Head of Customer & Digital

Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia • Full-time
AI Job Summary
  • Proven experience leading customer, CRM, lifecycle or ecommerce with accountability for retention, conversion, and CLV.
  • Experience building or scaling a customer or ecommerce function.
  • Own the retention engine and lead customer strategy; manage ecommerce trading and conversion of demand.

Role Type

Permanent • Full-time • Mid-level Senior

Description

Open to applicants both in New Zealand and Australia 

About us: 

The HealthPost Group is a family business that started in 1988 in Golden Bay, out of a genuine belief that living naturally well should be easier for everyone. Today, that belief lives across three brands trusted by customers in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia: HealthPost, our original home of natural health; Flora & Fauna, Australia’s kind store for ethical, low-waste and cruelty-free living; and Nourished Life, Australia’s home of natural beauty and clean living. Three brands, one shared purpose – we’re the values-driven ecommerce group that customers trust, that suppliers want to partner with, and that our team is proud to be part of. 

Summary: 

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Head of Customer & Digital to lead our customer retention goals and digital experience across HealthPost, Flora & Fauna and Nourished Life. This role will own the customer intelligence, strategy and infrastructure that turns buyers into loyal customers, and plays a central part in the growth ambitions of all three brands. You’re walking into a business with strong foundations already in place, and a genuine mandate to shape what comes next. Connecting ecommerce and the customer journey across all three brands, you will know the business intimately. Leading a small, dedicated team, you will champion our unique values and build a culture that puts the customer at the centre of everything we do. 

 

Responsibilities: 

  • Own the retention engine and lead customer strategy across HealthPost, Flora & Fauna and Nourished Life, using customer intelligence to shape lifecycle programs tailored to each brand’s audience 
  • Manage the group level voice of customer tooling such as Yotpo, Zigpoll, product and site reviews 
  • Own loyalty program strategy and performance across the group 
  • Own the ecommerce trading, conversion of customer demand into profitable sales and the digital customer journey 
  • Develop and own the HealthPost subscription program strategy alongside the management team, building subscriptions and ensuring optimisation 
  • Own the roadmap for customer facing digital ecosystem and organic discoverability 
  • Bring genuine curiosity to how AI tooling can sharpen customer intelligence and assist workflows  

Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field 
  • Proven experience in customer, CRM, lifecycle or ecommerce leadership 
  • Experience in owning commercial outcomes including accountability for retention, conversion and customer lifetime value. 
  • Experience in building or scaling a customer or ecommerce function 
  • Strong command of Klaviyo, cohort analytics, subscription mechanics 
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
  • Strong leadership and team management skills 
  • Ability to analyse data and make data-driven decisions 
  • Strong commercial acumen 

Just some of the benefits of working with us…  

  • A commercially meaningful portfolio and the autonomy to influence real outcomes.
  • Base salary plus a performance incentive linked to agreed commercial outcomes.
  • A tight-knit, collaborative and experienced team across New Zealand and Australia.
  • Flexible working by negotiation, whether you are based in New Zealand or Australia.
  • A certified B Corp with a long-term commitment to the wellbeing of people and the planet.

If this sounds like the role you can thrive in, we would love to hear your story. Apply today!