European Publisher Sales Director at Tapjoy in London, United Kingdom

About Tapjoy

A SF-based Private company, Tapjoy (www.tapjoy.com) is the leader in discovery, engagement, and monetization services for mobile applications. The company's turnkey in-app advertising platform helps developers, agencies and brands acquire cost-effective, high-value new users, drive engagement within their applications, and create incremental income by providing an ad-funded payment method. The Tapjoy network spans over 10,000 apps and 280 million global consumers on iOS, Android and other emerging mobile platforms, delivering more than 1 million advertising actions per day to app developers and advertisers. Tapjoy is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Silicon Valley, London and Tokyo.

Tapjoy has amazing track record of growth during the last few years and has been profitable since 2010.  There is entrepreneurial dynamics, upside of a start-up and the financial security of an established company.  Tapjoy has thousands of customers and just raised $30 Million from Tier-1 Venture Capital firms for expansion and acquisitions bringing our total capital raised to $71MM. 

The Tapjoy management team is led by seasoned Internet, gaming and advertising industry executives, and the company is backed by top-tier venture capital firms InterWest Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, Rho Ventures, JP Morgan and D. E. Shaw Ventures.

Responsibilities:

We are searching for an accomplished sales executive to drive new revenue by growing Tapjoy's European publisher base. This experience Director will be responsible for closing new businesses with App Developers/Publishers as well as managing a team responsible for meeting the demands of multiple customers.  This is an exciting opportunity to help build the largest mobile publishing company in the world. 

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• Provide strategic leadership and partner with HQ management to identity new opportunities. 
• Qualify and develop inbound leads and convert them into customers
• Contribute to the growth and development of Tapjoy’s products and services
• Develop, maintain, and guide publishers on company’s product offerings and services.
• Represent Tapjoy at industry events and conferences across Europe
• Forecast revenue growth; achieve revenue goals as defined by management
• Execute in a fast-paced, team environment
• Management experience from hiring and training staff; to achieving and exceeding desired revenue goals

Requirements:

• Preferably have 8+ yrs Lead Generation/Sales Development, Marketing or Sales experience, preferably in the social media ecosystem (app development, online advertising, gaming, etc.)
• Smart, creative, and assertive individual who can work well in a high-growth, fast-paced environment and get things done with and without structure.
• Strong results oriented work ethic with a strong can-do attitude
• Hands on experience both in management and individual contributor roles
• Energetic, conscientious, and enthusiastic persona with strong problem solving skills.
• Undergraduate degree
• Experience and aptitude with salesforce.com
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership skills with a customer-focused attitude
• High capacity to work in a challenging yet rewarding environment

It’s an exciting job with awesome perks, in the fastest and largest growing industry in the world!

• Competitive Compensation
• Private Medical and Dental
• Fluency in French and/or German highly desired.