E-Commerce and Loyalty Director
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About the Role
KFC seeks an E-Commerce & Loyalty Director to lead the loyalty and e-commerce strategy for the MENAPAKT region. You will define the vision for loyalty, CRM, personalization, and owned digital channels, driving customer engagement and commercial growth.
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Responsibilities
- Own the loyalty strategy end to end and set the vision for customer engagement and commercial growth
- Secure franchisee buy in and loyalty adoption by building compelling business cases
- Define and lead the unified digital commerce vision across web, app, drive thru, and kiosk
- Define the personalization strategy and segmentation and lifecycle framework
- Set the reference architecture for the loyalty platform and identity layer
- Set a unified measurement framework and run regular performance reviews with markets
- Build and inspire a high performing team and agency partners across loyalty, CRM, personalization, and analytics
Requirements
- 12+ years of progressive leadership in loyalty, CRM, or digital commerce roles, preferably in QSR, retail, or FMCG
- Tertiary qualification in Marketing, Business, or Technology; MBA or postgraduate studies preferred
- Proven track record scaling loyalty programmes that deliver measurable customer and commercial impact across multi unit franchise or regional markets
- Proven experience operating across culturally diverse, multi market environments
- Strong command of personalization and CRM—segmentation, lifecycle journeys, and decisioning
- Strong understanding of Martech and analytics ecosystem (GA360, CDPs, Adobe Experience Cloud, Firebase)
- Fluent in English (Arabic is a plus)
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Role Overview
- This is an exciting opportunity to drive innovation and growth at KFC MENAPAKT FZ LLC.
- As the E Commerce & Loyalty Director, you will own and lead the loyalty and e commerce agenda, setting the vision and strategy for a bold transformation.
Responsibilities
- Define and Lead the Loyalty Strategy (25%): Own the loyalty strategy end to end and set the vision for customer engagement and commercial growth.
- Secure Franchisee Buy In & Loyalty Adoption (20%): Build the business case and win franchisee investment market by market.
- Drive Ecommerce & Owned Channel Growth (20%): Define and lead the unified digital commerce vision across web, app, drive thru, and kiosk.
- Set the Personalization & Lifecycle Strategy (15%): Define the personalization strategy and the segmentation and lifecycle framework.
- Set the Platform, Data & Measurement Direction (15%): Set the reference architecture for the loyalty platform and the identity layer.
- Lead the Team & Align Stakeholders (5%): Build and inspire a high performing team and agency partners.
Specialized/Technical Knowledge/Skills
- Strategic Vision & Leadership: Deep loyalty expertise with proven track record of scaling best in class loyalty programmes.
- Technology & Martech Expertise: Strong understanding of Martech and analytics ecosystem (GA360, CDPs, Adobe Experience Cloud, Firebase).
- Data & Analytics Leadership: Strong command of data strategy including customer segmentation models (RFM, CLV), predictive analytics.
- Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Charismatic communicator with strong executive presence.
- Soft Skills & Personal Attributes: Visionary yet grounded, collaborative leader, culturally intelligent.
Qualification & Prior Experience
- 12+ years of progressive leadership in loyalty, CRM, or digital commerce roles, preferably in QSR, retail, or FMCG.
- Tertiary qualification in Marketing, Business, or Technology; MBA or postgraduate studies preferred.
- Proven track record scaling loyalty programmes that deliver measurable customer and commercial impact across multi unit franchise or regional markets.
- Proven experience operating across culturally diverse, multi market environments.
- Comfortable bridging the gap between technical teams and commercial stakeholders.
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