Manager, Publisher Alliances (m/f/d)

Affinity Global; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Work from home

Udemy license

Opportunities to engage with top-tier/

Travel to industry events

Job summary

Affinity Global is seeking a seasoned partnerships professional to own French publisher acquisition and secure high-value supply deals for SitePlug and VEVE. You will build a robust pipeline, negotiate revenue-sharing agreements, and collaborate with product, operations, and marketing teams to accelerate growth across Europe.

You will engage with publishers, OEMs and media partners, driving expansion while representing Affinity at industry events and ensuring successful onboarding and

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with French publishers.
• Proven ability to close deals and exceed revenue goals.
• Strong networking skills and ability to present to C-level audiences.
• Strategic thinker with understanding of digital media, pricing models and performances.
• Proficient in Business English and French.
• Knowledge of ad tech tools and deal structures.

Responsibilities

• Identify new partnership opportunities with French publishers and onboard them.
• Negotiate and close high-value CPC/CPA/CPI/revenue-share deals.
• Build and manage a sales pipeline in a CRM; forecast revenue and hit growth targets.
• Collaborate with Publisher Success to grow onboarded publishers.
• Work with Product, Ops & Marketing to drive growth and product feature adoption.
• Represent Affinity at industry events across Europe.

Skills

Deal making

Close deals

Networking

Strategic thinking

Bilingual English & French

Tools

HubSpot

Salesforce

Job description

Location: Paris, France

Team: Publisher Alliances

Product: VEVE and SitePlug

About Affinity

Affinity is pioneering new frontiers in AdTech by developing solutions that go beyond today’s limitations and open up new monetization opportunities for publishers and advertisers alike. We’re a global team of 650+ experts across the US, Europe, and Asia, building privacy-first advertising infrastructure that thrives outside the traditional walled gardens. We help publishers unlock greater value from their digital properties and enable advertisers to reach highly engaged users through new, innovative touch-points.

The Role

We're looking for a seasoned professional (m/f/d) to take ownership of French publisher acquisition. Your primary mandate is to secure and integrate high-value supply deals for our two differentiated business units: SitePlug, premier meta-network powering transparent commerce monetization across Omni-search, Affiliate, and Fintech publishers; and VEVE, our niche ad-network that delivers native, non-intrusive ad solutions and accesses exclusive inventory via strategic partnerships with major Mobile OEMs and Browsers.

This mission requires focus across critical digital verticals, including: BNPLs, coupons, cashback/loyalty platforms, content sites, AI search, browsers, mobile OEMs, and telcos.

Ready for the challenge?

Tasks

What You'll Do:

• Identify new partnership opportunitiesby prospecting, matching them with Affinity’s monetization solutions, and onboarding them.
• Negotiate and close high-value deals with CPC/CPA/CPI/Revenue share agreements.
• Build and manage a sales pipelinein CRM; regularly forecast revenue and hit growth targets.
• Collaborate with Publisher Success (Account Management) teamclosely to ensure growth of publishers onboarded.
• Collaborate with Product, Ops & Marketingto drive growth: from launching new product features to developing content, and more.
• Represent Affinity at industry events through speaking engagements, panels, and networking opportunities in key Europe markets.

Requirements

Who You Are

• A dealmaker with 2+ years of experienceworking with French based publishers.
• Proven ability to close dealsand exceed revenue goals.
• Confident communicator with strong networking skills who can connect with peers across countries & publisher categories, present to C-level audiences and write compelling proposals.
• Strategic thinker with a strong understanding of digital media, including integrations methods, pricing models, and performance metrics.
• Proficient in Business English and French
• Knowledge of the business concepts and technologies in digital publishing – like ad servers, endpoints (APIs, JS, SDK), pricing models, and deal structures.
• Hands‑on experience with CRM tools(e.g., Hubspot, Salesforce) and a data-informed approach to decision‑making.
• Comfortable using the MS Office suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint, to model deals and performance.

Benefits

What We Offer:

• A crowd of passionate and smart people from different personal & professional backgrounds, that foster open discussions, fun and a strong feedback‑culture
• Opportunity to leverage the resources and network of a leading AdTech innovator.
• Be at the forefront of revolutionizing publisher engagement and become a key player in our expansion, working with some of the largest affiliate publishers in the world.
• Ownership from day one and opportunities for continuous learning and growth with Udemy license.
• Flexible working hours, work‑from‑home, and generous vacation.

We are committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and welcomes individuals with different abilities. We encourage contributions from people of all ages, genders, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, and gender identities.