Partnership and Affiliate Manager

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30-5:00 Pacific Time

Hybrid Position: Onsite 1-2 days a week, as needed

Exempt Salary Range: $90,000-$130,000. Position eligible for additional incentives including bonus, 401(k) match, health and welfare benefits, amazing culture, growth opportunity and more!!

Location: San Diego, CA (La Jolla/UTC)

National Funding is continuing to grow and has a great opportunity for a Partnership and Affiliate Manager. National Funding is a financially strong, very stable, and fast growing fintech company in the La Jolla/ UTC area. As a Partnership Manager, you will oversee and grow client relationships across multiple verticals. Your primary focus will be on managing our affiliate and partnership marketing program, while also exploring potential opportunities for broader partnership growth. The right candidate is driven, analytical, and adept at identifying growth opportunities through data analysis. This position will report to the Senior Director, Digital Marketing.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Manage the day-to-day relationships of affiliate and publisher partners to optimize growth
• Plan, implement, and optimize programs to achieve desired outcomes
• Analyze program performance metrics and make data-driven recommendations for continuous improvement
• Track and report on channel and partner performance
• Collaborate with partners on growth strategies
• Oversee the affiliate network platform, identifying issues and working as a liaison between internal technical and analytics teams and product support for integration and troubleshooting
• Monitor market, competitors, and industry to identify opportunities and position our brands in market accordingly
• Prospect new partnership opportunities using existing relationships and analytical tools
• Negotiate and structure partnership agreements to maximize mutual benefit and drive revenue growth
• Stay on top of emerging affiliate marketing and industry trends to evaluate new management approaches or technologies

An Ideal Candidate Looks Like This:

• A proven track record driving revenue growth through affiliate marketing programs in financial services or related industries
• Strong analytical skills and ability to make data-driven decisions
• Balanced skill set including analytical, interpersonal, and technical abilities
• Strategic thinker with proficiency in analyzing market trends
• Knowledge of analytics/reporting tools and methodologies (e.g. SimilarWeb, Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, etc.) and the ability to derive insights from large datasets
• Proven experience managing multiple payout models including Rev-Share, CPA, CPC, and CPL and effectively optimizing revenue streams and maximizing KPIs across diverse compensation structures
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Clear understanding of affiliate tracking models, tools, and platforms (Impact Radius, CJ)
• Bachelor's degree or higher (background in Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Marketing, or a related discipline preferred but not required)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data-driven digital marketing

Physical Demands:

• Working in a temperature-controlled office environment
• Sitting at a desk for long periods of time while viewing multiple computer screen monitors
• Potential lifting of boxes around 5-10lbs

Why National Funding?

• Growing, successful company preparing to almost double in size over the next three years (this is your opportunity to get in on the ground floor)
• Positive, energetic, passionate, business casual environment with management who committed to your success
• Fantastic benefits package including a 401(k) match
• Numerous employee events throughout the year, including our annual traditions such as a Day at the Del Mar Racetrack, Holiday Party, Employee and Family Picnic, sporting events and more.

National Funding serves the small business community. Since 1999, we have provided more than $3 billion in funding to over 50,000 customers to support their working capital and equipment financing needs. We are one of the country's largest private providers of small business loans, having funded more than $3 billion to help small businesses grow. Our personal approach helps strengthen small business owners and we pride ourselves on being a resource they can trust. We are believers in small business owners.

National Funding is an Equal Opportunity Employer.