Brand Affiliations Manager

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the management of affiliate tracking links and/or coupon codes in partnership with the Technology and Commerce teams.

• Invest in supporting media, track accruals, and strategize distribution and payouts.

• Assess, plan, and implement affiliate partnerships with brands and merchants through direct contracts and/or affiliate networks.

• Facilitate the onboarding of brands and merchants, with an initial emphasis on Sweden and Germany.

• Optimize affiliation terms and negotiate technology utilization with brands for conversion tracking.

• Co-create affiliation business cases, focusing on the transition from brand-oriented affiliate links to product-oriented links.

• Strategize, develop, and implement customized rollouts for target demographics across various regions and sectors.

• Formulate affiliation market-entry strategies for new territories in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

• Partner with technology developers, affiliate system and network providers, and senior leadership.

• Enhance user and customer acquisition efficiency, alongside revenue and profit metrics per active user.

• Report directly to the President & CEO.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 5 years of executive experience in startups or small to medium-sized digital enterprises.

• Specialization in digital marketing or affiliate marketing within rapidly scaling, user-focused hybrid B2C/B2B business models.

• Proven track record in qualifying, planning, and establishing affiliate partnerships.

• Experience in onboarding merchants through direct contracts and integrating with both external and internal affiliate systems.

• Capability to specify automated processes for scalability.

• Demonstrated success in optimizing Cost per Installation, Cost per Customer Acquisition, Revenue and Profit per Active User, as well as Conversion and Retention rates.

• Ideally experienced in app-based ecosystems or SaaS environments.

• Strong comprehension of the integration between marketing and sales processes.

• Ability to structure processes that facilitate future growth.

• Competence in navigating multiple intersecting technology and business layers with various stakeholders.

• Hands-on, results-driven attitude suited for high-risk, high-reward startup settings.

• Experience working within remote, decentralized teams with a global perspective.

• Degree in Marketing, Business, Data Science, or a comparable field.

• Extensive experience in digital marketing, affiliate marketing, or content marketing.

• Financial self-sufficiency for the initial 3 to 6 months, as a retainer can only commence post seed-round financing.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote and international work environment.

• Equity compensation/company warrants until funding is achieved.

• Option to transition to retainer, hybrid pay, or payroll following successful seed fundraising.

• Opportunity to join the management team.

• Entrepreneurial opportunity with high-risk/high-reward potential.

• Emphasis on work-life balance.