Head of Affiliate Marketing

DAZN; London; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports streaming company is looking for a Head of Affiliate Marketing in London. You will develop and manage a global affiliate program, drive subscriber growth, and optimize performance. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in affiliate marketing, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to analyze data. This role offers benefits including 25 days of annual leave, medical insurance, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading affiliate marketing programs.
• Experience in digital-first organizations.
• Strong analysis capabilities for actionable strategies.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute global affiliate marketing strategy.
• Build partnerships with key affiliates and networks.
• Optimize performance through analysis and testing.
• Manage budgets and commission schemes.
• Lead and inspire a growing team.

Skills

Leadership skills

Commercial negotiation

Data analysis

Affiliate marketing expertise

Organizational skills

Job description

Head of Affiliate Marketing

Department: 77-893 - Subscription - Digital Acquisition Media

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: UK - London

Reporting To: Gareth Maritz

Description

Why Join DAZN? Joining DAZN means being part of a cutting-edge sports streaming company in a vibrant tech hub. You’ll work alongside passionate, talented professionals on innovative projects that reach millions of fans worldwide. DAZN offers a dynamic work environment with a great balance of career growth and lifestyle. If you’re excited about shaping the future of live and on-demand sports entertainment, DAZN is the perfect place to make your mark and grow your career.

The Role: As Head of Affiliate Marketing at DAZN, you’ll drive our acquisition engine by developing a world-class global affiliate program. You’ll build and manage partnerships with affiliates, supercharge their performance, and ensure that affiliate marketing delivers measurable impact. Reporting to the EVP of Marketing, you will work cross-functionally to make DAZN the most attractive brand for affiliates and the first choice for fans globally.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Define and execute a global affiliate marketing strategy driving scalable subscriber growth.
• Build and nurture strategic partnerships with key affiliates and networks worldwide.
• Develop new strategic integrations with media publishers, influencers, specialist interest sites and brands that drive maximum levels of acquisition
• Optimize performance through rigorous analysis, testing, and innovation.
• Own tracking, attribution, and compliance frameworks ensuring high-quality traffic.
• Manage budgets, commission schemes, and incentives with strong ROI focus.
• Partner with regional marketing teams to tailor approaches by market.
• Report on performance, insights, and opportunities to senior leadership.
• Lead, develop, and inspire a growing team.

What You'll Bring:

• Proven track record leading affiliate marketing programs in fast-paced, digital-first organizations.
• Strong commercial negotiation skills and experience managing high-value partnerships.
• Deep understanding of affiliate tracking technologies, attribution, and optimization techniques.
• Ability to analyse large data sets and translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Experience in subscription services and/or OTT environments preferred.
• Strong leadership skills with ability to hire, mentor and develop talent.
• Global mindset with knowledge of regional differences and market nuances.
• Results-driven, entrepreneurial, and highly organised

Benefits

Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community including enhanced parental leave, electric vehicle benefit option, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.