Hybrid German Speaking Affiliate Manager

at Alpha Talent Solutions - Joelle Borg

• Job title: German Speaking Affiliate Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Tableau
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Msida, Malta

About the role

• Affiliate Manager responsible for managing and scaling affiliate partnerships in Malta. Requires experience in iGaming and fluency in English and German.

Responsibilities

• Source, vet and onboard high potential affiliates; run proactive outreach and close tailored deals (CPA/RevShare/Hybrid CPL to FTD, tiered pricing, minimum performance safeguards).
• Build a healthy pipeline by vertical and market (CH/TR), expanding into emerging sub channels (content sites, odds portals, Telegram/Discord communities, streamers).
• Drive activation plans for new partners (first 90 days playbooks) and re activation plans for dormant ones.
• Administer affiliate platforms (e.g., NetRefer): tracking setup, postbacks/pixels, promo codes, attribution rules, validations, and creative asset libraries.
• Own monthly reconciliations and payments with Finance: verify stats, handle discrepancies, apply clawbacks/traffic quality filters and fraud flags.
• Maintain program terms & conditions and SOPs; raise product/BI requests to improve tracking accuracy and reporting granularity.
• Monitor and optimize core KPIs daily/weekly: Unique Clicks, REGs, FTDs, NGR (primary), plus eCPA/eCPL, retention %, ARPU/LTV, churn, chargebacks and fraud rate.
• Build insightful dashboards and partner scorecards; run cohort and source mix analysis; design and evaluate A/B tests on incentives, landers, creatives and funnels.
• Prepare QBRs with top partners and internal stakeholders; translate insights into clear actions.
• Negotiate win win structures, exclusives and seasonal boosts (sports calendars, casino events) while protecting unit economics and traffic quality.
• Deliver timely communications and creative packages; run joint calendars, promos and content plans tailored to DE/TR audiences.
• Represent the brand(s) at key industry events (SBC, SiGMA, iGB Affiliate) to drive partner acquisition and brand visibility.
• Ensure all affiliate activities adhere to brand guidelines, responsible gaming messaging and market specific restrictions for CH/TR.
• Proactively monitor placements and claims; manage takedowns, blacklists and audit trails.
• Collaborate with Risk/Payments to detect and reduce bonus abuse, fraud and multi accounting.
• Partner closely with Acquisition, Media Buying, CRM/Retention, Product, Compliance/Legal and CS to synchronise offers, comms, funnels and incentives.
• Provide market feedback to Product and Content.

Requirements

• 3–6+ years experience in affiliate management within iGaming (casino/sportsbook); demonstrable success scaling FTDs and NGR profitably.
• Market experience in Switzerland and/or Turkey (or DACH/TR adjacent) strongly preferred.
• Fluent English and German languages.
• Strong negotiation and relationship building skills; confident communicator (written/verbal) with the ability to write clear partner comms and compelling pitches.
• Hands on mastery of affiliate and analytics tooling: NetRefer, GA4, MMPs (AppsFlyer/Adjust), data viz (Tableau/Power BI/Looker), Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, lookups).
• Solid understanding of attribution, tracking and postback logic; comfortable troubleshooting pixels and UTMs.
• Proven ability to analyse data and convert insights into actions; disciplined in documentation and SOP creation.
• High integrity with a compliance first approach and strong brand safety instincts.
• Based in Malta or willing to relocate; availability for occasional travel (events/partner visits).