Business Development Associate (Analyst)

AppLovin
Berlin, Germany
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in performance marketing and digital strategy within the Consumer or e-Commerce industry.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in performance marketing and DTC business models who can act as strategic advisors to clients
    — “Leverage a strong consultative sales approach to engage with CMOs, Heads of Marketing, and key decision-makers.”
  • Individuals who have worked with Shopify and can analyze large data sets to identify performance trends
    — “Experience with Shopify and direct-to-consumer (DTC) business models.”
  • Professionals with a background in consumer brands and a demonstrated interest in technology and data-driven decision-making
    — “Proven interest in technology. Whether you’re an early adopter of gadgets, or an Excel whiz, or took a computer science class in school and loved it...”

Things to consider

  • Onsite presence in Berlin is mandatory, which may limit remote flexibility or international candidates.
    — “Please note that this role requires onsite presence at our Berlin office.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to act as a trusted advisor to brands and optimize campaigns using data insights.
    — “Act as a trusted advisor to your portfolio of Consumer brands, ensuring long-term success and growth.”
  • Emphasize your experience with mobile advertising platforms and the ability to represent the company at industry events.
    — “Represent AppLovin at industry events and conferences to build brand awareness and identify new opportunities.”
  • Showcase your analytical skills with examples of identifying actionable patterns from large data sets.
    — “Demonstrated experience in handling large data sets, with a strong ability to analyze complex data...”
  • Demonstrate your understanding of customer behavior analytics and how it drives business outcomes.
    — “Strong understanding of key performance KPIs, attribution models, and customer behavior analytics.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Proactively contacted new and existing Consumer and eCommerce partners
  • Represented AppLovin at industry events
Typical background
2+ years of experience in performance marketing, media buying, or digital strategy in the Consumer or eCommerce industry

Skills & requirements

Required

Performance MarketingMedia BuyingDigital StrategyClient OnboardingCampaign OptimizationCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

EcommerceFintechMeal DeliveryRide HailingVideo Streaming

Stack & domain

Performance MarketingMedia BuyingDigital StrategyAnalyticalResults-focusedConsultative SalesE-commerceFintechMeal DeliveryRide HailingVideo Streaming

About the role

Original posting from AppLovin via Greenhouse

About AppLovin

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers. The company provides end-to-end advertising solutions for businesses to reach, monetize and grow their global audiences. For more information about AppLovin, visit: www.applovin.com.

To deliver on this mission, our global team is composed of team members with life experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that mirror our developers and customers around the world. At AppLovin, we are intentional about the team and culture we are building, seeking candidates who are outstanding in their own right and also demonstrate their support of others.

About AppLovin’s Consumer Team

We are powering the next wave of consumer growth. Specializing in performance advertising, we help global brands and leading consumer apps across verticals such as e-Commerce / DTC, fintech, meal delivery, ride hailing, video streaming and more achieve profitable growth by connecting them to over 1 billion daily users across thousands of the world’s top mobile games apps. This scale is driven by Axon (https://axon.ai), AppLovin’s advertising platform, which enables businesses of all sizes to find their ideal customers and maximize ROI.

AppLovin’s global team combines people from different backgrounds and perspectives, united by a shared ambition to always pursue excellence and win together in a fast-moving market. We are intentional about the culture we are building and seek candidates who are outstanding in their own right while remaining deeply committed to the success of others.

About the Role

We are seeking a driven, analytical, and results-focused BD Associate to join our fast-paced and expanding Consumer team. This is a unique opportunity to shape a new business line from the ground up and work at the intersection of performance marketing and business development within the rapidly growing Consumer space.

In this client-facing role, you’ll partner with Consumer brands to unlock growth by leveraging AppLovin’s marketing platform. You’ll build strong relationships with key stakeholders, help them optimize campaigns, and lead strategic initiatives that drive business outcomes. You’ll also work closely with AppLovin leadership and product experts to evolve our eCommerce advertising solution and drive adoption in the market.

Please note that this role requires onsite presence at our Berlin office.

Responsibilities

Proactively contact new and existing Consumer and eCommerce partners to pitch, onboard, and scale their usage of AppLovin’s platform.

Leverage a strong consultative sales approach to engage with CMOs, Heads of Marketing, and key decision-makers.

Act as a trusted advisor to your portfolio of Consumer brands, ensuring long-term success and growth.

Define and analyze metrics to ensure success for our strategic partners.

Set up and grow campaigns by analyzing data, testing ideas for creative ad sets, and proactively optimize toward performance targets.

Become an expert on AppLovin’s mobile advertising products for Consumer brands.

Represent AppLovin at industry events and conferences to build brand awareness and identify new opportunities.

Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams including Sales, Product, and Data Science to drive client success and shape go-to-market strategies.

Basic Qualifications

2+ years of experience in performance marketing, media buying, or digital strategy in the Consumer or eCommerce industry.

Strong understanding of key performance KPIs, attribution models, and customer behavior analytics.

Experience with Shopify and direct-to-consumer (DTC) business models.

Demonstrate outstanding analytical ability and strategic grasp of the “big picture”.

Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Exceptional communication skills and clearly able to communicate concepts and ideas, and ask tough questions.

Excellent attention to detail and highly organized.

Flexible team-player who can use drive, creativity, and initiative to move the organization forward.

Demonstrated experience in handling large data sets, with a strong ability to analyze complex data and identify actionable patterns to drive strategic decision-making and optimize client outcomes.

Proven interest in technology. Whether you’re an early adopter of gadgets, or an Excel whiz, or took a computer science class in school and loved it, we are a high tech and big data company where you will constantly have the opportunity to contribute business and product ideas.

Preferred Qualifications

BA/BS degree with a strong academic record.

Familiarity with Facebook Ads Manager, Google Ads, TikTok Ads, Google Analytics, or other digital marketing platforms. 

Experience with full-funnel media buying, conversion rate optimization (CRO) tactics, incrementality tests, and lifecycle marketing.

Mobile experience and knowledge of the mobile advertising landscape.

A basic understanding of programming or scripting.

Understanding of models for intelligent decision making, such as game theory, chess, or poker.

AppLovin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicant here.

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Source: AppLovin careers (Greenhouse)

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