Sr. Manager, CRM & Client Development Diesel NAM
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
Diesel has long been a leading pioneer in denim and casual fashion known for moving outside and ahead of trends in its industry. While retaining always its DNA in recent years Diesel has evolved into the world of premium casual wear becoming a true alternative to the established luxury market. Diesel is a truly worldwide organization. It is present in more than 80 countries with 5000 points of sale including more than 400 company owned stores.
As the CRM and Client Development Manager you will lead the localization and implementation of Diesels Global CRM Strategy across North America elevating the in-store and omnichannel client experience to maximize engagement acquisition retention and customer lifetime value. You will champion a client-centric culture across Retail stores driving loyalty and sales through strategic clienteling practices and will act as the key point of coordination between Regional teams (Marketing Retail E-commerce) and Diesels Global CRM and Client Experience team enabling store teams to build meaningful long-lasting relationships with clients.
Location: NYC office
Reports To: Managing Director Diesel North America
Key Responsibilities
Clienteling Strategy and Culture
- Lead the implementation and localization of Diesels Global CRM & Client Development Strategy across North America ensuring alignment with global priorities while adapting to regional business needs.
- Champion a client-first culture across the retail network embedding best-in-class clienteling behaviors that elevate both in-store and omnichannel customer experiences.
- Partner closely with Global CRM and Client Experience teams to identify and drive strategic opportunities leverage customer insights and continuously evolve CRM and clienteling initiatives.
- Act as the regional expert for client development influencing business decisions through customer insights market trends and retail best practices.
- Foster collaboration across Retail Marketing E-commerce Events Merchandising and Global teams to deliver consistent and elevated client experience.
Retail Enablement
- Maintain a strong in-store presence spending 80% of time coaching mentoring and supporting Store Managers and Client Advisors while leading by example through direct client engagement.
- Train and inspire retail teams in clienteling with best practices including outreach appointment selling relationship management and long-term client retention.
- Identify and develop in-store Clienteling Ambassadors who champion best practices and drive adoption across the retail network.
- Partner with Retail Director and Regional Managers to identify business opportunities develop action plans and maximize client acquisition retention and CRM KPIs.
Retail Campaign Management
- Localize and execute Diesels global CRM contact strategy across North America to maximize client engagement conversion and retention.
- Develop and manage a regional CRM 1-1 campaign calendar that includes product launches marketing initiatives promotional campaigns loyalty communications in-store activation support and lifecycle-triggered journeys in addition to Global communication priorities.
- Partner with Marketing and E-commerce teams to optimize omnichannel communications and ensure 1-1 campaign performance aligns with overall commercial objectives.
- Partner and support with E-commerce teams to define and optimize client audience segmentation for email campaigns leveraging CRM insights to drive engagement conversion and commercial performance.
- Continuously evaluate campaign effectiveness and recommend improvements based on customer insights and performance data.
Performance Management
- Own the analysis of CRM clienteling loyalty and KPIs including client acquisition retention repeat purchase average spend appointment conversion outreach effectiveness and customer lifetime value.
- Translate business insights into actionable strategies that improve store performance and drive measurable commercial results.
- Partner with Retail leadership to establish client development goals coach teams toward KPI achievement and drive accountability across the retail network.
- Develop executive reporting performance dashboards and success stories that communicate business performance and strategic opportunities.
- Champion the adoption and effective utilization of in-store CRM tools and digital platforms that enhance client portfolio management and sales performance.
Client Engagement
- Lead North Americas Client Engagement Strategy by developing meaningful client experiences that strengthen loyalty increase retention attract new high-value clients and drive sales.
- Partner with Retail Marketing and Events teams to design and execute localized client activations exclusive experiences appointments and in-store events aligned with commercial objectives.
- Ensure every activation includes measurable client development goals post-event follow-up and ongoing engagement strategies that maximize conversion and long-term relationships.
- Oversee the evolution and execution of the Diesel Clienteling Program in North America through gifting strategies delivering exclusive benefits experiences and engagement initiatives that increase participation segmentation growth and retention.
- Partner with the Global Clienteling and CRM team to deliver exceptional client experiences while providing ongoing regional insights that influence future CRM strategy service standards and brand initiatives.
Key Qualifications
- 5 years of experience in CRM Client Development Clienteling or Retail Leadership within premium or luxury retail environments.
- Proven success designing and implementing clienteling strategies across multiple retail locations delivering measurable improvements in client engagement and commercial performance.
- Extensive experience building relationships with high-value clients and leading by example in a client-facing luxury environment.
- Strong coaching and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to influence motivate and develop retail teams to achieve clienteling and business objectives.
- Deep understanding of client behavior lifecycle marketing omnichannel CRM and luxury retail operations.
- Highly analytical with the ability to interpret CRM and retail performance metrics identify opportunities and translate insights into strategic action plans.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience driving client acquisition retention loyalty and customer lifetime value.
- Experience planning and executing client events activations and loyalty initiatives that deliver measurable business impact.
- Excellent communication presentation negotiation and stakeholder management skills with experience working across global and cross-functional teams.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced multicultural organization while managing multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
- Proficiency with CRM platforms clienteling tools and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Required travel throughout North America with approximately 80% of time spent in stores supporting retail teams and clients.
- Required to work evenings weekends and attend all client events and activations as business needs require.
- Serve as a visible brand ambassador at company eventsincluding evenings and weekends as business needs requirehosting clients overseeing client and team member interactions and supporting event logistics.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and be able to provide proof of employment eligibility upon request. Employment is contingent upon the successful verification of this authorization in compliance with federal immigration laws.
Salary Range: $115k-$120k
Equal Employment Opportunity:
OTB Group North America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability genetic information pregnancy marital or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment process.
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About Company
OTB is an international fashion group, powering a range of global, unconventional brands, including Diesel, Jil Sander, Maison Margiela, Marni and Viktor&Rolf. The group also controls and manages the Staff International and Brave Kid companies, and holds a stake in American brand Amir ... View more