US Growth Lead

About the role

The US Growth Lead at Al Media represents a pivotal opportunity to define and execute the growth strategy for the North American market from a base in New York. This position is designed for an individual who thrives on ownership and operates with the urgency of a true founder, pushing boundaries to achieve exponential results. You will be instrumental in forging a new path for user acquisition by leveraging the power of a massive engaged community to drive value for top-tier advertisers. This is a chance to accelerate your career at a pace unmatched in traditional corporate settings as you help build a category-defining company. You will operate at the intersection of product, marketing, and business development, making high-impact decisions that shape the future of our presence in the US. The role demands a high-energy, strategic thinker who is not afraid to take calculated risks and learn at speed. You will be a key architect in scaling our unique value proposition to the largest companies in the world.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Define and own the comprehensive end-to-end growth strategy for the United States market, setting the vision and roadmap from day one.
• Identify and relentlessly target the highest-value opportunities within the North American mobile gaming and non-gaming sectors to fuel scalable expansion.
• Architect and deploy innovative user acquisition and monetization initiatives that leverage our unique community of over 70 million engaged users.
• Establish and manage high-impact partnerships with key advertisers and stakeholders to ensure mutual success and long-term strategic alignment.
• Drive continuous product innovation by gathering market intelligence and translating insights into features that enhance user experience and satisfaction.
• Build and lead a high-performance growth team, fostering a culture of intensity, accountability, and rapid execution.
• Elevate the Al Media brand presence through strategic networking, industry leadership, and high-visibility events across North America.
• Analyze complex market data and performance metrics to optimize campaigns, improve ROI, and identify new growth vectors.
• Champion a culture of ownership where proactive problem-solving and decisive action are the standard for every team member.
• Ensure strict adherence to budget, timelines, and strategic milestones while maintaining the highest level of operational excellence.

Requirements

You must possess a proven track record of success in senior growth or business development roles within the mobile technology or advertising sectors. Demonstrate an unwavering ability to identify and pursue the most promising opportunities in a fast-paced environment. You need a deep, intuitive understanding of North American consumer behavior, mobile trends, and the dynamics of customer acquisition at scale. It is essential that you have a strategic, growth-oriented mindset capable of balancing long-term vision with immediate execution demands. You need a history of building and maintaining high-value partnerships that drive tangible market expansion and revenue growth. Show that you can navigate complex stakeholder landscapes with confidence and deliver results against ambitious targets. You need exceptional analytical skills to interpret large datasets and use those insights to guide strategic decisions. You need to be a highly effective communicator who can inspire and influence leaders at all levels. Proven experience in managing and exceeding aggressive growth targets is non-negotiable. You need a resilient mindset that thrives under pressure and views challenges as opportunities for innovation.

Nice to have

Preferred candidates will have a deep background in Rust programming, enabling a more direct collaboration with our engineering teams on core product initiatives. Experience with high-scale consumer platforms and data-driven growth hacking methodologies is highly valued. Familiarity with the specific nuances of the US mobile advertising ecosystem and regulatory environment is a distinct advantage. An extensive network within the North American tech and gaming industries is strongly preferred.

Practical notes

Note: About the company

almedia.com is your first and best source for information about Almedia. Here you will also find topics relating to issues of general interest. We hope you are looking for!

This isn't your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We're aiming to become Germany's second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe's #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).

We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers' products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.

For US Growth Lead at Al Media, At Almedia, you'll:.

Own way more, way earlier - you'll be trusted with responsibility fast.

Push harder, get further - this isn't a 9-5. We highly reward intensity.

Join a rare environment - you will work with ambitious high-speed, high-ownership people.

Fully present - we're 5 days a week in the office to build the energising momentum we need.

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compensation: $500,000.