Growth Marketing Manager, Italy - Affiliate/Influencer Marketing

About The Opportunity We are looking for a highly motivated and resourceful Growth Marketing Manager to join our team and lead our expansion in the Italian market. This role is ideal for a results‑driven professional who is eager to manage complex external partnerships and drive user acquisition while maintaining a high‑impact, operational mindset across all performance marketing channels. You will join a high‑performance team where you will be expected to manage everything from strategic negotiations to technical troubleshooting in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities Influencer and Affiliates Marketing: primary focus on defining, optimising and executing our Affiliate and Influencer marketing strategy, ensuring total alignment with business goals and local market nuances; manage day‑to‑day operations of the Italian Affiliate and Influencer network, including pipeline building, relationship management, negotiation, and performance optimisation; conduct data‑driven research and analysis to support decision‑making and provide insights needed to scale channel performance; own reporting of channel performance, key insights, and strategic plans during weekly and monthly growth steering meetings; help define and improve partnership‑tracking, attribution, and payout/budgeting processes for the Italian market; ensure content compliance and internal rules and controls processing.

Growth Marketing: identify and execute ad‑hoc growth initiatives to drive user and revenue growth; develop and manage co‑marketing campaigns with strategic business partners to expand reach and acquire new audiences; plan and coordinate offline growth initiatives, including traditional media placements, displays, and event activations; lead social media collaborations with key partners to increase brand visibility and engagement; coordinate content creation with external experts and speakers to build public brand awareness and thought leadership; proactively identify and execute new growth opportunities and experimental initiatives that support overall marketing and business objectives.

Qualifications

Foundation:

5+ years of experience within high‑paced marketing agencies or performance marketing roles, demonstrating a resourceful and versatile marketing background.

Specialised Experience:

At least 2 years of direct experience managing Affiliate and Influencer Marketing programs.

Market Mastery:

Proven track record of independently building and scaling new partner relationships within the Italian market.

Data Excellence:

Proficiency in data visualisation tools (Tableau, Looker, PowerBI) and advanced Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data modelling) to audit partner performance and attribution models.

Commercial Grit:

Demonstrated ability to negotiate and structure diverse commercial deals, including CPA, CPL, fee structures, and commission tiers.

Linguistic Fluency:

Professional fluency in Italian is required; fluency in English is essential for collaboration with our international team.

Plus:

Experience in fintech or banking is a significant advantage.

Partner Management – Proven ability to build, maintain and scale relationships with affiliates, agencies and influencers.

Analytical Mindset – Strong ability to work with data, track KPIs and extract actionable insights to drive strategic decisions.

Strategic Thinking – Ability to translate high‑level business goals into actionable partnership initiatives within a local market context.

Operational & Independent Problem‑Solver – Highly operational mindset with the ability to diagnose and solve day‑to‑day issues such as tracking discrepancies or conversion funnel blocks.

Project Management – Strong organisational skills to manage multiple campaigns and partner contracts simultaneously.

Communication – Excellent written and verbal communication in both Italian and English, with a talent for effective negotiation and clear presentation of results.

Benefits

Competitive personal development budget.

Work‑from‑home budget.

Discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation.

Premium subscription on personal N26 bank account, plus subscriptions for friends and family.

Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.

High degree of autonomy and access to cutting‑edge technologies.

Friendly team of diverse peers across nationalities and backgrounds.

Relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

We’d love to see your application even if you don’t meet 100% of the criteria.

Equal opportunities for all. At N26, we believe our strength lies in our people and the varied perspectives they bring. We strive to build diverse teams that drive innovation and business success, welcoming applications from all genders, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities, neurodiversities and ages. We are committed to providing an excellent and accessible candidate experience and will accommodate any requirements so that the hiring process works for you.

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