
Ethan Flynn
Detroit, United States
Ethan Flynn
Strategy Director connecting insight to roadmap, e
Category : Marketing and sales
Customer-centric Strategy Director with 12+ years of experience leading insight-led brand, digital, and customer experience strategy across financial services, automotive, and healthcare. Known for connecting customer needs, business goals, and technical realities to create clear strategic POVs, journey frameworks, and actionable roadmaps—partnering closely with creative, UX, product, and media teams to drive acquisition, onboarding, loyalty, and measurable outcomes.
Working hours
- Monday:08h00 To 18h00
- Tuesday:08h00 To 18h00
- Wednesday:08h00 To 18h00
- Thursday:08h00 To 18h00
- Friday:08h00 To 18h00
- Saturday:Not available
- Sunday:Not available
- Campaign Strategy Development65 $ - Per hourSet the strategic direction for campaigns and sales events and translate it into strong briefs that creative, UX, and media teams can activate. This includes, but is not limited to, creative brief ...
- Go-To-Market (Launch) Strategy Development65 $ - Per hourDevelop launches with positioning, KPI frameworks, channel strategy, and rollout plans—helping teams move from concept to execution with confidence.
- Journey Mapping65 $ - Per hourBuild journey frameworks and funnel strategies that align user needs, business goals, and channel roles, translating them into clear priorities and next steps.
- Customer Experience (CX) Development70 $ - Per hourDefine the end-to-end experience across channels—mapping the moments that matter from awareness through onboarding, service, and advocacy. Develop personas and segmentations (including acquisition, r ...
- Customer & Brand Strategy70 $ - Per hourClarify positioning, value proposition, and messaging so teams have a shared strategic POV to guide campaigns and experiences. Insights & Research (Qual + Quant): Plan and synthesize research to ...
Strategic Direction: Set the strategic north star and multi-year roadmap for Thrivent Bank, aligning stakeholders to near-term priorities and long-term growth opportunities.
Customer Experience: Lead end-to-end journey and funnel strategy, optimizing awareness-to-advocacy touchpoints to improve conversion, retention, and brand loyalty.
Brand & Business Development: Owned go-to-market strategy for Thrivent Bank’s launch, translating research into positioning, KPI framework, and paid/social plans to drive awareness and acquisition.
Customer Experience: Lead end-to-end journey and funnel strategy, optimizing awareness-to-advocacy touchpoints to improve conversion, retention, and brand loyalty.
Brand & Business Development: Owned go-to-market strategy for Thrivent Bank’s launch, translating research into positioning, KPI framework, and paid/social plans to drive awareness and acquisition.
Customer Journey Development: Owned Mitsubishi journey strategy and optimization, building segmentation for acquisition, retention, and conquest to drive conversion and loyalty.
Campaign Creation: Lead campaign strategy for brand and sales—translating objectives into briefs, guiding cross-channel execution, and optimizing through launch.
Client-Facing Lead: Influence stakeholder decisions with executive-ready briefs and POVs—building alignment, accelerating approvals, and unlocking growth opportunities.
Campaign Creation: Lead campaign strategy for brand and sales—translating objectives into briefs, guiding cross-channel execution, and optimizing through launch.
Client-Facing Lead: Influence stakeholder decisions with executive-ready briefs and POVs—building alignment, accelerating approvals, and unlocking growth opportunities.
Sales Strategy Development: Owned acquisition and retention strategy, optimizing the funnel end-to-end to drive demand while protecting and growing the existing customer base.
Creative Development: Lead creative and social asset strategy for Nutrien, streamlining budget and resourcing to maximize performance and efficiency.
Subject Matter Expert: Facilitated strategic workshops to align cross-functional teams, accelerate decision-making, and build thought leadership and capability across the organization.
Creative Development: Lead creative and social asset strategy for Nutrien, streamlining budget and resourcing to maximize performance and efficiency.
Subject Matter Expert: Facilitated strategic workshops to align cross-functional teams, accelerate decision-making, and build thought leadership and capability across the organization.
Customer Journey Ownership: Owned end-to-end digital customer journey strategy for Ford and Lincoln vehicle ownership apps.
Customer Experience: Led digital CX definition for FordPass and Lincoln Way, grounding experience decisions in customer needs and value delivery.
CRM Lead: Lead CRM strategy development and implementation to drive engagement, retention, and loyalty.
Customer Experience: Led digital CX definition for FordPass and Lincoln Way, grounding experience decisions in customer needs and value delivery.
CRM Lead: Lead CRM strategy development and implementation to drive engagement, retention, and loyalty.
Digital Experiences: Set mobile/web experience strategy across accounts, aligning customer needs to business goals and guiding cross-functional teams from concept to delivery.
Customer Experience (CX): Built segmentation, personas, and journey maps for Trinity Health and Cedars-Sinai—aligning patient, family, and provider needs to a cohesive digital experience strategy.
Content Strategy: Built content governance frameworks and standards across clients, enabling consistent, scalable experiences and stronger content operations.
Customer Experience (CX): Built segmentation, personas, and journey maps for Trinity Health and Cedars-Sinai—aligning patient, family, and provider needs to a cohesive digital experience strategy.
Content Strategy: Built content governance frameworks and standards across clients, enabling consistent, scalable experiences and stronger content operations.
Career Progression: Progressed from Project Manager to Content Strategist on the General Motors account, expanding scope from delivery to strategic content leadership.
Project Management: Managed GM projects across strategy, UX, creative, and technology—driving alignment, scope, and delivery across cross-functional teams.
Content Strategy: Supported content strategy for GM, including governance and optimization in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) as SME for content and asset management.
Project Management: Managed GM projects across strategy, UX, creative, and technology—driving alignment, scope, and delivery across cross-functional teams.
Content Strategy: Supported content strategy for GM, including governance and optimization in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) as SME for content and asset management.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus in business management, marketing, and sales.
Two separate Bachelor of Arts degrees -- one in psychology and one in sociology.
- 🇬🇧 English
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