Strategic Publisher Partnerships Lead

Impact; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

RSUs with 3-year vesting

Free Coursera subscription

Flexible Working

Parental leave 26 weeks primary / 13周

Job summary

impact.com is seeking a dynamic leader to own two strategic publisher initiatives and manage a large partner relationship. You will combine external relationship management with internal coordination to ensure migration success and program growth on our platform.

You will collaborate with product, technical teams, and partners to solve problems, improve program operations, and drive adoption and revenue across a major publisher platform.

Qualifications

• Affiliate / Publisher knowledge and industry experience with publishers, networks, and monetization models.
• Strong communication with publishers, partners, and internal teams at all levels.
• Influential, able to persuade and gain credibility with external partners and internal stakeholders.
• Data-driven: measure program effectiveness and drive improvements.
• Prioritize activities to deliver best results for publishers, partners, and the business.

Responsibilities

• Support a major publisher migration with clear communication, defined processes, and follow-up.
• Be the primary contact for migrating publishers and address questions about migration and platform use.
• Ensure contracts/relationships transfer successfully; track progress and escalate blockers.
• Collaborate with technical teams on implementations and integrations for publishers.
• Monitor satisfaction and preserve revenue during migration and transition.
• Coordinate with onboarding, customer success, and technical support for smooth transitions.
• Own the day-to-day relationship with a large strategic partner and align on roadmap.
• Identify, qualify, and onboard new brands with the program; present it as growth channel.
• Monitor program health, adoption, engagement, and results; adjust as needed.
• Collaborate with product, technical, and partner teams to resolve issues and improve operations.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships to ensure ongoing investment.

Skills

Affiliate knowledge

Strong communicator

Influential

Data-driven

Prioritization

Agile

Detail-oriented

Self-motivated

Team player

Learning mindset

Relationship builder

Job description

impact.com is seeking a dynamic leader to own two strategic publisher initiatives and manage a large partner relationship. You will combine external relationship management with internal coordination to ensure migration success and program growth on our platform.

You will collaborate with product, technical teams, and partners to solve problems, improve program operations, and drive adoption and revenue across a major publisher platform.