VP, Affiliate Marketing

# VP, Affiliate Marketing Acceleration Partners Remote
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Affiliate Manager role at Acceleration Partners, covering affiliate, creator / influencer.## At a glanceVPAffiliate

Creator / influencer

InfluencerP&L ownership## What you'd own
* Lead, Manage, and Hold Your Team Accountable:
* Partner closely with Executive Leadership to shape the long-term vision and operating model for affiliate delivery at Acceleration Partners
* Collaborate with Account Directors / Client Retention and Expansion team to ensure delivery quality supports strong client outcomes
* Partner with Sales on new business strategy, RFPs, and affiliate-led pitches
* Partner with Marketing to develop AP's affiliate delivery point of view and go-to-market positioning
* Lead the definition and rollout of the affiliate team structure of the future, evolving processes, operating rhythms, and best practices as the organization scales## What they ask for
* Proven ability to set vision and translate it into consistent operational execution
* Commercially minded with deep understanding of agency economics and P&L management
* 10+ years of combined affiliate marketing and client services or agency experience
* Proven track record owning and scaling a business line, practice area, or large client portfolio
* Experience leading Managers and cross-regional teams across multiple geographies
* Strong understanding of how affiliate integrates with influencer, retail media, and broader partnership marketing## About the roleVP, Affiliate Delivery

LOCATION:

The VP, Affiliate Delivery position is a remote, work-from-home role, as are all positions at Acceleration Partners (a structure central to our culture and vision to change the work/life paradigm). Some travel is required for client meetings, internal meetings, conferences, and other events. Candidates should be based in the U.S., with a preference for the Central or Eastern time zones.

The Role VP, Affiliate Delivery The VP, Affiliate Delivery at Acceleration Partners owns both the vision for and the outcomes of our affiliate client services organization. This role is responsible for a) defining how affiliate program delivery is structured, resourced, and executed at AP, and b) driving the commercial and operational performance of the department. This is both an internally and externally focused role;

as the VP, Affiliate Delivery will own the P&L for the affiliate delivery organization, they will be expected to drive success across both top and bottom line metrics. This is a build role as much as a run role: the VP is expected to help refine and build the affiliate team structure of the future, not simply operate the structure already in place.

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Job Responsibilities Lead, Manage, and Hold Your Team Accountable:

Owns the performance and culture of a large, globally dispersed affiliate client services organization. Sets and models the standard for leadership at every level, developing a deep bench of managers who coach, retain, and elevate their teams. Drives succession planning with intentionality, proactively identifying and developing the next tier of leaders. Addresses underperformance directly and early, holding the wider leadership team accountable for doing the same.

Gives direct, respectful feedback instead of letting issues sit, and holds every manager in the org to that same standard. Builds an environment aligned to AP's values where team NPS scores are strong and high-performers choose to stay and grow.

Resource Allocation, Management, and Profitability:

Serves as final decision-maker on department headcount, hiring, promotions, and compensation. Owns department margin by working closely with Finance, Operations, and People to manage utilization, staffing plans, and scope-of-work pricing. Sets the expectation that capacity is maximized before new hires are approved. Continuously identifies structural efficiencies, new revenue opportunities, and ways to deliver better client outcomes without adding cost. Ensures target margin percentages are met consistently.

Says no to work that would strain margin or team capacity without a clear strategic payoff, treating not all revenue as equally worth taking on.

Superior Client Satisfaction:

Deeply invested in client happiness as a direct reflection of delivery quality. Works closely with Account Directors and…