[Hiring] Affiliate Partnerships Manager @Acceleration Partners

Role Description

The Strategic Partner Growth Manager (Mexico) is a remote, work from home position. Candidates must reside in the US or Mexico. Some travel is required for client meetings or other internal meetings, conferences, etc. Candidates must hold a valid passport, be able to travel internationally, and speak fluent Spanish.

Acceleration Partners is accepting applications for an exciting new role that will sit in our Strategic Partner Growth department. We are seeking an experienced Strategic Partner Growth Manager with business development/account management experience, ideally in the affiliate marketing space, to support the growth of this exciting new department and have a key focus in Mexico/LATAM. This person will be required to join client calls to pitch high value opportunities, provide strategic insights, and proactively manage the top 10 partners for their respective clients.

Responsibilities

• Client Revenue: Contributes to the growth of clients through creation of high potential relationships and optimization of publishers.
• Publisher Performance: Follow client-approved processes for paid placements and partner optimizations.
• Subject Matter Expert in Client Verticals and Partner Relationships: Is a trusted and knowledgeable resource, serving as a subject matter expert across partners and the verticals of their managed clients.
• Business Development and Publisher Relationships:
  • Proactive Research: Identifies and recruits high-quality partners with strong revenue potential based on client needs.
  • Written and Verbal Communication: Communications are clear, informative, and engaging.
  • Initiative: Proactively identifies and executes areas of opportunity and optimization across the program to drive revenue growth.
• Top Partner Management:
  • Relationship Management: Optimizes opportunities with top publishers on behalf of the client.
  • Budget Management: Identifies and acts on opportunities that will drive client growth while maintaining a healthy return on investment.
  • Time Management: Demonstrates exceptional calendar and time management skills.
• Strategy and Execution:
  • Alignment to Client Strategy and Goals: Participates in engagement kickoff call with client and ongoing calls as needed.
  • Creation and Ongoing Ownership of Partner Strategy: Creates plan for recruitment and/or paid placement initiatives to support the client’s program.
  • Strategy Pivots: Adapts to change and pivots strategies to reach client goals.
• Pitching Opportunities:
  • Client Education and Alignment: Ensures clients have all necessary information to make informed decisions.
  • Persuasiveness: Consistently demonstrates intellectual curiosity and a willingness to challenge the status quo.
  • Publisher Vertical and Client Knowledge: Maintains deep knowledge across publisher verticals.
  • Tenacity: Proactively digs into the why behind a no or rejection.

Qualifications

• Strong aptitude for identifying digital strategies based on publisher business models, specifically in the Mexican/Wider LATAM market.
• Quickly develops new relationships who can recruit brand-to-brand and unique partners.
• Self-starter with a strong internal motivation to hit targets.
• Experience working with enterprise brands with a deep understanding of their business and media challenges.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of performance and acquisition marketing.
• Demonstrated history of managing partnerships that require moving complex decisions through organizations successfully.
• Personal track record of commercial sales, success, and ability to win the support of senior stakeholders.
• Data-driven decision maker with strong analytical thinking.
• Excellent communication skills to command an audience of senior stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and an ability to analyze data and identify insights to drive business performance.
• Proactive and collaborative attitude.
• Growth mindset and passion to drive client’s business forward.
• Knows how to collaborate with team members in a remote environment and across various time zones.

Requirements

• Knowledge of affiliate marketing/digital marketing.
• Fluency in Spanish.
• 4+ years business development or relevant work experience (including account management, contract negotiations, marketing), preferably in the affiliate marketing space.
• Experience working in a sales or account management role with enterprise clients.
• Proven track record of reaching and exceeding goals.
• Experience in a business development role.
• Experience in Performance Marketing (particularly Affiliate Marketing) industry preferred.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills with ability to push back without damaging relationships.
• Proven record of success in a goal-oriented, highly accountable, fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable leading client-facing presentations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Work from home and corporate office experience, a plus.

Benefits

• 100% remote work for everyone.
• Group medical, dental, and vision coverage insurance (with opt-out benefits).
• 401K with matching.
• Open Paid Time Off.
• Summer & Holiday Wellness Breaks in July and December.
• Volunteer and Birthday Time Off.
• Focus Fridays.
• Paid Parental Leave Benefits.
• Wellness, Technology & Education Allowances.
• Paid sabbatical leaves, donation matching, and more!
• Target Salary is $70,000 - $85,000 depending on location and experience.
• Benefits may vary based on employment status or country location.