Senior Account Manager

Summary

Join Acceleration Partners as a Senior Account Manager, Affiliate Marketing, a fully remote position based in the UK or Germany with some international travel required. You will be responsible for developing and executing high-value client strategies, managing affiliate partnerships, and leading a team. Success involves managing multiple affiliate programs, building strong client relationships, and ensuring high-quality execution. Within a year, you will take full accountability for team performance and strategic outputs, driving client success and increased spending. The ideal candidate possesses strong project management skills, a strategic mindset, and a solutions-oriented approach. Fluency in French is a plus.

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)

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Ideally fluent in French but not required
• Strong project management and delegation skills
• Strategic thinker with a solutions-oriented mindset
• Confident, adaptable, and proactive
• Strong relationship and service orientation
• High work ethic and personal standards
• Motivated by bringing big ideas to life and unafraid to test new concepts and fail forward
• Working knowledge of HTML is a plus
• Previous experience managing and motivating direct reports is a plus

Benefits

• 100% remote work for everyone
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Summer & Holiday company-wide shut-down weeks in July and December
• Volunteer and Birthday Time Off
• Focus Fridays (no internal meetings)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefits
• Wellness, Technology & Education Allowance
• Paid sabbatical leaves, donation matching, and more!!