Us Region Merchant Services Manager
Current*Consistently drove multiple millions of dollars in sales revenue to affiliate partners and over half a million in commission QoQ, with an avg. blended commission rate of 4.5% across 24 client loyalty programs.*Guide the development and implementation of the clients' affiliate loyalty program for the US region. This includes day-to-day management of affiliate programs, recruiting affiliates, negotiating commission rates, managing on-site placements, and deploying client newsletters.*Serve as a point of contact for clients’ strategic affiliate program questions, support weekly client calls as subject matter expert, oversee merchant reporting, and manage resulting follow-up questions.*Foster strong relationships with external affiliate network merchant account managers (Rakuten, CJ, Impact Radius, AWIN, Pepperjam & Partnerize), acting as the main point of contact for any queries or concerns.*Analyze affiliate performance and provide reports to internal stakeholders, highlighting key metrics and insights. Develop strategic program plans and present resulting data-driven insights and recommendations to clients.*Support Head of Merchant Services with strategic (Tier 1) online and CLO merchant relationships in the Americas by delivering regional insight and expertise. *Develop annual marketing offers plan for the Americas, using this plan as the basis for supporting client marketing campaigns within the region.*Develop and implement strategies to engage and motivate affiliate merchant partners, encouraging increased participation and performance through strategic partnerships. *Work closely with internal teams across the globe to align merchant offers with client marketing calendars.*Manage campaign approval process with merchants for all client communication placements.*Oversee support inquiries raised by the customer support team and escalate within Collinson and/or the client as appropriate.