Head of Affiliates
LeoVegas View all jobs
- Sliema, Malta Island
- Permanent
- Full-time
The ideal candidate combines strong commercial leadership, deep analytical capabilities, and a global perspective, with the ability to turn complex market dynamics into clear strategic actions.YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:Strategic Leadership & Performance
- Lead the global affiliate channel with full accountability for revenue, profitability, and strategic direction.
- Define and communicate a long-term vision for the department, ensuring strong alignment with business objectives.
- Provide clear guidance on deal models and commercial strategies in a fast-changing landscape, ensuring competitiveness and market readiness.
- Drive continuous improvement of KPIs, dashboards, and performance frameworks to support decision-making and resource allocation.
- Manage a large and diverse team (13-15 FTE + dotted-line reports), ensuring high standards of execution, collaboration, and professional growth.
- Build a culture of accountability, ownership, and speed, enabling teams to operate effectively across office-based and remote setups.
- Support the integration of a “cluster-first” mindset, enabling consistent execution across different geographies.
- Oversee all affiliate deal structures (CPA, Hybrid, RevShare, media buy, PPC, influencer, networks), and drive innovation by incorporating new partnership models when needed.
- Lead negotiations with strategic partners, ensuring optimal commercial outcomes and long-term sustainability.
- Guide market teams in forecasting, budgeting, and performance optimization across all regions.
- Collaborate closely with Country Teams, Brand, Paid Media, Product, BI, and Compliance to align affiliate performance with broader marketing and business priorities.
- Ensure that cross-department processes are data-driven, business-oriented, and scalable.
- Oversee the correct application of attribution, compliance, and internal governance processes, ensuring they are followed consistently and pragmatically.
- Promote a clear understanding of regulatory environments across markets and ensure affiliate activity complies with all business and legal requirements.
- 7-10+ years in affiliate marketing within the iGaming industry, covering multiple regions and portfolio sizes.
- Proven track record in managing multimillion-euro budgets and delivering revenue growth.
- Strong commercial and sales experience, with the ability to negotiate complex deals and manage high-value portfolios.
- Experience leading medium-to-large teams across international markets.
- Solid understanding of attribution logic, performance metrics, and the dynamics of regulated environments.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis.
- Experience with affiliate management systems (e.g., NetRefer or similar).
- Familiarity with analytics and BI tools (GA4, Tableau/Power BI).
- Strong quantitative skills for KPI modeling, forecasting, and performance evaluation.
- High accountability and strong ownership mindset.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity in fast-moving markets.
- Strength in coaching, motivating, and growing teams at different seniority levels.
- Resilience and adaptability in a rapidly evolving industry landscape.
- Hybrid work policy
- 4 weeks of Workation (T&C apply)
- Well-being allowance to support your active lifestyle
- Private health insurance
- Discounts across a range of retailers, gyms, bars & restaurants
- We offer an employee assistance program that can provide help and guidance during challenging moments.
- For non-Malta residents, we offer a relocation package with 3 weeks of accommodation and flights.
Would you be a good fit for the Leo Pride - give us a roar!**As our company working language is English, we'd like to see your CV in English, please**