Business Development Associate

About AppLovin

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers. The company provides end-to-end software and AI 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.

Fortune recognizes AppLovin as one of the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area, and the company has been a Certified Great Place to Work for the last four years (2021-2024). Check out the rest of our awards HERE.

About AppLovin’s eCommerce Team

AppLovin is the market leader in performance advertising for mobile games. In 2024, we expanded into the ecommerce space, enabling brands to reach 150M+ U.S. daily active users in a variety of mobile games—scale that rivals the largest social platforms. In Q4, we reached a $1 billion annual run rate in gross advertiser spend in the ecommerce category alone.

Learn more about our fast-growing ecommerce beta: https://ecomm.applovin.com/

AppLovin's global team is composed of team members with life experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that mirror our customers around the world. 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 the Role

We are seeking a driven, analytical, and results-focused Analyst, Business Development to join our fast-paced and expanding eCommerce 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 eCommerce space.

In this client-facing role, you’ll partner with eCommerce 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.

Responsibilities

• Onboard eCommerce brands to our platform and educate them on AppLovin’s eCommerce growth solution.
• Understand what matters most to your partners and drive an action plan for their growth.
• Set up new campaigns for success by leveraging best practices for creative and performance targets.
• Define and analyze metrics to ensure success for our eCommerce partners.
• Become an expert on AppLovin’s mobile advertising products for eCommerce brands.
• Partner with the broader AppLovin Business Development team in the region.

Basic Qualifications

• 1-3 years of professional experience.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in related fields.
• Self-starter and eager to learn.
• Demonstrate outstanding analytical ability and strategic grasp of the “big picture”.
• Exceptional communication skills and clearly able to communicate concepts and ideas
• Have experience prioritizing competing demands.
• 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

• Experience in the e-commerce space and brand operations.
• A basic understanding of programming or scripting.
• A basic understanding of image and video editing software.
• Understanding of models for intelligent decision making, such as game theory, chess, or poker.

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