Affiliates Lead German speaker

Our client a well established yet growing provider within the iGaming field is looking for a German speaking Affiliate Lead to join their team in Malta.

The Affiliate Lead is responsible for driving scalable growth through the development and execution of the companys affiliate marketing strategy. This role focuses on building managing and optimising a high-performing affiliate network leveraging data-driven insights to maximise revenue and fostering strong partnerships across key mark ets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the companys global affiliate strategy aligned with overall acquisition and growth objectives.
• Identify and onboard high-value affiliate partners networks and traffic sources
• Monitor industry trends competitor activity and emerging affiliate opportunities integrating insights into strategy and execution.
• Oversee the day-to-day management of affiliate programs across multiple brands and territories.
• Ensure effective tracking attribution and optimisation of affiliate campaigns.
• Constinuosly test and optimise commision models creatives and landing pages to maximise performance.
• Build manage and grow strong relationships with key afiliates networks and strategic partners.
• Negotiate commercial agreements commission structures and excusive deals.
• Represent the company at industry events conferences and networking opportunities.
• Own and manage the affiliate marketing budget ensuring strong ROI cost efficiency.
• Monitor analyse and report on affiliate performane metrics identifying opportunitieis for growth and optimisation.
• Ensure compliance with financial targets and forecast future performance.
• Lead mentor and develop the affiliates team to achieve growth and performance targets.
• Foster a high-performance results-drive and collaborative team culture.
• Work closely with acquisition CRM product and compliance teams to align affiliate activities with broader business goals.
• Collaborate with creative and content teams to ensure high-performing marketing assets.
• KPI ownership: Affiliate revenuw and growth CPA ROMI Affiliate contribution to FTDs/Registrations partner retention and activation rates.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Marketing Business Administration Digital Marketing Economics or related field.
• 5 years of experience in affiliate marketing or performance marketing with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to build and scale affiliate programs.
• Deep understanding of affiliate marketing models platforms and tracking technologies.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Proven experience in partner management and commerical negotiations.
• Leadership and team management skills with the ability to develop high performing teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Budget management forecasting and financial planning skills.
• Excellent communication presentation and reporting skills.
• Bilingual or native level of German language as well as proficiency in English.
• Strong knowledge of compliance and regulatory considerations in affiliate marketing.