Affiliate Specialist

About Us
SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people's lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market, and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 3,600+ associates, the company's products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.
Affiliate & Partner Marketing Executive /
Specialist - Spain & Italy
About the Role
SharkNinja is the company behind the hugely successful Shark and Ninja brands. Our mission is to delight consumers with innovative products and positively impact people's lives every day, in every home around the world.
We now have an exciting opportunity for an Affiliate Specialist to join our Central Europe DTC team, with a focus on the Spanish and Italian markets. We are looking for a driven specialist with strong Affiliate & Partner Marketing experience in Spain and Italy to help execute and scale our strategy in line with our ambitious DTC trading and growth objectives.
Reporting into the Head of Affiliate & Partner Marketing (Central Europe), you will be responsible for the day-to-day execution and optimization of the affiliate channels, with the mission to manage affiliate programs, optimize sales initiatives, and accelerate growth with key partners across Spain and Italy.
This role will execute and adapt the affiliate and partner plan, while planning and delivering promotions and growth initiatives across the region.
The ideal candidate will be based in our Milano office in Italy OR our Madrid office in Spain based on current location.
What You'll Do:

• Execute and optimize the affiliate strategy for Spain and Italy to drive DTC revenue growth.

• Manage the AWIN affiliate network in close collaboration with AWIN Account Managers, ensuring best-in-class execution and performance.

• Identify, onboard, and manage affiliate partners including publishers such as influencers, cashback, voucher, content- & tech partners, price comparison sites, CPC cooperations etc.

• Negotiate commercial terms and conditions with the affiliate network and individual affiliate partners to maximize performance and profitability.

• Plan and execute affiliate campaigns, promotions, and growth initiatives together with affiliate partners and the network.

• Manage creatives, offers, commissions, and ongoing communication with publishers within the affiliate network.

• Monitor performance against KPIs, analyze trends, and continuously optimize the channel.

• Attend meetings and prepare regular performance reports, insights, and recommendations for internal stakeholders.

• Build and maintain strong, profitable relationships with key affiliates while diversifying the publisher and vertical mix.

• Collaborate closely with eCommerce, Marketing, Performance, Social, and Creative teams to support overall business objectives.

• Support SharkNinja product launches, key trading moments, and the testing of new growth opportunities.

• Contribute to regional and global best practices, processes, and continuous improvement initiatives within the affiliate channel.

Administration

• Own day-to-day affiliate platform and network management.

• Create promotional codes and manage sample send-outs, commission adjustments, campaign setups, sales validations.

• Brief, coordinate, and manage banner and creative requests for campaigns and exclusive affiliate cooperations.

• Ensure accurate tracking, attribution, product feeds, and smooth technical execution across all affiliate activities.

• Manage budgets, onboard vendors, coordinate contracts with Legal as well as relevant invoice coordination.

What You'll Bring

• 1-3+ years of experience in affiliate marketing, partner marketing and/or performance marketing.

• Strong understanding of affiliate marketing strategies, networks, platforms, and top publishers in Spain and Italy.

• Hands-on experience managing affiliate networks (AWIN experience preferred).

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and optimize performance.

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, comfortable working with external partners.

• Proactive, self-motivated, and results-driven, thriving in a fast-paced, international environment.

• Commercially minded with a creative, test-and-learn approach.

• Fluency in both Spanish and Italian is preferred; fluency in at least one of the two is required, along with strong English skills.

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Our Culture
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What We Offer
We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what's possible. When you join, you're not just part of a company-you're part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won't just launch products-we'll disrupt entire markets.
At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja's innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
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