Publisher Development Manager, EMEA

Affiliate Landscape; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Open vacation and sick policy

Professional growth opportunities

Diversity & inclusion culture

Job summary

Levanta, the creator affiliate platform, is seeking a Publisher Development Manager to lead publisher acquisition and growth across EMEA for live Amazon markets including the UK, Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. You will own onboarding, API integrations, tracking, and partnership optimization to drive GMV and revenue.

You will build publisher networks, negotiate terms, and analyze performance across markets while collaborating with the Creator team to ensure consistent messaging.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in affiliate marketing, partnership development, or business development with direct experience in sub-networks or similar publisher types.
• Hands-on experience with API integrations and a strong understanding of affiliate attribution and tracking technology.

Responsibilities

• Build a prioritized target list of publishers and sub-networks across markets.
• Negotiate partnership terms aligned with Amazon-side goals.
• Analyze performance of existing EMEA publisher partnerships and plan re-engagement or growth.
• Own technical onboarding for new publisher partners—API integrations, tracking setup, attribution accuracy.
• Troubleshoot tracking and integration issues with partners; escalate when necessary.
• Track and report partnership performance (GMV, conversion, activation) across the EMEA portfolio.
• Collaborate with Creator team to keep messaging and territory approach consistent.
• Share partner feedback with Product to inform roadmap.

Skills

Affiliate marketing

Partnership development

Business development

Sub-networks experience

Tracking technology

Tools

API integrations

Affiliate platforms (Impact CJ AWIN)

Job description

# Publisher Development Manager, EMEALevantaRemote · United Kingdom (Remote), Netherlands (Remote)Posted 17 days agoApply on LevantaApplications are handled entirely by the employer. Source: Levanta careers · Greenhouse.Publisher Development role at Levanta, covering affiliate, creator / influencer, content, asking for 5–7 years experience.## At a glanceSenior5–7 years experienceAffiliate platform / techAffiliateCreator / influencerContentAwinShopifyCreatorAttribution## What you'd own* Build a prioritized target list of publishers and sub-networks in each market, with a tailored outreach approach per segment* Negotiate partnership terms that align with our Amazon-side business goals* Analyze the performance of existing EMEA publisher partnerships, including underperforming ones, and build plans to re-engage or grow them* Own technical onboarding for new publisher partners — API integrations, tracking setup, and attribution accuracy — largely independently* Partner with our Creator team to keep messaging and territory approach consistent as the EMEA publisher program grows## What they ask for* 5-7 years of experience in affiliate marketing, partnership development, or business development — direct experience with sub-networks, comparison shopping sites, or similar publisher types required* Hands-on experience with API integrations and a strong working understanding of affiliate attribution and tracking technology* Must have a permanent address in one of our hub states: California, Florida, New York, Ohio, Utah, Texas, Michigan, Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or DC.## About the roleLevanta is the creator affiliate platform built for modern e-commerce. We connect brands, creators, publishers, and marketplaces through a single platform for creator discovery, activation, partnership management, payments, and cross-channel performance measurement. Through our Creator Marketplace and AI-powered Social Discovery, brands can access more than 90,000 vetted creators and millions more across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, building measurable creator partnerships across Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, and other retail channels.Following our recent $22 million Series B, which brought our total funding to more than $43 million, we are investing further in our technology, our team, and our expansion across the retail ecosystem. We are building the infrastructure for Creator Commerce Media and creating more opportunities for brands to grow, creators to earn, and marketplaces to generate measurable demand.Levanta is hiring a Publisher Development Manager to lead publisher acquisition and growth across our live Amazon markets in EMEA — UK, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain. This role is squarely focused on Amazon: identifying, onboarding, and optimizing sub-networks, comparison shopping sites, media buyers, and content publishers that drive GMV for Amazon-side brands in these markets.You'll report directly to the VP of Marketplace and work closely with our Creator team, which is deeply technical and hands-on with tracking and integrations — you won't have a dedicated engineer on partner calls, so you'll need to be comfortable troubleshooting tracking and attribution issues yourself, escalating only when something is genuinely broken on our end. This is a relationship-driven, technically fluent role: equal parts partnership development and hands-on problem-solving.What You'll Do:Strategic partnership developmentIdentify and cultivate relationships with sub-networks, comparison shopping sites, and high-value content publishers across the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, and SpainBuild a prioritized target list of publishers and sub-networks in each market, with a tailored outreach approach per segmentNegotiate partnership terms that align with our Amazon-side business goalsPartnership optimization & growthAnalyze the performance of existing EMEA publisher partnerships, including underperforming ones, and build plans to re-engage or grow themWork directly with partners to optimize product feeds, improve conversion, and unlock growthTrack the competitive landscape across EMEA affiliate/publisher ecosystems and surface new opportunitiesTechnical implementation & troubleshootingOwn technical onboarding for new publisher partners — API integrations, tracking setup, and attribution accuracy — largely independentlyTroubleshoot tracking and integration issues directly with partners; escalate internally only when something requires engineeringMaintain clear technical documentation partners can use to self-serve during setupPerformance analysis & reportingTrack and report on partnership performance — GMV, conversion rate, activation status — across the EMEA portfolioSurface trends and insights that inform where to prioritize time and resources nextCross-functional collaborationPartner with our Creator team to keep messaging and territory approach consistent as the EMEA publisher program growsShare partner feedback with Product to inform the roadmap where relevantWhat You Bring:5-7 years of experience in affiliate marketing, partnership development, or business development — direct experience with sub-networks, comparison shopping sites, or similar publisher types requiredHands-on experience with API integrations and a strong working understanding of affiliate attribution and tracking technologyComfort troubleshooting technical integration issues independently, without a dedicated engineer on the callFamiliarity with affiliate platform technologies (Impact, CJ, AWIN, or similar) and comfort reading technical documentationStrong negotiation skillsSelf-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, entrepreneurial — this role builds a lot of its own process rather than following an established playbookBased in the UK or NetherlandsFluent English requiredNice to have:German, French, or Spanish language skills — our biggest secondary markets after the UKSuccess Metrics:Number of strategic partnerships activated (sub-networks, comparison shopping sites, content publishers) across EMEA marketsGMV and revenue generated through activated EMEA publisher partnershipsPartnership activation rate and time-to-revenuePerformance improvement of existing/underperforming partnerships\\*\\*This role is location specific to the United Kingdom or the Netherlands.\\*\\*What Levanta Offers:A dynamic and supportive work environment where innovation and creativity are encouraged.Competitive salary and benefits package.Open vacation and sick policy, take the time you need.Opportunity for professional growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding startup.A culture that values diversity, inclusion, and the impact of every team member on our success.Must have a permanent address in one of our hub states: California, Florida, New York, Ohio, Utah, Texas, Michigan, Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or DC.