Strategic Partnership Manager

Summary

Join Acceleration Partners as their Strategic Partnerships Manager and build strong relationships with top-performing partners. You will identify new partnership opportunities, strategize with publishers, and work with internal teams to support client growth. Responsibilities include researching high-revenue publishers, developing partnerships, presenting new opportunities to clients, and creating reporting efficiencies. Success involves developing strong client and partner relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and exceeding revenue goals. The ideal candidate is a natural matchmaker with strong digital strategy aptitude and excellent communication skills. This role requires 2-5 years of experience in a similar role and a proven track record of exceeding revenue goals.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of experience cultivating relationships with partners in a similar role within an affiliate network, agency, or in-house position. Individuals with a strong digital business development background will also be considered
• Strong track record of building relationships with partners and retailers in several verticals
• Proven excellence in exceeding revenue goals
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Ability to travel regularly

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with AP’s top performing partners, developing a strong understanding of their businesses and offerings; identify new partnership opportunities and areas of optimization to drive revenue growth
• Research high revenue potential publishers and perform outreach for recruitment into AP programs
• Strategize with new and existing publishers to develop partnerships with partners not necessarily in the affiliate space but could work for our clients
• Work closely with Publisher Development and Account Management teams to stay up to speed with all new partners joining client programs and make strategic recommendations to managed clients
• Present and sell new publisher opportunities and provide updates on existing opportunities to our clients

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Affiliate Networks (Impact, Partnerize, CJ, AWIN, etc) a plus
• Public Relations, Sales, and/or Business Development experience 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!!