Responsibilities

• Manage and grow our portfolio of affiliate and publisher partners as the primary point of contact
• Recruit, vet, and onboard new partners — networks, direct publishers, and media buyers
• Negotiate commission structures, payout terms, and placements
• Track partner performance daily: volume, lead quality, conversion, and return rates by source
• Cut or fix underperforming and non-compliant traffic sources quickly
• Reconcile monthly partner payables with accounting
• Keep affiliate creative and traffic compliant with lending advertising regulations

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in affiliate marketing, partnership management, or performance marketing.
• Experience managing and growing affiliate, publisher, and media buying partnerships.
• Proven ability to recruit, vet, onboard, and maintain high-performing affiliate partners.
• Strong negotiation skills with experience establishing commission structures, payout terms, and placement agreements.
• Experience monitoring partner performance metrics, including lead volume, lead quality, conversion rates, return rates, and ROI.
• Ability to identify, troubleshoot, and remove underperforming or non-compliant traffic sources.
• Knowledge of affiliate marketing compliance, lending advertising regulations, and industry best practices.
• Experience reconciling partner invoices and monthly payables with accounting teams.
• Hands-on experience with affiliate tracking platforms and performance reporting tools.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets for reporting, reconciliation, and data analysis.

Preferred

• Background in consumer lending, financial services, insurance, or other regulated industries preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision. Up to 20 days PTO plus paid holidays. Hybrid schedule with a minimum of 3 days per week in our Oakbrook Terrace office.