Director of E-commerce

Description 

Join our fast-growing beauty brand and become a fundamental member of our expanding team. We are looking for a savvy, passionate Director of Ecommerce who is excited about driving conversion efficiency, returning customer revenue, and digital experience performance across OSEA’s DTC channel, while building best-in-class site and lifecycle experiences rooted in sustainability and beauty. The ideal candidate has a passion for ecommerce optimization, customer retention, and digital experience strategy, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and serves as a critical partner to Growth, Integrated Marketing, Brand Marketing, and Creative. This role owns the end-to-end ecommerce roadmap—including site experience and lifecycle strategy—and shares our commitment to wellness. Our mission is to create effective, results-driven skincare that is safe for the planet and humankind.

Responsibilities 

Ecommerce Performance & Optimization

  • Own key ecommerce performance levers, including:
  • Conversion rate (CVR)
  • Returning customer revenue
  • Retention and repeat purchase
  • Partner with the VP of Growth to translate traffic strategy and acquisition mix into high-performing on-site experiences
  • Identify performance gaps, diagnose root causes, and develop clear, data-backed solutions
  • Balance short-term optimization with longer-term experience improvements

Digital Experience, Site Roadmap & A/B Testing

  • Own the .com roadmap end-to-end, setting priorities and sequencing work based on business impact
  • Partner with Growth and Content to integrate technical and on-site SEO best practices into the ecommerce roadmap
  • Lead A/B testing planning and execution across PDPs, PLPs, checkout, merchandising, and key user journeys
  • Define testing hypotheses, success metrics, and learning agendas in partnership with marketing analytics 
  • Drive increased velocity and impact of testing and experimentation on .com
  • Own digital execution for launches, promotions, and key commercial moments on .com, partnering with Integrated Marketing to operationalize the GTM calendar and ensure experiences are clear, prioritized, and conversion-driven
  • Define and execute on-site promotion mechanics, merchandising, and sequencing in coordination with digital and brand marketing teams
  • Partner cross-functionally to ensure inventory alignment for digital promotions and programs

Retention, Lifecycle & Messaging Programs

  • Own end-to-end lifecycle and retention strategy across email, SMS, subscription, loyalty, and direct mail
  • Lead and develop the Retention Marketing Manager
  • Build a strong point of view on retention economics, including LTV, purchase frequency, and offer tradeoffs
  • Drive the evolution and performance of:
  • Subscription (value proposition, experience, offers, and growth)
  • Loyalty (engagement, digital experience, and impact on retention)
  • Own digital messaging strategy and performance across site and lifecycle channels in partnership with Brand Marketing
  • Ensure lifecycle messaging and promotions are well-coordinated with the broader marketing calendar
  • Evolve lifecycle resourcing and structure to support scale while maintaining strategic rigor

Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Partner closely with:
  • VP of Growth on traffic mix, funnel performance, and tradeoffs
  • Integrated Marketing on GTM planning, sequencing, and readiness
  • Brand Marketing and Creative on narrative, messaging, and execution
  • Customer Care on site experience, offer mechanics, and loyalty initiatives
  • Act as a strong day-to-day partner to Creative, providing clear briefs, feedback, and performance insights
  • Escalate major priority conflicts and tradeoffs to senior leadership

This job description is a summary of duties. It is by no means an all-inclusive list but is merely a broad guide of expected duties and is subject to change.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in e-commerce, digital, or growth marketing, with significant DTC experience
  • Experience in skincare beauty, lifestyle, wellness, or CPG highly preferred 
  • Experience owning and operating within a modern ecommerce tech stack, including deep hands-on experience with Shopify
  • Proven track record of driving conversion, retention, and revenue growth in a high-volume ecommerce environment
  • Deep understanding of ecommerce funnels, experimentation, lifecycle marketing, and retention economics
  • Experience owning a .com roadmap, including site merchandising, promotions, launches, and a/b testing
  • Strong analytical skill set with the ability to translate data into clear priorities and actions
  • Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
  • Excellent cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence without direct authority
  • Comfort balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (oral, written, non-verbal, intuitive, psychic et al)
  • Must reside in the United States to be considered for this position
  • Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position 

Compensation: The anticipated salary range for this position is $140,000-$180,000 per year. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a few factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. 

Benefits

What We Offer

  • Medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 
  • Quarterly wellness and technology stipend
  • 401(k) match (up to 4%)
  • New hire work from home stipend 
  • Up to 3 months of parental leave for eligible team members
  • Flexible PTO 
  • Paid company holidays 
  • 4 days to volunteer per year

Join our fast-evolving company headquarted in Venice, California, and become a fundamental part of our team. We are looking for savvy, passionate individuals that share our commitment to wellness, kindness and furthering our mission to create effective, results-driven skincare that is safe for the planet and humankind!

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