About Us
We are a mission driven wellness brand with an award winning range of collagen, blends and supplements. We started as all good businesses do, by seeing the opportunity to do things differently in a growing market. To carefully balance people, planet, and profit for the sake of the world around us and our health.
We are now shaping the future of wellness with simple daily rituals, thoughtfully and sustainably designed to support women's health. Our vision is to be the #1 wellness brand in the world, setting new standards for holistic health, sustainability and female empowerment.
As a B-Corp, Ancient + Brave meets the highest standards of social and environmental Impact. In June 2024 we have been named 5th in The Sunday Times 100 fastest-growing private companies and we have recently been recognised as one of the FT 1000: Europe's Fastest Growing Companies, 2025.
Want to be a part of a team that's shaping the future of health and wellbeing?
We'd love to have you
THE ROLE
We are looking for a Senior Affiliate Manager to architect, lead and scale our cross-market affiliate strategy, transforming a fragmented approach into a powerful acquisition channel that delivers significant revenue, grows high-value partnerships and drives meaningful sales growth.
This is a rare opportunity to build a global program from the ground up within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. You will combine sharp strategic thinking with exceptional execution, operating comfortably strategically and in delivery.
The task:
Develop a unified global approach across affiliate influencers, content partners and editorial publishers
Grow affiliate contribution from under 5% of sales to +10% by end of year
Drive reach and new customer acquisition across all markets
We're looking for a strategist and a doer; someone who is hungry to create a best-in-class global program that becomes a significant commercial growth engine for the brand.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic leadership
Build and own the global affiliate strategy across the UK, US, Germany and Spain.
Recommend and define the structure for influencer-affiliate and publisher-affiliate programs, unifying both strategy and workflows.
Identify and prioritise brand aligned partners and platforms with the highest acquisition and revenue potential across all markets
Own the affiliates budgets, forecasting, commercial modelling and CPA/commission frameworks in partnership with country marketing leaders.
Programme development & partner growth
Grow the number of high-value affiliates exponentially, focusing on:
Editorial publishers and content sites
Influencers operating on codes/links
Wellness, longevity and lifestyle verticals
Build strong relationships with key partners, negotiating commissions and terms that maximise scalable growth.
Evaluate, select and manage affiliate platforms and agencies as needed.
Programme delivery
Consolidate a fragmented approach into a streamlined and cohesive program.
Working with the agency to develop best-practice processes for partner onboarding, briefing, optimisation, payments and compliance.
Collaborate closely with e-commerce, creative, brand, influencer, paid media and local marketing teams within a matrix structure.
Implement affiliate-specific creative guidelines, content calendars and performance playbooks.
Analytics and reporting
Work with the analytics and ecomm teams to build a robust reporting framework, ensuring visibility of the following within each market:
New customers
Incremental revenue
Partner quality and contribution
Work with e-comm and marketing teams to improve attribution models and identify incrementality and optimise programme accordingly
Deliver weekly, monthly and quarterly performance reviews with insights and optimisations.
Who You Are
To be successful in this role, you will need the following skills / knowledge / experience:
Proven experience building and scaling best practice and effective affiliate programs in fast-paced e-commerce or retail environments.
Track record launching programs in multi-market settings (UK, EU + US highly desirable).
Experience with affiliate platforms such as AWIN, LTK, ShopMy is beneficial.
Deep knowledge of editorial publisher networks, influencer affiliates and content-driven acquisition.
Strong commercial acumen, with demonstrable skills in negotiation, forecasting and CPA/commission modelling.
Comfortable working in ambiguity with the ability to move quickly and autonomously.
A builder mindset: process-oriented, organised, and capable of developing new structures where required
Adept in influencing across a matrix organisation with excellent cross-functional collaboration skills
Thrives in a high-expectation, performance-led culture working at high pace.
Able to not only deliver best practice but challenge and innovate at the forefront of marketing thinking
Values sustainability, ethics and purpose consistent with our BCorp principles.
Able to zoom effortlessly between strategy and deep execution.
Energised by growth, challenge and the chance to build something exceptional
Further, to truly thrive at Ancient + Brave you will need to embody the spirit of our brand and align with our company culture. You will be:
Hungry: Ambitious, driven with a growth mindset, always seeking ways to learn, develop and be better.
Humble: No ego, collaborative team player, always acts with integrity and clear sense of accountability, aligned with our B-Corp values
High Performing - Effective. Efficient, with a solid work ethic. Always operates with self-awareness that enables them to consistently push for exceptional results—while maintaining resilience, balance, and self-care.
Hustle: Entrepreneurial. Innovative, fast-paced, great communicator. Always adept at solving problems and navigating dynamic, ever-changing situations.
Please Note:
We're not seeking recruitment support for this role at this time.
WHY JOIN US
Ancient + Brave are a community-built brand and embracing innovation and sustainability with social and environmental responsibility is at the heart of everything we do. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards when it comes to our commitment to balance profit and purpose - working with us means being part of building a truly sustainable product. We are B Corp certified and members of 1% for the Planet, committed to giving back % of all sales towards helping environmental partners, so we can work together towards a better future for our planet.
At Ancient + Brave you'll find an engaging, collaborative and inclusive work environment where your talents will be nurtured, and your contributions valued.
We provide all our team members with suitable laptop computers & headphones and our office is equipped with monitors, ergonomic chairs and sitting + standing desks. Our kitchen is fully stocked with the usual supplies as well as limitless supply of A+B products (you also get 50% off on any product you wish to purchase).
We pay a discretionary bonus based on a mix of company performance and individual contributions and review our salaries annually. Our pension contributions are ESG invested (so no pharma, weapons or other ethically questionable investments).
Our Private Medical Insurance is designed to support your health and wellbeing, providing swift access to high-quality care whenever you need it most.
Our Medicash plan offers access to specialist consultations, 24/7 Virtual GP and health screenings as well as dental, optical and complementary therapies and access to confidential support via its EAP programme.
Our Mintago platform gives employees access to financial wellbeing advice and support as well as retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes, which cover childcare, cycle to work, gym membership, groceries and mobile/tech purchase.
In addition to our regular annual holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays, we also offer one Wellbeing day to use as needed.
We offer continuous training & professional development opportunities and our team members get to enjoy complimentary nutrition and workout sessions in the office. We support a number of charities, coordinating our fund-raising initiatives for maximum impact. We hold two social events a year to come together and connect in a meaningful way.
An important note on our ways of working…
As a fast-paced scale-up, we've found that spending time together in person is hugely beneficial to the way we're needing to communicate, collaborate and drive the business forward. We've worked hard to make our new HQ (a beautiful riverside office situated in Lewes, East Sussex) an inviting and friendly environment for all of our team members and we expect any new joiner to be in the office full time.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace culture. We embrace varied perspectives and encourage creativity that knows no bounds. While most of our roles are advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time setup where appropriate.