Poki

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Poki, an Amsterdam-based tech scale-up, is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to strengthen its content catalog and grow its game developer community. This role involves building strategic partnerships with talented game developer teams globally, sourcing and signing new games, and customizing deal terms. The manager will also develop and execute business development tactics, optimize acquisition channels, and represent Poki at industry events. The ideal candidate combines a passion for games with strong negotiation skills and an analytical approach to identify promising opportunities, contributing to the growth of Poki's platform which reaches over 90 million monthly players.

Are you ready to build the future of web games?We are Poki! An Amsterdam based tech scale up. With our dedicated team of 60, we are on a mission to create the ultimate online playground: a platform for play where players and game developers come together to play and create. We are the global market leaders in web games with our platform Poki.com, reaching more than 90 million monthly players on all devices.📱 🖥The popularity of the web as a destination for games is growing rapidly, and so is our platform. To strengthen our content catalogue and grow our game developer community, we are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager.<h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">About the role:</h3>The games on our platform are created by our thriving developer community of over 500 independent game developer teams from all over the world (such as Blumgi 🇫🇷, Sybo 🇩🇰, ZnK Games 🇮🇳 and Fingersoft 🇫🇮 ). By working closely together we are turning small web games like Level Devil (1B+ social media impressions) and Vortella’s Dress-Up (100M plays) into global hits, played by millions of fans every single day.As our Business Development Manager, you will build strategic partnerships with the most talented game developer teams and relevant industry partners. You combine a great feeling for games and industry trends with outstanding people skills, and enjoy the thrill of generating new business in a growing and competitive niche.<h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">Your challenge:</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">From indie developers to some of the most successful game studios of the past decade: source and sign games and developer teams that will launch the next hit on Poki. Support those game developers by offering them our competitive deal terms, customising them according to their ambitions and needs.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Develop and execute business development tactics that fit Poki’s position as market leader on the web. Be creative with finding new acquisition channels, optimise the return-on-investment of the existing ones, with the goal to increase awareness and impact.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Bring experience and leadership to the team. Help team members to make the right trade-offs and collaborate with various departments and stakeholders to drive business development efforts.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Be the face of our platform - attending industry events like GDC, Pocket Gamer Connects and Gamescom. You are a web games advocate in the industry, and inform our internal product roadmap with the insights you gained in the industry.</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">You:</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Have 8+ years experience in the gaming industry and a proven track record in negotiating custom deals, from prospecting to dealmaking.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Combine a gut feel for games with an analytical approach in order to identify promising games and talented game developers, and thrive in a collaborative environment.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Have a passion for games and helping game developers be successful, allowing them to focus on what they love most: creating awesome games.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Have an open mind to different cultures, and are able to do engage with a wide range of partners - from young hobbyists to C-level executives.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Thrive in a community defined by personal connections, a growth mindset and trust.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Like travelling and are able to do so on a regular basis in order to grow our global game developer community.</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">Bonus:</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">You have worked in the casual gaming market.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">You have experience as a speaker at industry events.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">You are based in Amsterdam, or willing to relocate.</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">Why work at Poki:</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Direct impact on the experience of our team, both hybrid and at the office, and on our community of 500+ game developers.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">A lot of personal responsibility and freedom, plus the chance to work together with a diverse, international, talented and self-motivated team.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Play is how we learn; we make sure everyone is being challenged and and offer an annual training budget.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">When you grow, we grow: build your career at a fast growing tech scale up. Many members of our team have been with us since their internships and are now in senior roles.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">We care about our team, and your wellbeing matters. We have a dedicated colleague who focuses on a variety of wellbeing initiatives from regular check-ins with everyone to bi-weekly massages at the office.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">An opportunity to connect with colleagues through work retreats, drinks every Thursday and team activities.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">A full-time contract (36-40 hours/week) and a competitive salary - we value our teams’ skills and experiences.</li></ul>Are you passionate about games and want to work on growing our community of talented game developers? Do you enjoy working side by side with creative and innovative people across the globe? And do you know your way around in the game developer industry?Then please apply!

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<h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">About Rippling</h2>Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.Rippling is the first way for businesses to manage all of their HR & IT—payroll, benefits, computers, apps, and more—in one unified workforce platform.By connecting every business system to one source of truth for employee data, businesses can automate all of the manual work they normally need to do to make employee changes. Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can just click a button and set up a new employees’ payroll, health insurance, work computer, and third-party apps—like Slack, Zoom, and Office 365—all within 90 seconds.Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B from the world's top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Bedrock, and Greenoaks—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes (#12 out of 500). 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At the heart of this ecosystem is Employee Records, a foundational element that powers not only HR products but also integrates seamlessly with every product to deliver a unified, cohesive experience.The HRIS (Human Resources Information Systems) team plays a critical role in managing all aspects of employee data, including hiring, onboarding, offboarding, and transitions. The team's mission is to ensure the correctness and completeness of employee records, which serve as the backbone of Rippling’s ecosystem.HRIS operates at the forefront of Rippling’s growth, building new products at high velocity to support expansion into new verticals and customer segments while maintaining the integrity of data. As the entry point for any new customer or product integration, the HRIS team is pivotal to delivering Rippling’s vision of a unified platform for modern workforce management.<h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">HRIS Product Verticals</h3>HRIS Flows Experience: Focused on creating simple, intuitive workflows that empower Rippling's customers to manage employee data seamlessly.HRIS Flows Infrastructure: Provides the scalable backbone for all flow products, prioritizing reliability, data integrity, and performance at scale.HR Applications: Develops essential tools and interfaces for customers to view, manage, and interact with employee data effectively.Org Management: Enables the creation and maintenance of company structures tailored to organizations of all sizes and complexities.We are seeking a visionary and hands-on Staff Engineers to join our Rippling HRIS team. 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The candidate should be proficient in coding with languages such as Python, Golang, and Java, and experienced in handling systems with millions of users.<h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">Key Responsibilities</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Architect and Lead: Design, develop, and maintain internet-scale, highly distributed systems and scalable services for the Rippling HRIS team.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Hands-On Coding: Actively participate in coding and code reviews, using languages such as Python, Golang, and Java.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Technical Leadership: Provide visionary technical leadership, setting the direction for engineering best practices and the adoption of advanced technologies.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Mentorship: Mentor and support engineers across the organization, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and technical excellence.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">System Design: Architect systems capable of handling millions of users simultaneously, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">API Development: Design and implement clean, modularized abstraction APIs and programmatic APIs for both end users and engineers, including Backend for Frontend (BFF) systems.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Storage Solutions: Design and implement Analytical systems that encompass both analytical (e.g., Presto, S3, Snowflake) and transactional (e.g., MySQL, Aurora, MongoDB) systems. 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