Senior Marketing Analytics Manager - Affiliates

At Tilt (formerly Empower), we see a side of people that traditional lenders miss. Our mobile-first products and machine learning-powered credit models look beyond outdated credit scores, using over 250 real-time financial signals to recognize real potential. Named among the next billion-dollar startups, we're not just changing how people access financial products — we're creating a new credit system that backs the working, whatever they're working toward.

Tilt is looking for a high-acumen and impactful business analyst leader to join our rapidly growing fintech startup and drive continued growth for our core business—including Cash Advance, the Thrive line of credit, and more. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on customer acquisition while working closely with cross-functional teams across marketing, product, and operations. As part of the Marketing team, you will focus on onboarding and managing affiliate channel relationships, collaborating across teams to assess the impact of marketing strategies, and leading strategic planning to continuously unlock partner and channel impact.

• Drive Growth: Leverage analytical and strategic expertise to scale Tilt’s core portfolio by optimizing existing channels and forging new partnerships to achieve aggressive revenue and customer acquisition goals, utilizing strategic communication to influence stakeholders, exercising sound judgment, and negotiating high-value affiliate agreements.

• Cultivate Strategic Relationships: Foster enduring, trust-based relationships to drive consistent performance, ensure partner retention, and maintain alignment with Tilt’s goals.

• Advance Strategic Affiliates Roadmap: Develop and execute a long-term affiliate marketing roadmap, aligning with Tilt’s business objectives to expand market reach, diversify partner networks, and drive sustainable growth.

• Ensure Operational Excellence: Drive operational excellence by delivering on commitments to partners and internal stakeholders, establishing robust processes such as new data constructs for seamless affiliate tracking, and building scalable affiliate operations from zero to maturity to support long-term growth and efficiency.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including:

  • Credit: to align on acquisition strategies..

  • Product: to enhance customer experience with through our onboarding process.

  • Data Infrastructure: to maintain data quality for accurate analytics and reporting.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Finance, or a related field.

• Experience: 4+ years of industry experience in business analytics, preferably within financial services or fintech, with a focus on driving performance through affiliate channels/strategic partnerships.

• Technical Skills: Advanced analytical proficiency, experience with SQL, Python, or data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker) for campaign optimization and reporting.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams to align affiliate strategies with broader business goals.

• Problem-Solving and Communication: A structured approach to problem-solving, with the ability to distill complex affiliate marketing challenges into clear, actionable strategies and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders.

• Preferred Qualifications: Experience leading key functions at a bank, fintech, or related industry, with a track record of driving measurable results/growth.

1. Initial recruiter call: A conversation to learn about your experience and what you're looking for in your next role.

2. Hiring manager interview: A deeper discussion about your background and approach to solving challenges.

3. Skills panel: Meet with Tilt team members to discuss your expertise and problem-solving approach through real-world scenarios.

4. Leadership conversation: A conversation with our CEO to discuss our mission and how you could contribute to it (and how we can help you achieve your career goals along the way).

Don’t meet every qualification? We care about potential over your past. If you're bringing ambition and drive to what we're building, we want to hear from you.

• Virtual-first teamwork: The Tilt team is collaborating across 14 countries, 12 time zones, and counting. You’ll get started with a WFH office reimbursement.

• Competitive pay: We're big on potential, and it's reflected in our competitive compensation packages and generous equity.

• Complete support: Find flexible health plans at every premium level, and substantial subsidies that stand up to global standards.

• Visibility is yours: You can count on direct exposure to our leadership team — we’re a team where good ideas travel quickly.

• Paid global onsites: Magic happens IRL: we gather twice yearly to reconnect over shared meals or kayaking adventures. (We’ve visited Vail, San Diego, and Mexico City, to name a few.)

• Impact is recognized: Growth opportunities follow your contributions, not rigid promotion timelines.

We're looking for people who chase excellence and impact. Those who stand behind their work, celebrating the wins and learning from the missteps equally. We foster an environment where every voice is valued and mutual respect is non-negotiable — brilliant jerks need not apply. We're in this together, working to expand access to fair credit and prove that people are incredible. When you join us, it's not just another day at the [virtual] office, you're helping millions of hardworking people reach better financial futures.

You’re pushing ahead in your career? We can get behind that. Join us in building the credit system that people deserve.