Head of Affiliate Marketing

DAZN GROUP LIMITED; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge sports streaming company in the UK is seeking a Head of Affiliate Marketing to lead their acquisition strategy. The role involves building partnerships, analyzing performance, and optimizing the affiliate marketing program for growth. Ideal candidates will have strong negotiation skills, experience in digital marketing, and a results-driven mindset. This position offers a dynamic work culture with comprehensive benefits, including flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Access to mental health platform

Learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading affiliate marketing programs in fast-paced digital organizations.
• Strong commercial negotiation skills.
• Ability to analyse large data sets and translate insights into actionable strategies.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a global affiliate marketing strategy.
• Build and nurture strategic partnerships with affiliates.
• Optimize performance through rigorous analysis and innovation.

Skills

Leadership skills

Commercial negotiation

Data analysis

Results-driven

Knowledge of affiliate marketing

Job description

Joining DAZN means being part of a cutting-edge sports streaming company in a vibrant tech hub. Youll 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 youre 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, youll drive our acquisition engine by developing a world-class global affiliate program. Youll 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.

About DAZN

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So, if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.

As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop.

THE HOW IN WHAT WE DO

Agility and creativity fuel growth and innovation, to Make It Happen.

Prioritising what matters drives progress and positive outcomes, Focusing On Impact.

Collective ambition builds optimism and success, in order to Win As One.

DAZN VALUES

At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. This means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities.