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Affiliate Relationships Manager

Owns and scales the affiliate marketing channel end-to-end while supporting broader strategic partnerships. Requires 4-6 years in affiliate or performance marketing with strong analytics and relationship management skills.

95k – 125kChicago, ILPartnershipsHybrid4+ YOE

About the role

What You’ll Do

Affiliate Program Operations & Analytics

  • Serve as the primary point of contact and relationship owner for the entire portfolio of affiliate relationships
  • Manage end-to-end program operations including affiliate onboarding, contract execution, and payout processing
  • Own affiliate-level analytics such as tracking CPFA, customer segment distribution, revenue contribution, and ROI across the full portfolio
  • Identify optimization levers within existing relationships and execute on them
  • Scout, evaluate, and onboard affiliates across influencers, publishers, investor education companies, financial content creators, and adjacent platforms
  • Build and maintain the operational infrastructure that makes the program scalable by standardizing tracking, documentation, onboarding processes, and reporting cadences
  • Interact cross-functionally with Legal and Compliance on content and contract approvals, Marketing on campaigns and creative assets, and Data on customer quality measurement and reporting

Strategic Partnership Support

  • Provide coordination and execution support on larger strategic partnerships
  • Manage cross-functional coordination for select partner workstreams, keep stakeholders aligned and deliverables on track
  • Help develop partner-facing materials and maintain relationship infrastructure as needed

Who You Are

  • 4-6 years of experience in affiliate marketing, performance marketing, or partnership-driven growth with demonstrated track record of scaling programs and delivering measurable results
  • Excellent communicator and natural relationship manager who builds trust easily and can represent the company professionally across a range of relationship types
  • Strong analytical skills and proficiency with data analysis and performance optimization
  • Comfortable operating in fast-paced, cutting edge environments ideally in a startup or growth-stage company where structure is being developed and new ideas are being tested on an ongoing basis
  • Experience using affiliate management platforms such as Impact Radius is a plus but not a requirement
  • Having a network within the fintech, retail brokerage, futures or financial media space that you can activate quickly is a plus but not a requirement
  • Familiarity with FINRA/NFA compliance requirements is a plus but not a requirement
  • Must be willing to obtain SIE and Series 7 licenses upon hire if not already acquired

Compensation & Benefits

  • Performance Bonuses
  • Stock Purchase Options
  • Medical/Vision/Dental Benefits
  • 401k Plan
  • 20 Paid Vacation Days (plus an additional paid vacation day the month of your birthday!)
  • 10 Paid Sick Days
  • Gym Membership Reimbursement
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Pet Insurance
  • Wellness & Mental Health Programs
  • Charitable Donation Matching
  • Two Paid Volunteer Days Off
  • Daily catered lunch when in the office
  • Full kitchen with snacks and beverages
  • In-building gym
  • Shuttle to/from Metra

Skills

Affiliate MarketingPerformance MarketingPartnership ManagementData AnalysisRoi TrackingContract ManagementImpact RadiusFinra ComplianceNfa ComplianceSeries 7

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