Business Development Lead / Head

Genesis is one of the leading co-founding tech ecosystems in CEE, an innovation launchpad that architects, accelerates, and scales 50+ global businesses across consumer mobile apps, digital media, classifieds, and beyond. We create products in high-growth verticals, from personalized Health & Fitness and Education to next-generation AI-powered Utilities and Entertainment. Products born within Genesis have been downloaded over 1 billion times, with tens of millions of users engaging with them every month worldwide.

Our Business Development team operates at the center of this ecosystem, driving high-impact, direct partnerships with global technology leaders including Apple, Amazon, Amplitude, Google, Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, and many others. We unlock new opportunities, fuel cross-ecosystem growth, and shape the strategic agenda for the next wave of Genesis companies.

We are looking for a senior, visionary Business Development leader to join us in Warsaw, Dubai, or Kyiv. This role is designed for a C-level caliber executive who thrives in high-velocity environments, builds alliances that move industries, and knows how to turn strategy into tangible business results.

If you are a builder, a negotiator, and a strategic visionary, this is where your impact will multiply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help building a world-class BD function: Elevate the team's capabilities, introduce new standards, and enable the ecosystem's ambitious growth mandate
• Unlock new business opportunities across a 50+ company portfolio: Identify untapped markets, product categories, and monetization pathways. Engage founders, C-level leaders, and external partners to turn insights into new group-wide initiatives
• Lead end-to-end strategic dealmaking: Structure, negotiate, and close high-value partnerships with senior decision-makers. Manage complex, multi-stakeholder deals involving multiple Genesis companies and global partners
• Shape the future of Genesis partnerships: Influence product roadmaps, marketing strategies, incentive structures, and resourcing with Big Tech partners. Ensure Genesis businesses gain early access to innovations, betas, and strategic programs
• Craft flagship events and initiatives: Co-design high-impact summits, workshops, accelerators, and ecosystem experiences with global tech leaders
• Drive innovation in BD operations: Transform processes, introduce best practices, and pilot new initiatives that raise the operational bar
• Build long-term executive relationships across the global tech landscape
• Represent Genesis in front of our major partners and serve as a brand ambassador

Requirements:

• Proven exceptional leadership and ownership over strategic projects or businesses
• Track record of delivering exceptional commercial outcomes
• Strong communication, negotiation and storytelling skills
• Experience collaborating with C-Suite and senior leadership at global technology or enterprise companies
• Analytical mindset and the ability to effectively process and synthesize large volumes of complex information to derive strategic insights
• Demonstrated capacity to drive change and innovation
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment
• Excellent verbal and written English
• 7+ years of relevant experience in Big Tech, leading consulting firms, advertising/marketing platforms, high-growth tech companies or the like

Nice to Have

• Experience hiring, scaling, and managing high-performing teams
• Strong understanding of the digital ecosystem, ad platforms, mobile apps, or platform economy
• Proficiency in other languages is beneficial but not required