Affiliate Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the strategic development, enhancement, and expansion of RSI’s affiliate marketing initiatives across all brands and markets.

• Identify, recruit, and onboard high-performing affiliate partners within key networks (such as Income Access, Partnerize, CJ, Impact Radius, etc.).

• Negotiate commission structures, CPA rates, and hybrid agreements to align with LTV, ROI, and profitability objectives.

• Drive elasticity and incrementality testing to evaluate the true value of partners and refine acquisition economics.

• Collaborate with internal teams (including Brand Marketing, Performance Marketing, Finance, BI, CRM, Legal, Compliance, and Creative) to ensure affiliate strategy aligns with broader business goals.

• Maintain and grow relationships with top-performing affiliates and networks.

• Oversee daily communication, support, and optimization activities with partners.

• Create scalable processes for affiliate onboarding, creative distribution, and reporting schedules.

• Represent RSI at affiliate marketing events, conferences, and trade shows to recruit and nurture partnerships.

• Manage and ensure accurate tracking, attribution, and data integrations for affiliates using tools like Income Access and partner APIs.

• Work closely with Data Science and Marketing Analytics teams to develop affiliate performance dashboards and reporting pipelines.

• Conduct in-depth analyses on partner ROI, campaign performance, and customer cohort value to guide ongoing optimizations.

• Collaborate with product and tech teams to assist in tracking and tagging infrastructure enhancements.

• Partner with Finance for forecasting, accruals, invoice validation, budget monitoring, and profitability analysis.

• Take ownership of the forecasting and budget management process for affiliate-driven acquisitions.

• Collaborate with BI, Data Science, Product, CRM, Legal, Compliance, and Engineering to enhance attribution, tracking, and measurement.

• Monitor program KPIs such as conversion rates, CPAs, ROI, and LTV contribution.

• Generate monthly executive summaries and quarterly business reviews that highlight trends, performance drivers, and growth opportunities.

• Identify AI and automation opportunities to optimize affiliate reporting, partner communications, and operational workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.

• Over 3 years of experience in affiliate marketing, ideally on the advertiser or performance marketing side.

• Familiarity with tools such as AppsFlyer, Singular, GA4, Income Access, Partnerize, CJ, Impact, Looker/Sigma/Snowflake (or similar).

• Demonstrated analytical skills—comfortable with data interpretation, ROI modeling, elasticity testing, and partner profitability analysis.

• Technical proficiency in affiliate tracking, attribution systems, and campaign setup.

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and knowledgeable about BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, or Looker).

• Willingness to travel occasionally, both domestically and internationally.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual company bonus (Eligibility Varies by Role).

• 401(k) plan with a 100% company match on the first 4%.

• Comprehensive medical coverage (HSA & FSA plans), dental, and vision insurance.

• Paid Time Off (Eligibility Varies by Role).

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).