Affiliate Marketing Manager

About the role

We are seeking an Affiliate Marketing Manager to lead and optimise our affiliate, partner and performance marketing programmes for a SaaS subscription product. The role combines strategic planning, influencer partnership management and hands‑on execution across multiple channels.

Key responsibilities

• Own and optimise the end‑to‑end user experience across high‑impact SaaS touchpoints such as onboarding, dashboards, upgrades and in‑product nudges.
• Define and map comprehensive user journeys, including edge cases, to ensure frictionless experiences.
• Translate complex privacy and compliance features into clean, user‑friendly interfaces.
• Create wireframes, mockups and interactive prototypes using tools like Figma or Sketch.
• Collaborate closely with frontend developers to guide UI implementation and maintain design fidelity.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to gather insights and refine designs.
• Perform competitor analysis and heuristic evaluations to identify UX improvement opportunities.
• Work with product and growth teams to define experience metrics and track the impact of UX enhancements.

Required profile

• 2+ years running or supporting an affiliate, partner or performance marketing program, preferably for a SaaS or subscription product.
• Hands‑on experience with an affiliate platform such as Tapfiliate, PartnerStack, Impact or ShareASale.
• Familiarity with building and managing influencer partnerships across Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and newsletters.
• Comfort with tracking and attribution mechanics: cookies, postbacks, coupon codes and deduplication.
• Strong outbound and relationship skills, with the ability to conduct cold outreach that feels personal.
• Analytical rigour in spreadsheets and the judgement to spot channel cannibalisation.
• Clear written English for partner communication, newsletters and program documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, management or a related field.

Required skills

• Affiliate platforms: Tapfiliate, PartnerStack, Impact, ShareASale
• Influencer channels: Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), newsletters
• Tracking mechanisms: cookies, postbacks, coupon codes
• Spreadsheet analysis (Excel)
• Design tools: Figma, Sketch
• CMS experience: WordPress, Shopify
• Basic SEO knowledge