Affiliate Marketing Manager (Fluent in Portuguese)

Acceleration Partners•Tampa, FL

1d•Remote

About The Position

Acceleration Partners is seeking an experienced Strategic Partnership Development Manager to support the growth of the Strategic Partner Growth department, with a key focus on the Brazil/LATAM affiliate space. This role requires business development and account management experience. The individual will be responsible for joining client calls to pitch high-value opportunities, providing strategic insights, tracking progress to goals, and proactively managing the top 10 partners for their respective clients. A "how not if" mentality, action-oriented approach, and effective questioning are critical for success in this role.

Requirements

Fluent in Portuguese (Spanish fluency will be considered).
Reside in the US or Mexico.
Hold a valid passport and be able to travel internationally.
4+ years of business development or relevant work experience (including account management, contract negotiations, marketing).
Experience working in a sales or account management role with enterprise clients.
Proven track record of reaching and exceeding goals.
Experience in a business development role.
Effective communication and negotiation skills with the ability to push back without damaging relationships.
Detail-oriented and persuasive.
Proven record of success in a goal-oriented, highly accountable, fast-paced environment.
Comfortable leading client-facing presentations.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, a natural communicator and influencer.
Ability to collaborate with team members in a remote environment and across various time zones.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the digital Brazilian Market.
A network of affiliate marketing relationships in LATAM.
Ability to quickly develop new relationships who can recruit brand-to-brand and unique partners.
Experience working with enterprise brands with a deep understanding of their business and media challenges.
Proven knowledge and understanding of performance and acquisition marketing.
Demonstrated history of managing partnerships that require moving complex decisions through organizations successfully.
Personal track record of commercial sales success and ability to win the support of senior stakeholders.
Data-driven decision maker with strong analytical thinking.
Excellent communication skills to command an audience of senior stakeholders and bring partners and colleagues on your journey.
High attention to detail and an ability to analyze data and identify insights to drive business performance.
Proactive and collaborative attitude.
Growth mindset and passion to drive client’s business forward.
Experience in Performance Marketing (particularly Affiliate Marketing) industry.
Work from home and corporate office experience.

Responsibilities

Contributes to the growth of clients through the creation of high-potential relationships and optimization of publishers.
Follows client-approved processes for paid placements and partner optimizations.
Serves as a trusted and knowledgeable resource, acting as a subject matter expert across partners and the verticals of their managed clients.
Proactively leads conversations to share insights and expertise, adding value to accounts, the department, and AP.
Identifies and recruits high-quality partners with strong revenue potential based on client needs, utilizing tools like APVision and SimilarWeb.
Ensures clear, informative, and engaging written and verbal communication.
Asks relevant questions during publisher interactions to vet opportunities effectively.
Manages day-to-day communication with top publishers in the program, including paid placements and optimization.
Proactively identifies and executes areas of opportunity and optimization across the program to drive revenue growth.
Optimizes opportunities with top publishers on behalf of the client, acting as an extension of the client's business.
Fosters and maintains long-lasting relationships with key partners.
Identifies and acts on opportunities that drive client growth while maintaining a healthy return on investment.
Demonstrates exceptional calendar and time management skills.
Participates in engagement kickoff calls with clients and ongoing calls as needed, asking appropriate questions to understand client goals and KPIs.
Creates and owns partner strategy plans for recruitment and/or paid placement initiatives, including execution timelines.
Implements paid placement strategy, including negotiation of terms, campaign set-up, commission changes, screenshots, and communication with partners.
Executes recruitment strategy, including list building, outreach templates, and trackers.
Adapts to change and pivots strategies to reach client goals, setting expectations and projecting new goals when necessary.
Communicates consistently with confidence and professionalism, constructively pushing back on unrealistic client goals while preserving trust.
Ensures clients have necessary information to make informed decisions, clearly articulating the "why" behind each opportunity and its expected value.
Consistently demonstrates intellectual curiosity and a willingness to challenge the status quo.
Regularly identifies, pitches, and secures approval for innovative out-of-the-box opportunities.
Grounds proposals in data and relevant client metrics.
Maintains deep knowledge across publisher verticals and applies expertise to address client questions and identify opportunities.
Demonstrates a strong understanding of the client’s business and competitive landscape.
Proactively investigates the reasons behind rejections, thoughtfully pushes back when appropriate, and has a track record of overcoming objections.
Leverages knowledge to propose suggestions or alternatives.