Affiliate Partnerships Manager – Sales Closer

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. Manage and strengthen existing affiliate relationships .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing affiliate relationships and consultative business sales, with a strong focus on tracking sales pipelines and coaching team members. Proficient in CRM usage and capable of leading presentations and meetings to drive partner engagement and sales success.

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Affiliate Relationship ManagementConsultative Business SalesCRM ProficiencyTeam Coaching and ManagementPresentation and Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Sales Cycle ManagementPipeline TrackingObjection HandlingPartner RecruitmentSales Process Improvement

Soft Skills

Relationship ManagementClear CommunicationSound JudgmentIndependent WorkCoaching

Tools & Technologies

HubSpotCRM Software

Industry Keywords

Affiliate PartnershipsVirtual Assistant ServicesAI ServicesConsultative Business ServicesSales Coaching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and strengthen existing affiliate relationships
Recruit and onboard new referral partners
Build partner plans and explain services and referral processes
Track partner activity, qualified referrals, pipeline, and resulting sales in the CRM
Participate in partner meetings, presentations, webinars, conferences, and other in-person events
Manage qualified opportunities from discovery and qualification through proposal, follow-up, and closing
Explain the value of VA staffing and approved AI services and involve technical or delivery specialists when needed
Maintain current CRM opportunities, communicate realistic forecasts, and hand closed clients to delivery teams
Directly manage assigned closers and incoming affiliate support staff
Set expectations, coach calls and follow-up, review pipeline, and address performance gaps
Help recruit, assess, and onboard team members
Coordinate with appointment setters on qualification, appointment quality, follow-up, and handoffs
Improve team sales processes and reporting
Provide limited occasional support for approved client sales coaching engagements
Report affiliate opportunities, qualified pipeline, and sales results

Requirements

What you’ll need

Candidates must be based in the United States
Full-time availability during US Central-aligned business hours
Travel to approved conferences and other in-person business events is required
Demonstrated experience developing business referral, affiliate, channel, or similar partner relationships and turning them into qualified opportunities
Proven ability to personally close consultative business sales, handle objections, and manage follow-up through the full sales cycle
Practical experience coaching or managing salespeople and holding a small or developing team accountable
Strong relationship management and clear written and verbal communication
Confidence leading video calls and presentations
Good CRM habits and comfort tracking partner activity, pipeline, sales results, and next steps
Sound judgment, reliable follow-through, and ability to work independently while respecting budgets, delivery limits, and other teams’ responsibilities
Confidence building relationships in person and willingness to travel for approved conferences and other business events
Experience in staffing, virtual assistant services, AI services, or another consultative business service is helpful
HubSpot experience is helpful
External client coaching experience is helpful, not required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance incentives for affiliate channel results, including qualifying business from managed partners when another closer handles the sale
Performance incentives for personal closing of qualified opportunities from affiliates and other approved company channels
Performance incentives based on the performance of assigned closers and affiliate support team
Complete written incentive structure, including rates, targets, sales credit rules, and payment timing, provided before offer acceptance
Travel arrangements and expense coverage to be discussed during hiring and confirmed before offer acceptance