Responsibilities

• Own and scale Runpod's affiliate program end to end, taking over agency-managed relationships (Advertise Purple, FNF) as those contracts wind down and bringing affiliate management fully in-house.
• Strengthen relationships with existing high-performing affiliates through proactive outreach, better communication, and improved support.
• Monitor affiliate performance and program health (signups, fraud signals, engagement) in PartnerStack, our platform of record, and partner with Marketing Ops to keep tracking and attribution accurate.
• Continuously test and refine commission structures, tiering, and incentives (challenges, competitions, utilization-based kickbacks) to maximize both signups and program integrity.
• Complete the transition of the existing influencer program from one-off, impressions-measured sponsorships into a performance-based motion inside the affiliate program.
• Build a repeatable process for finding new creators across YouTube, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, Discord, and other platforms who reach developers, AI/ML practitioners, and technical builders.
• Partner with DevRel to surface creators and community members already engaging with Runpod through hackathons, meetups, and community programs as a sourcing pipeline for the affiliate program.
• Evaluate and prioritize creators on audience fit, reach, and content quality rather than follower count or impressions alone.
• Build relationships with promising creators and bring the right ones into the affiliate program with properly structured, signups-and-revenue-based incentives.
• Design and pitch partnership concepts (challenges, giveaways, co-branded content, creator takeovers) built to maximize organic reach and shareability.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in affiliate marketing, influencer or creator partnerships, community, or growth marketing, with direct ownership of a program end to end.
• Proven track record of finding, recruiting, and managing affiliates or creators.
• Comfort with incentive design and creator economics.
• Experience with affiliate platforms (PartnerStack, Awin, or similar).
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Analytical skills, comfortable pulling and interpreting performance data without hand-holding.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with content, growth, and sales in a fast-moving environment.
• Genuine fluency in internet and creator culture, you know what makes content spread and can spot a good creator before they blow up.
• Successful completion of a background check.

Preferred

• Experience marketing a developer tool, cloud infrastructure, or B2B SaaS product.
• Familiarity with the AI/ML ecosystem and ability to speak credibly to a technical audience.
• Experience coaching non-marketer employees on content and personal brand, or amplifying executive/founder content on behalf of a marketing team.
• Experience with HubSpot or similar CRM and analytics platforms.
• Comfort working in a lean team where ownership is broad and ambiguity is the norm.

Benefits

• Meaningful medical, dental & vision plans.
• Flexible PTO- take the time you need to recharge.
• Most roles are remote work first with an inclusive, collaborative teams utilizing slack as the main form of internal communication.
• $1,200 Home Office & Equipment Stipend- We set you up for success from day one with gear and support to create your ideal workspace.