(Junior) Country Manager USA - Community Growth (m/f/x)

About Pepper.com:

We all have a friend that we call when we need shopping advice. In the online world, that friend is Pepper.com.

We believe people should be influenced by expert opinions, and not marketing strategies. We want to help people find products that fit not only their budget, but also their needs.

Our mission is to give a voice to those who are passionate about deals and willing to share their expertise with our communities around the world, so we can all learn from other experts to make better decisions.

And we need you to achieve that! Someone who shares our values and wants to help our more than 25 million unique users per month and influence 12,000 purchase decisions per minute.

Our little plus? A nice team, a casual atmosphere, flexible working hours, and regular team events and activities.

We hire in our 6 beautiful offices around the world (Berlin, Lyon, London, Winnipeg, Belo Horizonte, Mumbai), but also offer almost all positions remotely.

Join one of the best working environments according to all professional social networks: 5/5 on Indeed, 4.8/5 on Glassdoor, 4,4/5 on Kununu, and 4.9/5 on Stepstone.

Tell us about yourself:

We are looking for a well-organised and passionate (Junior) Country Manager USA - Community Growth to join our team. We have successfully built the largest shopping communities in 11 countries and, with your help, we intend to add USA to that list. You will have the chance to get your hands dirty and start from the beginning, taking part in all the processes and structures that are being built.

Your mission is to build the best platform for American consumers to find and share the best deals.

This is how you can help us:

During your first year, your responsibilities will revolve around building and managing the community:

• Understand and know the competitive landscape for Pepper.com in your managed country
• Use Pepper's know-how on community building in Germany, France, UK, and other countries to build a local community for deals in your managed country
• Research offers and top deals in specific online shops in your managed country
• Share interesting content on the community pages and keep all deals up to date

After the first year, having already built the foundations of the local community, you will have the opportunity to:

• Manage the platform launch (web and mobile apps) in your country
• Build and lead a team of local editors and community managers
• Be involved in defining and executing marketing strategy to promote Pepper platform
• Be more active in the business development side of community building: You will prospect and collaborate with partners, close deals that best serve the community, and much more.

These skills will make you successful in your role:

• Your are very fluent in English, and can communicate in an idiomatic way
• You have a passion for finding discounts, promo codes, and deals for various products (ideally in your managed country)
• You always seek to provide to best quality of service for your customers: The best deals, the best customer service, the best offers)
• You understand how online communities are formed and how they grow (forums, social media, blogs...)
• You have a fair knowledge of consumer behaviour for online shopping in your managed country
• You have an idea about how Online Marketing and Influencer Marketing are used to build loyal communities online
• You are familiar with categories like technology, travel, or electronic devices—others like fashion, beauty, or home, are also desirable—
• You are always looking to expand your knowledge, enjoy doing deep research, and always look for opportunities to improve your work
• You are able to plan short-term and long-term goals
• You have a fair analytical mindset and a high attention to details
• You take responsibility and are not afraid of asking for guidance when needed
• Big plus: You already have a first experience leading an online editorial team or marketing team

This is how we can support you :

• A growth-focused e-commerce and tech-oriented environment
• A privately-owned group structure not dependent on external funding
• Full-time unlimited contract after 6 months of probation time
• Flexible working options
• International and professional team of motivated people with flat hierarchies
• Be asked for your opinion: It will shape the team and the future of Pepper
• We care about your mental health! Enjoy full access to our Employee Assistance Program
• Learning and development opportunities
• The possibility to work remotely within USA

What makes your job different from others?

We are not your classical startup as we actually do not have outside funding. This means we do not chase senseless KPIs to close our next funding round, but aim to make the right decision to lead us to be long-term successful. Pepper.com was founded in 2014 after hotukdeals.com (launched in 2004) and mydealz.de (launched in 2007) merged to build a global shopping community. We found multiple allies around the world to join our vision and are currently over 250 people, more than 40 nationalities split over 12 countries and 4 continents. With our oldest community being over 15 years old we are building things to last and hopefully change peoples’ lives for the better.

We believe hiring should be based on values, passion and soft- and hard-skills. While we acknowledge that we all have bias- gender, race, religion, origin, sexual orientation or age does not play a role in our decision process. Diversity and differences make us stronger as a company, and help us to connect with our community and with each other.

Are you the person we are looking for?

We're looking forward to receiving your application including a compelling motivation letter and a clearly arranged CV.