Sr. Affiliate Compliance Specialist

About Us HighLevel is an AI-powered business operating system that gives agencies, entrepreneurs and SMBs the infrastructure to build, automate and scale. Today, HighLevel supports SMBs across 150+ countries, fueling community-driven growth rooted in real customer outcomes. To date, businesses operating on HighLevel have generated over $7 billion in ecosystem value, demonstrating the impact of shared infrastructure at scale. By centralizing conversations, automation and intelligence into one system, we help businesses move faster, reduce complexity and execute efficiently. Behind the platform, HighLevel powers more than 4 billion API hits and 2.5 billion message events daily. With 250 terabytes of distributed data, 250+ microservices and over 1 million domain names supported, our architecture is built for performance, resilience and long-term scalability. Our People With over 2,000 team members across 10+ countries, HighLevel operates as a global, remote-first organization built for speed and ownership. We value initiative, clarity and execution, creating space for ambitious people to build systems that support millions of businesses worldwide. Here, innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated and people come first, no matter where they call home. Our Impact Every month, HighLevel enables more than 1.5 billion messages, 200 million leads and 20 million conversations for the more than 1 million businesses we support. Behind those numbers are real people building independence, expanding opportunity and creating measurable impact. We’re proud to be a part of that. Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel or Blog Posts Who You Are You are a highly accountable, detail-driven professional who takes ownership of complex and sensitive decisions. You are comfortable operating both alone and collaboratively and understand the responsibility that comes with serving as an escalation point for affiliate channel policy, legal and compliance matters. You approach ambiguity with discipline and sound judgment, gathering facts methodically and weighing risk before recommending or making decisions. You are trusted to handle confidential information, maintain objectivity, and act in the best interest of the company and the long-term health of the affiliate channel. You work effectively across departments — including Affiliate, Legal, Support, and Investor Relations — and are capable of balancing competing priorities and perspectives. You communicate clearly, document thoroughly, and understand that your work directly impacts risk exposure, partner relationships, and business outcomes. What You’ll Do: Own the affiliate channel escalation process, serving as the primary decision driver for compliance-related issues and a key stakeholder in legal, investor relations, and affiliate policy situations Actively investigate potential affiliate violations by gathering evidence, auditing traffic sources, and validating promotional methods Drive cross-functional reviews with Affiliate, Legal, Finance, and Investor Relations teams to align on risk assessment and outcomes Serve as the final escalation point for affiliate-related compliance issues originating from Customer Support and Product Support teams Be able to advocate for and strongly recommend enforcement decisions, including warnings, restrictions, or removal from the affiliate program Provide clear guidance to Product Support Manager to ensure teams are aware on how enforcement decisions should be communicated to customers and affiliates, including approved rationale and boundaries Proactively monitor affiliate activity and identify emerging risk patterns before they escalate Execute detailed traffic audits to determine source legitimacy, compliance with policy, and overall quality Run point on miscellaneous legal and compliance tasks tied to affiliate activity, ensuring timely follow-through and resolution Produce clear, defensible documentation that supports decisions and stands up to internal and external scrutiny Build and refine repeatable workflows for escalation, investigation, and enforcement as the affiliate channel scales Continuously improve how affiliate risk is identified, assessed, and resolved to protect revenue, brand trust, and legal exposure What You’ll Bring 5+ years of experience in affiliate marketing, compliance, trust & safety, risk analysis, operations, or a legal-adjacent role Strong investigative and analytical instincts Demonstrated experience evaluating policy-driven or compliance-related issues and supporting decisions that carry business or legal risk Hands-on experience reviewing, auditing, or investigating activity within a digital channel (affiliate, performance marketing, payments, platforms, or marketplaces) Proven ability to synthesize information from multiple sources (data, documentation, stakeholder input) and arrive at clear, defensible conclusions Experience working cross-functionally with teams such as Affiliate, Legal, Finance, Investor Relations,, or Operations Strong written documentation skills, including the ability to clearly and professionally explain findings, risk factors, and recommended actions when handling sensitive or confidential matters Comfort taking ownership of outcomes and following issues through to resolution, even when decisions are complex or unpopular Working knowledge of affiliate marketing practices, traffic sources, and common risk vectors (or demonstrated ability to quickly develop this expertise) The salary range for this position is $84000 to $120000 Annually Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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