The Trade Desk

Moloco
Director of Business Development (MCM)
Key details
Salary
Not specified
Employment type
Full-time
Seniority
Senior
Years experience
5+
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Full job description
Moloco seeks a senior business development leader to drive revenue growth and close strategic partnerships for Moloco Commerce Media across Germany, DACH, and Benelux. The role requires deep understanding of retail media business models and machine learning-driven outcomes. Responsibilities include originating and closing high-impact partnerships, building a pipeline of commerce and retail platforms, managing complex deal cycles, and collaborating cross-functionally. Candidates must have 10+ years in business development, partnerships, or sales within AdTech, retail media, e-commerce, or high-growth tech, with proven success in meeting revenue targets and managing senior stakeholders. Fluency in English is required; German is preferred.
What you'll do
- Originate and close high-impact partnerships to support Moloco’s expansion across EMEA
- Build and own a pipeline of commerce and retail platforms
- Close deals enabling partners to launch and scale ads businesses using Moloco’s machine learning solutions
- Establish and grow strategic partnerships across retailers, marketplaces, and commerce platforms
- Lead complex deal cycles including partnership structuring and contract negotiations
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Customer Engineering, Strategic Growth, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and Legal
- Grow and develop secondary industry partners, media agencies, consultancy firms, and Moloco technology partners
- Represent Moloco at industry events, conferences, and executive forums as a key evangelist for Commerce Media in EMEA
Requirements
- Proven ability to engage with senior stakeholders including C-level executives
- Strong understanding of performance advertising, retail media economics, and machine learning business outcomes
- Entrepreneurial mindset with high ownership
- Track record of building and scaling partnerships through consultative, solution-oriented approach
- Strong commercial acumen with experience structuring and closing complex, high-value deals
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Experience working cross-functionally and influencing internal stakeholders
- 10+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or sales within AdTech, retail media, e-commerce, or high-growth technology companies
- Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding revenue and deal targets
- Strong network across commerce, retail, or marketplace companies, especially ads or monetization teams
- Experience selling enterprise or platform solutions (e.g. SaaS, cloud, media monetization)
- Proven ability to navigate complex organizations and manage multiple stakeholders
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Experience using CRM tools such as Salesforce
- Fluent in English (German preferred)
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