Connexity is a performance-marketing technology company that drives new customers and sales to retailers and generates premium earnings for content creators. Each year we deliver over $4 billion in sales to retailers and pay out industry-leading rates to publishers and influencers. With 20+ years of proven success in the US, Europe, and APAC, Connexity is a long-time ecommerce pioneer.
is the creator monetization platform and community at Connexity. For over 7 years, Connexity has served the creator community with the ShopYourLikes product and brand. Our mission at ShopYourLikes is to empower creators of all types, sizes, and backgrounds to grow their businesses and achieve financial success. Creators, brands, and retailers love us and are big winners on our platform. We drive hundreds of millions in annual sales as well as incremental new customers to our brands and retailers, helping them reach and sell to high converting audiences across social commerce. ShopYourLikes is the fastest growing division within Connexity, and we’re accelerating investment in social commerce as a key part of our overall company growth strategy. Times are exciting at ShopYourLikes!
About The Role
As we continue to scale the ShopYourLikes platform, we’re seeking a Vice President, Brand Partnerships to lead and expand our direct brand and retail advertiser relationships. This strategic leadership role will be instrumental in accelerating a key revenue stream and shaping the future of paid partnerships across SYL.
You’ll be responsible for developing and executing a robust new business strategy, cultivating high-value brand relationships, and delivering impactful performance-based solutions. We're looking for a high-energy dealmaker with deep expertise in affiliate or partnership marketing, a strong hunter mentality, and the ability to operate both strategically and tactically.
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity with visibility across the organization and the expectation to evolve into a player/coach leader as we grow the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive New Business: Own the end-to-end sales process for ShopYourLikes paid partnership solutions, targeting brand and retail advertisers.
- Establish Strategic Partnerships: Build, pitch, and close high-value opportunities by aligning our performance solutions with client goals, particularly within retail and CPG verticals.
- Leverage Affiliate Marketing Expertise: Use your deep understanding of the affiliate landscape to tailor performance-driven packages and clearly articulate ROI to prospective partners.
- Client Consultation & Growth: Act as a strategic advisor to brand partners, helping them optimize affiliate and paid partnership strategies to drive measurable revenue outcomes.
- Sales Excellence & Pipeline Management: Manage outreach, lead qualification, pipeline reporting, CRM activity, and proposal development with discipline and precision.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with campaign management, marketing, and leadership to ensure cohesive go-to-market efforts, seamless execution, and strong client outcomes.
- Represent SYL in Market: Serve as a brand ambassador at industry events, client meetings, and conferences to elevate ShopYourLikes’ presence and thought leadership.
- Inform Strategy: Provide market insights and client feedback to influence product innovation and GTM positioning.
- Deliver Results: Consistently meet or exceed quarterly revenue and pipeline goals, with a focus on sustainable, long-term client value.
- 10+ years of experience in influencer marketing, social media, or digital media sales—with a strong preference for candidates who have sold into brands and retailers within the affiliate or performance marketing space
- Proven track record of leveraging affiliate strategies to drive measurable revenue growth for brand and retail clients
- Demonstrated history of exceeding sales targets and delivering strong performance against financial goals
- Experience in a hybrid player/coach role—comfortable owning a personal book of business while also mentoring and developing junior team members
- Deep relationships and a strong network across retail and CPG industries
- Success operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments, ideally within an early-stage or rapidly evolving business unit
- Ability to adapt quickly, sell into emerging opportunities, and thrive amid changing market conditions
- Cross-functional collaborator with experience working closely with commercial leadership, legal, finance, and campaign operations to close deals and support client success
Technical Proficiency
- Strong command of Microsoft Office and Google Workspace, especially PowerPoint and Google Slides for sales storytelling and presentations
- Experience with CRM platforms such as HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar tools for pipeline management, reporting, and forecasting
- Familiarity with affiliate marketing platforms, tools, and performance analytics is a significant advantage
- Proficient in using digital contracting tools like DocuSign (or equivalent) to streamline client onboarding and agreement execution
Voted “Best Places to Work,” our culture is driven by self-starters, team players, and visionaries. Headquartered in Santa Monica, the company operates sites and business services in the US, UK, and EU. We offer top benefits including flexible time off, paid holidays, competitive comp, team events and more!
- Health Care Plans (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k Matching)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D), LTD & STD
- Paid Leave Benefits (Maternity, Paternity & Medical)
- Learning & Development Program (educational tool)
- Free Food & Snacks
- Wellness Resources
- Equity
We are committed to providing a culture at Connexity that supports the diversity, equity and inclusion of our most valuable asset, our people. We encourage individuality and are driven to represent a workplace that celebrates our differences, and provides opportunities equally across gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and all other demographics. Our actions across Education, Recruitment, Retention, and Volunteering reflect our core company values and remind us that we’re all in this together to drive positive change in our industry.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies provide notably generous paid parental leave with phased return support, extended through the parent-company framework. Family-care resources are highlighted alongside core benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO, paid holidays, and hybrid flexibility are consistently advertised. Feedback suggests employees value the ability to take time away within a supportive scheduling model.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Job postings commonly include clear pay bands across levels and functions, making offers more predictable. Transparency is reinforced by listings that pair salary ranges with equity and retirement details.
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What We Do
Connexity, a Taboola company, drives e-commerce success for 50% of the Internet’s largest online retailers. We deliver $2B in annual sales by connecting retailers to shoppers on the most desirable retail content channels. Together with our sister products Skimlinks and ShopYourLikes, we work across ecommerce: Connexity helps retailers grow through high-intent traffic from publishers; Skimlinks enables publishers to earn from affiliate content; and ShopYourLikes empowers content creators & influencers to monetise their social influence. As part of Taboola’s global network, we help partners unlock scalable growth through data-driven, pay-for-performance solutions. Connexity was acquired by Taboola in 2021.
Why Work With Us
At Connexity, we’re passionate about growth, yours and ours. As part of Taboola’s global network, we combine the energy of a startup with the scale of an industry leader. We invest in learning, promote from within, and celebrate collaboration so you can thrive, make an impact, and shape the future of e-commerce.
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