Affiliate Marketing Manager; Fluent in Portuguese

Location

The Strategic Partner Growth Manager (Brazil) is a remote, work‑from‑home position. Candidates must reside in the U.S. or Mexico, hold a valid passport, be able to travel internationally, speak fluent Portuguese, and may also be fluent in Spanish. Some travel is required for client meetings, internal meetings, and conferences.

Acceleration Partners is seeking an experienced Strategic Partnership Development Manager with business development/account management experience to support the growth of the new Strategic Partner Growth department and focus on Brazil/LATAM affiliates. The candidate will join client calls to pitch high‑value opportunities, provide strategic insights, track progress toward goals, and proactively manage the top 10 partners for their respective clients. A “how‑not‑if” mentality, action‑oriented approach, and effective questioning are critical.

• Publisher Performance:
  Contribute to client growth through creation of high‑potential relationships and publisher optimization.
• Performance and Placement Trackers:
  Follow client‑approved processes for paid placements and partner optimizations.
• Subject Matter Expert in Client Verticals and Partner Relationships:
  Serve as a trusted resource across partners and client verticals; lead conversations to share insights and add value.

• Proactive Research:
  Identify and recruit high‑quality partners with strong revenue potential based on client needs; use tools such as APVision and Similar Web.
• Written and Verbal Communication:
  Communicate clearly and engagingly, ask relevant questions during publisher interactions to vet opportunities, and manage day‑to‑day communication with top publishers regarding paid placements and optimization.
• Initiative:
  Proactively identify and execute opportunities and optimizations across the program to drive revenue growth.

• Relationship Management:
  Optimize opportunities with top publishers on behalf of the client and act as a true extension of the client's business.
• Budget Management:
  Identify and act on opportunities that drive client growth while maintaining a healthy ROI.
• Time Management:
  Demonstrate exceptional calendar and time management skills.

• Alignment to Client Strategy and Goals:
  Participate in engagement kickoff calls and ongoing calls, ask appropriate questions, and understand client goals and KPIs.
• Creation and Ongoing Ownership of Partner Strategy:
  Create a plan for recruitment and/or paid placement initiatives, including timelines, implementation, negotiation, campaign set‑up, and communication with partners.
• Strategy Pivots:
  Adapt to change, pivot strategies to reach client goals, set expectations and new goals if not achievable, and communicate confidently and professionally.

• Client Education and Alignment:
  Ensure clients have all necessary information to make informed decisions and clearly articulate the value of each opportunity.
• Persuasiveness:
  Demonstrate intellectual curiosity, challenge the status quo, pitch innovative opportunities, and ground proposals in data and client metrics.
• Publisher Vertical and Client Knowledge:
  Maintain deep knowledge of publisher verticals, address client questions, and identify opportunities.
• Tenacity:
  Dig into the reasons behind rejections, push back appropriately, and propose alternatives.

• Strong aptitude for identifying digital strategies based on publisher business models in Brazil and wider LATAM.
• Network of affiliate marketing relationships in LATAM.
• Ability to quickly develop new relationships that can recruit brand‑to‑brand and unique partners.
• Self‑starter with strong internal motivation to hit targets.
• Experience with enterprise brands and deep understanding of their business and media challenges.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of performance and acquisition marketing.
• Demonstrated history of managing partnerships that required moving complex decisions through organizations.
• Track record of commercial sales, success, and winning the support of senior stakeholders.
• Data‑driven…