Business Development Manager (Affiliate / SaaS / Payments) - J488

Job Description — Business Development Manager (Affiliate / SaaS / Payments)

We are seeking a highly connected and commercially driven Business Development Manager to help expand strategic partnerships across the affiliate, SaaS, subscription, digital products, AI, and payment ecosystems.

This role is ideal for someone who already understands the industry landscape, has an established network, and can build long-term relationships with fast-scaling digital businesses.

This is not a cold-calling sales role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage strategic partnerships across affiliate, SaaS, subscription, AI, mobile app, and payment ecosystems
• Build relationships with founders, advertisers, media buyers, growth teams, and platform operators
• Identify and introduce high-value business opportunities and partnership channels
• Expand the company’s network within performance marketing and digital commerce industries
• Represent the company at industry conferences, networking events, and partner meetings
• Collaborate with internal teams to support partnership onboarding and long-term growth initiatives
• Maintain strong relationships with key ecosystem players and identify new market opportunities

Ideal Background & Network

The ideal candidate already has relationships within some of the following sectors:

• SaaS companies
• Subscription and mobile app operators
• AI platforms and AI app ecosystems
• Dating and social platforms
• Digital goods merchants
• Affiliate networks
• Media buying teams
• DTC and performance marketing companies
• App publishers
• Payment processors, gateways, or acquiring ecosystems

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Business Development, Partnerships, Affiliate Marketing, SaaS, Payments, or Performance Marketing ecosystems
• Existing network within affiliate, subscription, SaaS, mobile app, or digital commerce industries
• Strong relationship-building and networking skills
• Experience attending and leveraging industry conferences and events
• Comfortable communicating with founders, advertisers, and growth teams
• Strong understanding of recurring billing and subscription business models
• Familiarity with payment processing, acquiring, gateways, chargebacks, or operational scaling is a strong advantage
• Fluent English required
• Russian, Ukrainian, or other Eastern European languages are a strong plus

Preferred Experience

Candidates with exposure to the following ecosystems and conferences are strongly preferred:

• Affiliate World
• TES Affiliate Conferences
• XBIZ
• SaaS and app growth ecosystems
• Tier-1 subscription traffic
• AI and mobile app ecosystems
• DTC scaling and performance marketing

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who already understands the ecosystem, has established industry relationships, and can create strategic introductions and long-term partnerships with scaling digital businesses.

The ideal candidate is commercially minded, well-networked, proactive, and relationship-driven rather than purely sales-oriented.