Affiliate Marketing Manager

About The Role

Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies headquartered in the US to the top of the list.

Pattern accelerates brands on global ecommerce marketplaces leveraging proprietary technology and AI. Utilizing more than 66 trillion data points, sophisticated machine learning and AI models, Pattern optimizes and automates all levers of ecommerce growth for global brands, including advertising, content management, logistics and fulfillment, pricing, forecasting and customer service. Hundreds of global brands depend on Pattern’s ecommerce acceleration platform every day to drive profitable revenue growth across 60+ global marketplaces—including Amazon, Walmart.com, Target.com, eBay, Tmall, TikTok Shop, JD, and Mercado Libre. To learn more, visit pattern.com or email press@pattern.com.

Pattern has been named one of the fastest growing tech companies headquartered in North America by Deloitte and one of best-led companies by Inc. We place employee experience at the center of our business model and have been recognized as one of Newsweek’s Global Most Loved Workplaces®.

What Is A Day In The Life Of An Affiliate Marketing Manager?

Research and reach out to potential affiliates and creators across marketplace platforms (Amazon, Walmart, and others)

Build, launch, and manage affiliate campaigns, including setting and monitoring budgets

Serve as a brand-facing point of contact, providing regular reporting, strategy, and program updates to partners

Monitor overall affiliate program health and budgets across marketplace retailers and proactively flag issues

Build and grow affiliate networks, crafting messaging and strategies to engage affiliates

Use affiliate platforms such as Levanta and Impact (or similar tools) to manage campaigns across retailers

What Will I Need To Thrive In This Role?

2-5+ years of relevant marketing experience, ideally in affiliate marketing, marketplace management, or an agency setting

Hands-on experience with marketplace affiliate programs such as Amazon or Walmart

A clear understanding of how affiliate programs function: building affiliate networks, creating campaigns, and managing budgets

Strong executive and business presence, with the polish and terminology to represent Pattern directly to brand partners face-to-face

Proven ability to multitask and manage a high volume of brand accounts at once (agency experience managing 40+ accounts is a plus)

Familiarity with affiliate platforms like Levanta or Impact is a bonus, though not required — these are learnable on the job

Background in CPG, pharmaceuticals, vitamins/minerals/supplements, or beauty is a plus (not required)

Background in Amazon advertising a plus

What Does High Performance Look Like?

You build strong, trusted relationships with your brand partners and are seen as a reliable point of contact

You independently manage a large, varied portfolio of brands and proactively monitor and resolve program health issues

Some examples might include these:

You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner

Ability to work cross functionally between both internal and external teams

You give 100% to all tasks and projects you are given

You will take full ownership of your projects and follow through to completion

What Is The Team Like?

You will work alongside other members of the Marketplaces team, and be managed by our Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager. This team is data driven and results oriented. You will collaborate regularly with members of your team to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members.

Sounds Great! What’s The Company Culture?

We are looking for individuals who are:

Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.

Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.

Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.

Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

What Is The Hiring Process?

Initial phone screen with Pattern's talent acquisition team

Screening interview focused on general marketplace understanding and business acumen

Topgrading interview with the hiring manager

Final round and professional

Reference Checks

Executive approval

Offer

How Can I Stand Out As An Applicant?

Speak specifically to your experience with marketplace affiliate programs (Amazon, Walmart, etc.) — not just social/creator platforms

Share data or examples of managing a high volume of brand or client accounts at once

Highlight your business acumen and comfort presenting directly to brand partners/clients

Mention any experience with CPG, pharma, vitamins/supplements, or beauty brands, or with affiliate platforms like Levanta or Impact

Additional information

Why should I work at Pattern?

Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the ecommerce industry! We are a company full of talented people that evolves quickly and often. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern community. We also believe in having fun and balancing our lives, so we offer awesome benefits that include:

• Unlimited PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Onsite Fitness Center
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Casual Dress Code
• Competitive Pay
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• 401(k) match. Pattern matches 100% of the first 3% in eligible compensation deferred and 50% of the next 2% in eligible compensation deferred.

Pattern provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.