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April Murphy-Christian

Sydney,NSW

Summary

Recently leading the Growth Product stream for Stan, I am a self-motivated Product Manager with proven experience delivering high impact results. With a strong background in Product and Digital Marketing (former CRM lead), I am skilled at executing product roadmaps that focus on engaging customers across their lifecycle. I recognise the importance of harnessing data and creating compelling narratives to serve customers the right features at the right time.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Manager - Growth

Stan.
02.2023 - 12.2024

A highly visible and strategic role focused on identifying opportunities to increase value across the customer lifecycle.


  • Owning the development, prioritisation and execution of high value, agile product roadmaps
  • Generating new ideas to engage customers
  • Working as part of, and influencing, the cross-functional Growth team and external stakeholders including Design, Engineering, Legal, Business Development, Marketing and Insights
  • Representing the Growth stream in Executive steering meetings, steering business growth on a fortnightly basis
  • Transforming complex ideas across web, mobile and TV apps and marketing integrations into detailed, digestible product requirements
  • Developing and executing an always on A/B testing program of work to inform product experiences
  • Designing and executing new promotional redemption flows for Business Development and Partnership integrations
  • Management of complete product lifecycle for Growth products and features, from ideation through to post-launch support
  • Commercial reporting; core contact and collaborator with C-suite and the broader strategy team to forecast, report on performance of, and set growth initiatives.


Marketing Manager/CRM Manager - Growth & Retention

Stan.
08.2019 - 02.2023

A hybrid role focused on bringing the broader marketing team together to drive a stronger relationship with customers.


  • Setting vision and strategy for customer relationships
  • Taking Stans CRM program of work from 0-1 before scaling it to become a core part of Stans growth strategy
  • Leading a team of CRM Executives and overseeing the planning, creation and optimisation of both ad-hoc and automated lifecycle campaigns to drive acquisition, retention and feature adoption
  • Identifying and analysing behavioural segments
  • Drawing meaning from data and segmentation to create tailored strategies to meet customer needs
  • Creating compelling stories to engage customers across multiple cohorts and channels

Email/CRM Specialist

Showpo
11.2016 - 08.2019
  • Working cross-functionally with broader marketing team to create targeted engagement strategies focused on converting lead to purchaser and increasing LTV
  • Lead the successful migration of CRM platforms including project planning and execution, managing user acceptance testing, data migration, documentation of all data and end points and post-implementation support.
  • Prioritisation of customer account features based on value to steer feature adoption focus
  • Execution of mobile app launch marketing strategy
  • Support on overhaul of 'My account' features
  • Copywriting + final approver on eDM + push notifications
  • Analysis and optimisation of email communications - including ownership of email deliverability health

Product Marketing Manager

Vidados - Travel Marketplace
04.2015 - 09.2016

This role focused on the growth of Vidados travel marketplace and the growth of Vidados' travel partners by acting as an agency.

  • Concepting, launching and marketing new products based on customer feedback
  • Influencing travel partners to participate in core email cross-marketing program
  • Planning, creating and optimising marketing and web materials to convert travel companies to travel partners and adopt product features
  • Planning, creating and optimising marketing and web materials to drive sales
  • Analysing and acting upon market demand for product offering

Education

Product Management

General Assembly
01-2023

Bachelor of Arts - Media/Journalism

Southern Cross University
NSW
01-2015

Skills

  • Creating and leading the execution of high-impact roadmaps
  • End-to-end Product Management in agile environments
  • Analysing data and drawing insights to inform decisions
  • Championing value-based decision making
  • Strong team player in cross-functional teams
  • Clear articulation of the value of, prioritisation and management of multiple high-value initiatives
  • People and project manager
  • Market, customer and competitor analysis
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Compelling storytelling to influence customers and stakeholders

Core achievements

  • Removing Stans 30 day free introductory offer, increasing net paying subscribers to an all-time business high and exceeding revenue targets


  • Leading and owning the redesign of Stans web reactivation flow, resulting in +16% conversions


  • Reducing churn from Stans ‘Entertainment first’ customer base by 10% as part of a growth-lead ‘always-on’ A/B testing program of work


  • Leading the migration of multiple CRM platforms from 'proposal for change' stage, including gathering requirements and official RFP process


  • Leading a CRM Marketing team and developing both CRM Executives into CRM Managers


  • Transitioning from Marketing Manager to Product Manager

Timeline

Product Manager - Growth

Stan.
02.2023 - 12.2024

Marketing Manager/CRM Manager - Growth & Retention

Stan.
08.2019 - 02.2023

Email/CRM Specialist

Showpo
11.2016 - 08.2019

Product Marketing Manager

Vidados - Travel Marketplace
04.2015 - 09.2016

Product Management

General Assembly

Bachelor of Arts - Media/Journalism

Southern Cross University
April Murphy-Christian