Freelance Partnerships & Affiliate Manager

Description

Our customer is a global football predictions and insights platform covering more than 1,100 football leagues worldwide. We're building an education-first product powered by AI, statistics and football data, helping fans make more informed decisions through transparent, data-driven insights. As the client continue to expand internationally, we're looking for a freelance Partnerships & Affiliate Manager to help grow network of sportsbook partners across multiple regulated markets. This is a freelance role focused on developing and managing commercial partnerships with sportsbook operators worldwide. You'll work directly with the founder to identify new partnership opportunities, negotiate commercial agreements and manage relationships with existing operators. The role is expected to grow alongside the business, with the opportunity to become a long-term position as the commercial function expands.

Necessary skills and qualifications:

• Experience building relationships with commercial partners.
• Confident negotiating commercial agreements and maintaining long-term relationships.
• Comfortable negotiating Revenue Share, CPA and hybrid commercial structures.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Professional communication with operators and commercial stakeholders.
• Able to manage multiple partnerships simultaneously while keeping accurate records.
• Understands affiliate marketing and is motivated by building long-term revenue rather than short-term wins.
• Proactive, self-motivated and comfortable working independently.
• Highly organised and commercially minded.
• Confident communicating with senior stakeholders.

Would be a plus:

• Experience in Affiliate Marketing.
• Experience in iGaming or Sports Betting.
• Experience in Digital Partnerships or Business Development.
• Experience in SaaS Partnerships.
• Knowledge of sportsbook affiliate programmes.
• Experience working with operators across the UK, Ireland, Canada, Nordics, Africa, LATAM or UAE.

Responsibilities:

• Research and identify new sportsbook operators and affiliate programmes.
• Reach out to affiliate and partnership managers and build long-term commercial relationships.
• Identify opportunities across new markets and GEOs.
• Negotiate Revenue Share agreements, CPA deals, hybrid commercial structures, featured placements, GEO-specific agreements and promotional opportunities.
• Continually improve commercial terms as traffic grows.
• Coordinate the onboarding of new sportsbook partners.
• Collect and organise tracking links, affiliate IDs, odds APIs/XML feeds, brand assets, logos, promotional materials, GEO availability and commercial terms.
• Work with the development team to ensure operators are integrated correctly.
• Act as the primary contact for sportsbook partners, managing regular check-ins, commercial reviews, new opportunities, performance discussions and commission improvements.
• Help expand sportsbook coverage across key markets including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Nordics, Africa, LATAM and UAE.
• Identify new operators and markets that align with the company's growth strategy.
• Track and report on clicks, registrations, First Time Deposits (FTDs), Revenue Share, CPA performance and conversion rates.
• Provide recommendations to improve performance and revenue.