Partner Development Manager (PDR)

Summary

Levanta is a creator affiliate platform for modern e-commerce that connects brands, creators, publishers, and marketplaces. The Partner Development Manager will grow Levanta’s agency partner network by sourcing, recruiting, and onboarding agency partners, managing the top of the partner funnel, and coordinating handoffs to the Partner Management team.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prospect agencies (affiliate, influencer, and ecommerce marketing agencies) that fit Levanta's partner profile
• Run outbound recruitment motions: cold outreach, discovery calls, and pitching Levanta's value proposition to partners
• Manage a smooth handoff of qualified agency partners to Levanta's Partner Management team, including clear documentation of goals, context, and expectations
• Maintain a healthy pipeline and accurate forecasting in the CRM (HubSpot)
• Track and report on outbound metrics: activity levels, pipeline volume, conversion rates, and ICP fit
• Gather market feedback from agencies to help shape Levanta's partner program, incentives, and positioning

Skills

• 1+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, agency sales, or channel development, ideally in affiliate marketing, influencer marketing, or ecommerce
• A track record of sourcing high-quality partnership or agency leads through outbound prospecting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable running consistent, high-volume outbound outreach
• Experience working cross-functionally with account/partner management teams to hand off qualified leads cleanly
• Familiarity with the affiliate marketing, creator economy, or Amazon/ecommerce seller landscape is a strong plus
• Self-directed and comfortable in a fast-paced, remote-first startup environment
• CRM fluency (HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar)
• Must have a permanent address in one of our hub states: California, Florida, New York, Ohio, Utah, Texas, Michigan, Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, DC, or Maryland
• Existing relationships with affiliate, influencer, or ecommerce marketing agencies
• Experience at an affiliate network, SaaS platform, or marketplace business
• Background in Amazon, Shopify, or Walmart seller ecosystems

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 1+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, agency sales, or channel development, ideally in affiliate marketing, influencer marketing, or ecommerce
• A track record of sourcing high-quality partnership or agency leads through outbound prospecting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable running consistent, high-volume outbound outreach
• Experience working cross-functionally with account/partner management teams to hand off qualified leads cleanly
• Familiarity with the affiliate marketing, creator economy, or Amazon/ecommerce seller landscape is a strong plus
• Self-directed and comfortable in a fast-paced, remote-first startup environment
• CRM fluency (HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar)
• Must have a permanent address in one of our hub states: California, Florida, New York, Ohio, Utah, Texas, Michigan, Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, DC, or Maryland

Nice to Haves

• Existing relationships with affiliate, influencer, or ecommerce marketing agencies
• Experience at an affiliate network, SaaS platform, or marketplace business
• Background in Amazon, Shopify, or Walmart seller ecosystems

Benefits

• A dynamic and supportive work environment where innovation and creativity are encouraged.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Open vacation and sick policy, take the time you need.
• Opportunity for professional growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding startup.
• A culture that values diversity, inclusion, and the impact of every team member on our success.