Affiliate Marketing Executive

<h2>About Lendable</h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money.<strong> </strong>We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start:</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">One of the UK’s most exciting unicorns with a team of over 800 people</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Among the<strong> fastest-growing tech</strong> companies in the UK</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Profitable since <strong>2017</strong></p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Backed by top investors including <strong>Balderton Capital </strong>and<strong> Goldman Sachs</strong></p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Loved by customers</strong> with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/lendable.co.uk"><u>Trustpilot</u></a>)</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch:<strong> loans, credit cards and car finance</strong>. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks <strong>with dated systems and painful processes.</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>Join us if you want to</h2><ol style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Take ownership: </strong>you are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Work in small teams of exceptional people:</strong> Lendies are relentlessly resourceful. We challenge the status quo to solve problems and find smarter solutions</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Build the best technology in-house</strong>: we use new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting</p></li></ol><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>About the role</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">We’re entering a once-in-a-company moment: a major step-change in our D2C marketing investment, a full rebrand of the company and product under the Zable brand, and a marketing function being built out at pace under a newly-appointed CMO. This is one of the most exciting marketing builds in UK fintech right now, with the financial strength, customer base, and product depth to back it up.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Finding and signing new affiliate and influencer partners is the core of our growth engine going forward, and we’re building the team to power it. We’re looking for an Affiliate &amp; Influencer Acquisition Executive whose core mission is sourcing brand-new partners — not just managing the ones we already have. Reporting to a Head of Growth Partnerships, you’ll own the full new-partner funnel end-to-end: mapping affiliates and influencers we don’t work with yet, running outbound outreach, and negotiating CPA or fixed-fee deals structured so every partnership delivers measurable, incremental customer acquisition.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This is an acquisition-first partnership seat: you’ll spend as much time prospecting and pitching new affiliates and influencers as you do modelling payback economics. If you think in CPA, fixed-fee and incremental CAC as naturally as you think in relationships, this role is built for you.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>What we're looking for:</h2><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Essential:</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Proven track record sourcing and closing brand-new affiliate or influencer partnerships from scratch this is a new-business role, not just account management</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• 2-3+ years in affiliate marketing, acquisition or performance marketing roles for a consumer brand</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Fluent in core acquisition performance metrics – CPA, fixed-fee, LTV, ROI and</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">blended CAC and confident structuring CPA or fixed-fee deals that guarantee incremental acquisition</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Working knowledge of channel economics: payback period, cohort behaviour, and how partnership spend compares against other acquisition channels</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Direct experience running affiliate and/or influencer partnership end to end, including commercial negotiation (not just relationship management)</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Track record of running activations end-to-end and delivering measurable results</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Strong account / relationship management skills</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Comfortable with the data — channel economics, attribution and ROI</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Highly organised and detail-oriented — you can run multiple activations in parallel</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Strong commercial communicator — you can hold your own with senior partners</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Demonstrable use of AI in your workflow</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Desirable:</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Experience in fintech or financial services</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Experience with sport, entertainment, media or large brand sponsorships</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Experience with an affiliate network or tracking platform (e.g. Impact, Awin, CJ, Partnerize, Income access) and reading platform-level reporting unassisted</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Experience building an affiliate or influencer programme from 0 to 1 in a consumer brand</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>You’re a good fit if you’re:</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• An experienced affiliate marketer who has sourced new customer-acquisition channels, not just managed existing ones</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• A natural relationship-builder — partners trust you, and so does your team</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Commercially literate first, relationship-led second – you measure success in growth, not vanity</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Data-fluent – you build your own view on what’s working from raw performance data, not just a dashboard summary</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Hands-on and resourceful — you make things happen</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Curious about AI and how it changes the partnerships discipline</p><h2><strong>What you'll be doing</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>New Partner Acquisition:</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Proactively map the affiliate and influencer landscape to identify new partners who can drive incremental customer acquisition</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Run outbound outreach and pitch new affiliates and influencers, building and working a pipeline of prospective partners</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Negotiate and close new commercial deals primarily CPA or fixed-fee structured so every new partner is measurably incremental</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Own onboarding and activation of every new partner, from signed deal through to first live campaign</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Commercial &amp; Performance:</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Negotiate commercial terms with affiliates, influencers and sponsorship partners —</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">prioritising CPA and fixed-fee structures that tie partner pay to genuine incremental</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">customer acquisition — and know which model fits each partner</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Own the unit economics of every live partnership: track CAC by channel and partner against LTV, and flag anything trending the wrong way before it becomes a budget problem</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Build and maintain the channel-economics view that lets the team compare partnership spend against other acquisition channels</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Manage affiliate network/platform relationships (tracking, reconciliation, payout accuracy) and be the first port of call when number don’t match</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Activation:</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Run sponsorship and partnership activations end-to-end — brief, plan, ship, measure</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Manage the day-to-day with partners: planning, comms, escalations</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Coordinate across creative, growth, lifecycle and legal</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Affiliate Management:</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Own the affiliate relationship from first contact — be the trusted operator they call</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">first, from outreach and onboarding through to ongoing management</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Manage budgets and timelines across activations</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Spot opportunities to expand existing partnerships based on their performance data</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Performance &amp; Optimisation:</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Track partnership performance against targets — CPA, CAC, LTV, ROI, Rev Share payout</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Build the playbooks and tooling that scale the function, including standard commercial terms by partner type</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Use AI to scale research, brief-writing and reporting</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Cross-functional:</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Partner with creative on activation assets</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Partner with finance and legal on contracts and accruals and commission reconciliation</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">• Report on partnership performance to the Head of Growth Partnerships, with the numbers to back every recommendation</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>Life at Lendable</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Winning team: </strong>the opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Flexible working: </strong>flexible approach tailored to each role. Hybrid roles require three days in-office weekly; fully remote roles include regular opportunities for in-person connection through socials and off-sites</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Socials &amp; connection: </strong>opportunities and events to come together, socialise, and get to know each other beyond the office walls</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Health coverage:</strong> support for your physical and mental wellbeing, including private health cover</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Retirement &amp; savings:</strong> long-term financial wellbeing through retirement savings plans</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Employee referral programme:</strong> earn a competitive bonus when you refer successful new team members</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Office meals &amp; snacks:</strong> enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, plus complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locations</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Sustainable commuting:</strong> cycle-to-work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes available in select locations</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><em><strong>Please note:</strong> The availability and details of specific benefits vary by location and role. For more information, please speak to your Talent Partner.</em></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Check out our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://blog.lendable.co.uk/"><u>blog</u></a>!</p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>