Affiliate Marketing & Partnerships Lead

Material Bank is the world's largest material marketplace for the architecture and design industry. Operating in 37 countries, our platform has become the standard for design professionals around the globe. Every day, Material Bank connects thousands of designers with tens of thousands of materials from leading brands. Material Bank is the fastest and most powerful way for design professionals to search, sample, and specify materials. About DesignShop & Samplize DesignShop and Samplize represent Material Bank's emerging consumer-focused businesses, marking an exciting new chapter in the company's growth strategy. Having successfully built a $2B-valued B2B company, Material Bank is now leveraging its deep expertise in brand relationships, advanced technology, and logistics to unlock significant growth opportunities with end consumers and renovators. Samplize, acquired as our first foray into the consumer space, provides innovative peel-and-stick samples that make paint selection easier than ever. DesignShop serves as an all-in-one platform empowering renovators at every step — from inspiration and visualization to seamless ordering of product samples across multiple categories. About the role As an Affiliate Marketing and Partnerships Lead, you will own affiliate marketing, influencer partnerships, and deal site channels across DesignShop and Samplize, driving efficient customer acquisition and measurable revenue growth. This role is critical in shaping how Material Bank reaches and converts new consumer audiences through trusted creators, high quality content, and performance driven partnerships. You will manage these channels end to end, from sourcing and negotiating partnerships to executing campaigns and tracking performance across both brands. This is an exciting opportunity to have direct impact on revenue while operating across two fast-growing consumer businesses. The right person is a commercially-driven, hands-on operator who can manage multiple partnerships, move quickly, and continuously optimize performance. You are comfortable working across both strategy and execution, with strong attention-to-detail, sharp negotiation skills, and a focus on delivering measurable results. What you'll do • Own affiliate program performance: Manage affiliate programs end to end across CJ and Refersion, including publisher strategy, commission structures, and coupon code governance. Track performance weekly, monitoring ROAS, incremental revenue, and publisher level efficiency across both brands. • Grow and optimize the affiliate partner ecosystem: Identify, onboard, and activate partners across content, deals, loyalty, and cashback categories. Set and optimize commission rates by publisher tier and manage CPA negotiations on a case by case basis. • Lead influencer and content partnerships: Source, negotiate, and manage paid influencer partnerships and link buys across bloggers, social creators, and YouTube. Structure deals across flat fee, CPA, hybrid, and licensing models, balancing reach, quality, and ROI. • Manage partner execution and relation