for other teams you work with.

Bonus Points if you have:

• SalesForce Marketing Cloud Email Specialist certification
• Knowledge of SQL

Why work with us:

• Collective is the first online back office platform designed for Businesses-of-One.
• Tax is a very challenging space and you will grow fast.
• We were backed by top tier VCs.
• We promote open and transparent culture within the company.
• We’re fast-paced and you learn every day.

What we offer in return:

Compensation Range: $117,000 - $143,000 annual base salary

The salary ranges for the roles are posted for your convenience and review. Please understand that if an offer is presented, the offer compensation package will be based on the relevant position related skills a candidate demonstrates during our formal interview process.

• Location: San Francisco (Hybrid) or US-Remote
• A diverse and collaborative team culture
• 14 company holidays + unlimited PTO
• 401K
• Employer paid Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
• 100% coverage for employees
• PC or Mac laptop + $750 Home office stipend
• Generous paid parental leave
• Fertility benefits, up to $8k
• Team events and virtual gatherings
• $600 wellness bonus

At Collective, we don’t just accept differences—we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our customers, and our community. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’re good at what you do, come as you are. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Collective is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.