About Kueski

At Kueski, we're dedicated to improving the financial lives of people in Mexico. Since 2012, we've been the leading buy now, pay later (BNPL) and online consumer credit platform in Latin America, known for our innovative financial services. Our flagship product, Kueski Pay, provides seamless payment solutions for both online and in-store transactions, establishing itself as the preferred option for nearly 30% of Mexico's top e-commerce merchants. Notably, we were the first to introduce BNPL on Amazon Mexico.

We're a tech company with a culture geared toward innovation, collaboration, and impact, fostering a strong, diverse, and inclusive workplace. Our commitment to excellence and ethical business practices has earned us multiple industry recognitions. In 2024, we were named one of the World’s Top FinTech Companies by CNBC and recognized as one of the most ethical companies in Mexico by AMITAI. Additionally, we were certified as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality by HRC Equidad MX 2025 and ranked among the Best Companies for Female Talent by EFY.

Position

Kueski is seeking a VP-level Director of Acquisition & Lifecycle Marketing to own end-to-end growth performance, roadmap execution, and scalable acquisition and retention engines. This role is ideal for a hands-on growth leader with deep unit economics expertise (CAC, LTV, payback) who can drive experimentation, optimize investment, and build high-performing teams. As a key leader, you will partner closely with the Head of Growth and executive stakeholders to shape strategy, enforce operational discipline, and deliver measurable, sustainable growth impact.

Key Responsabilities

Growth Strategy & Ownership

• Define and own the acquisition and lifecycle marketing strategy across the full customer journey, from first touch to long-term retention and monetization.

• Translate company and growth objectives into clear acquisition targets, lifecycle goals, and investment strategies.

• Own performance outcomes and efficiency metrics, including CAC, LTV, payback, conversion rates, and retention KPIs.

Acquisition Leadership

• Personally accountable for media planning, buying, and execution across online and offline channels (digital, TV, OOH, partnerships), including budget allocation, negotiation, and performance optimization.

• Lead multi-channel acquisition strategy across paid media, partnerships, affiliates, SEO/ASO, and other scalable growth channels.

• Ensure strong alignment between Brand and performance efforts, balancing short-term efficiency with long-term brand equity.

• Oversee experimentation frameworks to continuously optimize channel mix, messaging, targeting, and creative performance.

Lifecycle & Engagement Strategy

• Own lifecycle marketing strategy with deep hands-on work across activation, engagement, retention, cross-sell, and reactivation.

• Partner with Product and Data to define customer segmentation, personalization strategies, and trigger-based communications.

• Ensure lifecycle programs drive meaningful customer value while supporting revenue and retention objectives.

Performance Management & Decision-Making

• Establish clear performance management frameworks, dashboards, and reporting cadences to track growth and lifecycle outcomes.

• Use data and insights to guide prioritization, tradeoffs, and investment decisions.

• Lead post-mortems and learning cycles, translating results into scalable playbooks and best practices.

Operating Model & Cross-functional Leadership

• Partner with Marketing Operations to define scalable processes, planning cycles, and experimentation governance.

• Collaborate with Product, Analytics, Finance, Risk, and Legal to ensure compliant, efficient, and customer-centric execution.

• Serve as a senior thought partner to leadership, providing clear recommendations backed by data.

Team & Agency Leadership

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing acquisition and lifecycle teams.

• Set clear expectations, priorities, and development paths for managers and individual contributors.
  Own agency strategy and vendor relationships, ensuring strong performance, accountability, and ROI.

Job Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in acquisition, growth, performance marketing, or lifecycle marketing roles, ideally within fintech, tech, or consumer digital businesses.

• Proven experience owning acquisition and retention strate