Senior Account Manager, Affiliate Marketing

Acceleration Partners is the world’s largest Partnership Marketing Agency, focused on creating and nurturing partnerships that drive measurable outcomes for clients. The Senior Account Manager, Affiliate Marketing will own the planning and execution of high-value client strategies, driving tactical and strategic execution to optimize performance and achieve long-term growth.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Account Directors to develop and execute high-caliber strategies, translating strategic plans into actionable execution to ensure positive client outcomes and long-term success
• Drive the development and execution of client strategies aligned with their business objectives
• Lead client engagements, focusing on building innovative, growth-oriented strategies and fostering strong relationships
• Maintain strong client relationships, proactively identifying opportunities for growth and performance optimization
• Accountable for performance outcomes, owning the successful execution of program work while maintaining high delivery standards
• Drive day-to-day campaign operations, ensuring all activities are delivered to a high standard
• Lead team execution, setting clear priorities and deadlines
• Monitor campaign performance and work with relevant teams to optimize based on results
• Ensure operational excellence across all campaign activities
• Ensure delivery of impactful data insights and that data is closely aligned to client KPI’s through productive storytelling
• Oversee the presentation of high-level data insights to inform long-term client strategy, optimizations, and business decisions, partnering with strategic analytics team to deepen insights and strengthen recommendations
• Guide the team in effectively using data to support client performance and growth opportunities
• Manage high-value affiliate partnerships, ensuring alignment with growth targets
• Develop innovative partnerships and stay ahead of market trends
• Attend industry events to build relationships and identify new partners
• Lead brainstorming sessions to drive innovative solutions
• Leverage internal publisher development team support to optimize partner relationships and enhance growth opportunities
• Manage and develop direct reports, providing mentorship and coaching to strengthen strategic thinking, accountability, and project management skills
• Support Program Directors in fostering team cohesion and identifying growth opportunities for all team members
• Effectively delegate responsibilities to ensure seamless execution and team efficiency

Requirements:

• 5-8 years of online marketing, e-commerce, or affiliate marketing experience
• Direct affiliate marketing experience (agency, in-house, or network) required
• Knowledge of Affiliate Networks (e.g., Awin Commission Junction, Impact) required
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Ability to travel up to 20%
• Advanced Excel capabilities (e.g., formulas, reports)
• Working knowledge of HTML is a plus
• Previous experience managing and motivating direct reports is a plus