President, US (m/f/d)

Kayzen•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for the very first US hire, President, US, at Kayzen. The individual will own all aspects of the US market entry, including building partnerships, rolling out the go-to-market (GTM) strategy, and coordinating delivery functions. The role will be supported by an existing European team and the CEO, who plans to spend significant time in the US to assist in business development. Kayzen is an inApp DSP focused on democratizing app advertising across mobile and CTV, enabling programmatic customer acquisition, retargeting, and brand performance campaigns. The company emphasizes performance, transparency, and control, with a global scale of 300B+ daily ad requests and serving over 1B+ ads per day. Kayzen is a founder-led business with approximately 90 FTE, growing profitably. The successful candidate will join the global leadership team, working with co-founders and a diverse, distributed team across various functions. The role requires a deep understanding of the advertising technology industry and Kayzen's platform, which serves customers aiming for measurable results with full transparency and control on CTV and mobile apps.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of experience in the mobile or CTV advertising technology field
Excellent command of the English language, both in writing and speaking
Strong prioritization skills with ability to multitask and adapt to changing priorities
A genuine passion for the advertising technology sector
A preference for working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and international environment and experience working with (hybrid) remote teams
Strong collaboration skills aligning vision and execution roadmap cross-functionally with other leaders (peers) in the organization
Demonstrated ability to build and grow market leading teams
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools as a productivity accelerator for day to day work and a strong motivation to continue building your AI-first execution toolset

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated track record of growing a scale-up and building a compounding revenue engine with strong leadership execution in a previous role is a big plus
Previous experience with public speaking on industry events is a plus
Previous experience building a community around a B2B SaaS product, preferably in the marketing & adtech sector is a plus

Responsibilities

Work closely with the C-Suite to develop and execute GTM strategies for growing our business in the US
Build and maintain strong relationships with industry contacts such as partners, select key customers and suppliers, and multipliers who can help us amplify our reach
Build a lean but high performing team that is strongly aligned with our culture and values
Deeply empathise with existing and prospective clients to understand their needs and perspectives, analyze and understand industry trends and translate that into building best-in-class messaging and positioning for Kayzen
Represent Kayzen on industry events and build a community around the Kayzen platform in the US
Understand, reflect and funnel back product and market feedback from the US to key stakeholders at Kayzen, such as the C-Suite and other members of the leadership team
Build a compounding revenue engine by winning new customers and keep growing existing customers