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Rahul SharmaRS

Rahul Sharma

Membership, Loyalty & CRM Consultant

€350/day
Amsterdam, NL
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Rahul

Senior Membership, Loyalty & CRM Specialist | Product Marketing | Salesforce Marketing Cloud | Segmentation & Personalization

I’m a Membership, Loyalty and CRM professional with 9+ years of experience driving customer growth, engagement, and retention for global brands across Retail, Fashion, Hospitality, and IT. Currently based in Amsterdam, I help companies build data-driven strategies and launch impactful customer experiences that convert.

What I Do

- Loyalty & Membership strategy

- CRM platform strategy & implementation

- Customer segmentation & personalization use-cases

- Salesforce Marketing Cloud & Data Cloud advisory

- Email marketing & lifecycle journey design

- Go-to-market (GTM) messaging and positioning

- Dashboard creation, analytics & performance reporting

- Stakeholder management across Product, Data, Engineering & Markets

What I Bring

I specialize in simplifying complex topics into clear, actionable strategies for business teams. My work has helped companies launch new Membership programs, Relaunch existing programs , CRM platforms, migrate to Data Cloud, clean up segmentation foundations, and create high-performing customer journeys across multiple markets.

I combine my International MBA, hands-on tech experience, and strong cross-functional communication skills to deliver projects that are both strategic and execution-ready.

I Can Help You With

- Setting up Membership & Loyalty strategy

- Setting up or optimizing CRM workflows

- Migrating or integrating systems (e.g., Marketing Cloud → Data Cloud)

- Designing email/push automation journeys

- Building CRM dashboards & performance frameworks

- Creating GTM plans, product messaging, or roadmap decks

- Training teams on CRM or audience segmentation

If you’re looking for a freelancer who can connect business, data, and technology—and deliver measurable impact—I’d love to collaborate.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Hindi

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS DECATHLON DIGITAL
    Senior Product Marketing Manager
    September 2024 - October 2025 (1 year and 1 month)
    • Drive the global strategic roadmap for Decathlon's internal Engagement Platform across 66+ markets, aligning loyalty, personalization, and retention initiatives with business goals.
    • Lead cross-functional coordination with product, CRM, engineering, and local teams to accelerate execution and unblock delivery bottlenecks.
    • Develop global enablement toolkits and standardized campaign playbooks to support fast, consistent market-level rollouts.
    • Track loyalty KPIs through dashboards and performance reviews to inform product iteration and guide strategic decisions.
    • Organize and facilitate global training workshops, platform demos, and knowledge-sharing sessions across markets.
    Product Marketing Customer Loyalty/ Retention Product management
  • AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS PVH Corp.
    Senior Manager, Loyalty & Membership Marketing
    February 2022 - August 2024 (2 years and 6 months)
    • Owned loyalty strategy and product positioning for "Tommy Together" membership across European markets, delivering a 36% contribution to revenue within 6 months.
    • Drove end-to-end launch: from consumer insights and benefit design to GTM and campaign execution across online and retail channels.
    • Collaborated with legal, product, and marketing teams to create localized loyalty journeys, including cashback mechanics, gamified tiers, and partner offers.
    • Enhanced member acquisition by 300% via strategic use of exclusive discounts and customer data insights.
    • Ensured seamless cross-market adoption through stakeholder alignment and documentation of best practices.
  • MAHINDRA HOLIDAYS & RESORTS INDIA LTD
    Senior Manager, Acquisition Marketing
    March 2020 - October 2020 (7 months)
    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    • Led a customer engagement program that increased the referral sales funnel by ~50% in the second quarter through actionable insights and improvements to the consumer referral journey.
    • Optimized the online referral journey for members, resulting in a growth of ~15% in leads month-on-month and additional conversion revenue of €0.15 mn.
    • Implemented a digital marketing strategy to drive traffic from social media to the referral page, improving conversion rates by ~20%.
    • Developed and launched a personalized digital loyalty program called "Club Mahindra Community" with a closed-loop social engagement platform exclusively for community members, generating ~200 impressions daily.

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Education

  • International MBA
    IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
    2021
    International MBA
  • Post Graduate Diploma
    WELINGKAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH
    2016
    Post Graduate Diploma

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