Senior Account Director, Affiliate and Influencer Marketing

Senior Account Director, Affiliate and Influencer Marketing

Team : Account Management

Location : US

This role is designed for a proven client leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, relationship management, and team leadership. The Senior Account Director will oversee a portfolio of complex, enterprise-level brands, acting as the senior point of contact and ensuring programs deliver measurable growth across affiliate, influencer, and connected channels.

The role blends strategic oversight, commercial accountability, and thought leadership serving as both a trusted partner to clients and a coach to internal teams.

Client Leadership & Engagement

• Act as the senior relationship manager for a portfolio of enterprise clients, building trust and credibility across stakeholder groups from day-to-day contacts to C-Suite.
• Deeply understand client businesses, aligning affiliate and influencer strategies with broader brand goals and marketing channels (Paid Search, SEO, PR, content, etc.).
• Anticipate risks, address challenges proactively, and act as the escalation point for complex issues.
• Deliver high-quality outputs including QBRs, strategy decks, forecasts, and executive-level presentations.

Strategic Thinking & Market Innovation

Commercial Accountability & Growth

Leadership, Coaching & Influence

Qualities of the Ideal Candidate

Experience & Skills Required

Success Measures

By 6 months

Established trusted relationships with key client contacts, delivering strategic direction and measurable outcomes across multiple programs. Coaching teams effectively, with high client satisfaction scores.

By 1 year

Delivering consistent client and revenue growth across portfolio; positioned as the go-to strategic advisor for clients. Clients actively expanding the scope of work, teams performing at a high standard, and satisfaction scores consistently 8+.

WHY ACCELERATION PARTNERS?

Acceleration Partners is the world's largest and first-to-market Partnership Marketing Agency creating and nurturing partnerships that drive exceptional measurable outcomes for their clients. Managing clients in 40+ countries, AP's global team of 300+ focuses on data-driven strategies that connect brands to the right consumers through affiliate and influencer marketing. All of our work is supported by APVision, our proprietary technology suite which leverages the largest dataset of any agency in the Partnership Marketing agency ecosystem. Serving over 200 brandsincluding household names like Amazon, Apple, Target, Google, Marriott, Coinbase, and BurberryAP's diversified team is creating what's next in the industry by building high-performing partnership marketing programs. As the only truly integrated global partnerships agency, AP prides itself on being at the cutting edge of industry developments and leveraging proven expertise to deliver unique solutions for brands seeking sustainable growth.

AP PERKS & BENEFITS - WHAT WE OFFER

Benefits may vary based on employment status or country location.

Acceleration Partners is committed to a diverse workforce and we are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants regardless of an individual's age, race, color, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.