Partnerships Manager

TL;DR

Partnerships Manager (Affiliate/Performance Marketing): Identify, build, and scale high-impact relationships across creators, influencers, B2B partners, and affiliates with an accent on data-driven engagement strategies and ROI optimization. Focus on sourcing creative opportunities, negotiating deals, performance reporting, and cross-functional campaign integration.

Location: United States/Remote (remote-first; requires sports betting licensure based on certain state regulations; 2-3 in-person offsites per year).

Salary: $112,000–$140,000 base + target equity.

Company

Fast-growing sports company (valued at $1.3B) building fantasy sports, sports betting, and prediction markets in a seamless app.

What you will do

• Identify, evaluate, and cultivate new partnership opportunities across creators/influencers, B2B brands, and affiliate networks, bringing creative deals.
• Develop and execute engagement strategies aligned with brand goals for measurable business impact.
• Own performance reporting, track metrics, analyze ROI, and optimize partnerships using data.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and promo teams to activate and integrate partnerships into campaigns.
• Negotiate and close agreements, manage contracts and relationships through full lifecycle.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective partners, tracking market trends and competition.

Requirements

• 4-6 years of experience in partnership and/or affiliate marketing
• Proven track record managing partnership/affiliate programs
• Strong understanding of attribution and marketing technologies
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
• Strong project management skills with high attention to detail

Nice to have

• Experience in sports, entertainment, or gaming environment
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or related field

Culture & Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (flexible except first weeks of NFL season)
• 16 weeks fully paid parental leave
• $500 home office allowance
• Connected virtual-first culture with distributed workforce
• 5% 401k match, FSA, company-paid health/dental/vision for employees and dependents