Global Affiliate Growth Lead — US & Intl

P Louise; Stockport; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

P.Louise is seeking an ambitious Affiliates Manager in the UK to lead and grow the affiliate programme across Rakuten. You will manage publisher relationships, activation plans and budget allocations to drive revenue and long-term brand growth.

Focus areas include international expansion (notably the US), diverse partner types, and collaboration with ecommerce teams to capitalise on product launches and trends. Strong analytics and negotiation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and growing an affiliate marketing programme, ideally within beauty Ecommerce.
• Strong working knowledge of Rakuten or another leading affiliate platform.
• Understanding of affiliate publisher models (content, editorial, cashback, loyalty, voucher, comparison, influencer and technology partners).
• Experience managing budgets and making commercially informed investment decisions.
• Strong negotiation skills with experience agreeing commission structures and publisher partnerships.
• Established publisher network within beauty, fashion or lifestyle is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day management and continued development of the P.Louise affiliate programme through Rakuten.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with affiliate publishers, content creators, editorial partners, cashback sites, loyalty platforms, comparison sites and emerging partner types.
• Recruit high-quality new publishers that align with the brand, customer profile and commercial objectives.
• Develop tailored activation plans for priority partners, including exclusive offers, content opportunities, product launches and seasonal campaigns.
• Maintain programme hygiene, including publisher approvals, commission structures, promotional information, tracking links, creative assets and compliance.
• Work closely with Rakuten to maximise the platform’s capabilities and growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with the ecommerce team to maximise performance of events such as new product drops and trends.
• Take ownership of the affiliate budget, ensuring spend is allocated effectively across commissions and publisher partnerships.
• Develop expansion strategies for international markets, especially the US, and adapt messaging to local markets.
• Produce weekly, monthly and campaign-level reporting on revenue, spend and publisher performance.

Skills

Affiliate marketing

Budget management

Negotiation

Publisher relationships

Analytics

Tools

Rakuten

Job description

P.Louise is seeking an ambitious Affiliates Manager in the UK to lead and grow the affiliate programme across Rakuten. You will manage publisher relationships, activation plans and budget allocations to drive revenue and long-term brand growth.

Focus areas include international expansion (notably the US), diverse partner types, and collaboration with ecommerce teams to capitalise on product launches and trends. Strong analytics and negotiation skills are essential.