Sr. Marketplace Account Associate

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. Affirm proudly includes Returnly.
In the Affirm app, we're building a one-of-a-kind marketplace - bringing together consumers and merchants through discovery, unbeatable offers, and honest credit. As a Sr. Marketplace Account Associate, you will help drive the expansion of Affirm's advertising business line by managing and growing our advertising relationships with merchants who rely on the Affirm app as a performance marketing tool and source of valuable user acquisition. You will build and nurture affiliate relationships with leading online brands. You will devise strategies to improve performance, deliver insights, and drive revenue. This high-profile customer-facing role requires outstanding relationship management skills and a strong command of performance and affiliate marketing.
Your role directly impacts top-priority, company-wide goals and will influence the long-term success of the organization. More importantly, you will help build this business line from the ground up, requiring creativity, grit, influence, and an ability to navigate ambiguity.
What you'll do

• Build and nurture affiliate and advertising partnerships with leading ecommerce merchants
• Manage a portfolio of emerging merchant accounts and foster long-term relationships
• Define proactive strategies to drive revenue growth for new & long-tail merchant partners
• Provide analysis and insights to merchant partners and internal teams to drive further adoption and stronger partnership
• Serve as a merchant advocate by feeding insights and requirements into our Marketplace roadmap
• Identify, lead, and mature revenue-generating programs or services to expand monetization and deliver merchant performance

What we look for

• 2-4 years of experience in customer-facing experience in e-commerce, digital marketing, or tech environment
• Experience in performance marketing, affiliate marketing, or ad sales
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships both internally and externally
• Analytical skills with a proven ability to learn
• A curious, entrepreneurial self-starter with plenty of grit, creative thinking, and initiative, who has a deep understanding of - and empathy for - our partners' needs

Location - Remote U.S.
Grade - USA46
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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