Strategic Affiliate Partnerships Manager

Audiohook; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits (＋

Daily lunch stipend

Monthly wifi reimbursement

Laptop/ hardware stipend

Flexible PTO and remote-friendly work

Job summary

Audiohook, a fast-growing technology company, is seeking a Strategic Affiliate Partnerships Manager to expand our presence across the affiliate marketing ecosystem in a fully remote role. You will work closely with the Director of Affiliate Partnerships to develop meaningful partnerships, activate partners, and build scalable processes from the ground up.

As one of the first dedicated hires in Affiliate Partnerships, you’ll shape engagement strategies, educate partner teams on our products, and

Qualifications

• Understanding affiliate marketing ecosystems including networks and agencies.
• Ability to build relationships from ground up and manage partners autonomously.
• Experience with partner prospecting, activation and pipeline generation.
• Strong organizational skills to structure a developing function.

Responsibilities

• Build and grow relationships with affiliate networks and agencies to create advertiser opportunities.
• Identify and establish new partnerships across the affiliate ecosystem.
• Turn partner relationships into active sources of advertiser opportunities and educate partner teams.
• Develop repeatable strategies to generate qualified pipeline via affiliate channels.
• Help establish processes and improve partner engagement as an early member of the team.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure smooth handoffs of partner-sourced opportunities.

Skills

Affiliate marketing

Partner development

Relationship building

Pipeline generation

Communication

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Job description

About Audiohook

Audiohook is a fast-growing technology company transforming the way brands connect with audiences through audio. We build innovative tools that help advertisers reach listeners across streaming platforms, podcasts, and emerging audio channels. As we scale, we’re looking for a Strategic Affiliate Partnerships Manager who thrives in a dynamic, fully remote environment.

Role Overview

The Strategic Affiliate Partnerships Manager will work directly with the Director of Affiliate Partnerships to expand Audiohook’s presence across the affiliate marketing ecosystem. This is a hands‑on role combining strategic relationship management, partner development, prospecting, partner activation, and pipeline generation. The ideal candidate understands the affiliate industry, is comfortable building relationships from the ground up, and can independently manage existing and prospective partners. As one of the first dedicated hires within the Affiliate Partnerships function, this person will also play an important role in establishing processes, improving partner engagement, and helping build the foundation for future growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and grow relationships with affiliate networks and affiliate management agencies, developing these partnerships into consistent sources of qualified advertiser opportunities.


• Identify opportunities to establish new partnerships across the affiliate ecosystem.


• Turn partner relationships into active, productive sources of advertiser opportunities, including educating partner teams, identifying brands within network and agency portfolios, and facilitating introductions.


• Develop repeatable strategies for generating qualified pipeline through affiliate channels.


• Help establish processes and improve partner engagement as one of the first dedicated hires in the function.


• Work cross-functionally to ensure partner-sourced opportunities are properly handed off and supported.

Required Qualifications

• Understanding of the affiliate marketing industry, including networks, affiliate management agencies, and how affiliate-sourced pipeline is built.


• Demonstrated ability to build relationships from the ground up and independently manage existing and prospective partners.


• Experience with partner prospecting, activation, and pipeline generation.


• Strong organizational skills with the ability to bring structure and process to a newly developing function.


• Strong communication skills, including the ability to educate partner teams on products and opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with affiliate networks, partnership marketing, or marketing technology platforms.


• Experience working at an early-stage or high-growth company where individual contributors regularly shape process, not just execute it.


• Familiarity with performance marketing and customer acquisition channels.

What We Offer

• Fully remote work environment


• Competitive salary and equity opportunities


• Performance bonuses


• Health, dental, and vision benefits (company pays 80% of employee premiums and 50% of dependent premiums)


• Daily lunch stipend


• Other benefits such as monthly wifi, cell phone and subscription reimbursement, and annual hardware stipend


• Flexible PTO and remote-friendly culture


• Annual Corporate Offsites


• Opportunity to help shape a function at a rapidly scaling tech company