Full-Time

Business Operations Manager

Posted on 9/17/2025

applike group

applike group

201-500 employees

Builds independent app-focused companies for publishers

No salary listed

Hamburg, Germany

Hybrid

Hybrid role; three core office days per week.

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • 2-4 years of experience in operations, project management, or consulting-like roles.
Responsibilities
  • Support team leads in defining and scoping high-impact projects and initiatives.
  • Track timelines, milestones, and expected outcomes for priority projects.
  • Run regular check-ins with teams to monitor progress and surface blockers.
  • Maintain simple, usable dashboards for project and initiative status.
  • Help by providing data for kill conditions, pivot triggers, and decision points for initiatives.
  • Support quarterly planning and OKR alignment with MDs and department heads.
  • Act as a cross-functional enabler to keep momentum high and distractions low.
Desired Qualifications
  • Ideally previous experience in mobile gaming. This would be a huge plus!!!
  • Strong organizational and communication skills - you’re a natural at keeping things on track.
  • Comfortable working across functions, talking to devs one hour and marketing the next.
  • Outcome-oriented: you focus on what matters, not just what’s planned.
  • Startup DNA: fast-moving, resourceful, comfortable with ambiguity.

AppLike Group builds and manages a portfolio of independent companies that provide specialized tools for mobile app publishers, including advertising networks, mobile games, and growth automation platforms. These products work by leveraging shared technology and data across the group to help developers acquire users, monetize apps through rewarded gameplay, and automate marketing strategies. Unlike traditional software firms, AppLike Group operates as a "company builder," launching autonomous businesses like adjoe and Sunday that focus on specific niches while benefiting from a central pool of knowledge. The company's goal is to provide a complete ecosystem of solutions that help app publishers scale their businesses and increase revenue in the global app market.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$110M

Headquarters

Hamburg, Germany

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • justDice's rewarded gaming aligns with 2025 shift toward engagement-based monetization over traditional ads.
  • adjoe's premium video ad formats capture higher CPM rates in fragmented global mobile ad market.
  • justtrack automates user acquisition, addressing industry shift toward programmatic growth optimization for publishers.

What critics are saying

  • Google Privacy Sandbox blocks third-party SDK trackers, crippling justtrack's automation and slashing retention.
  • Unity and IronSource-Microsoft consolidation erode adjoe's market share through integrated, superior ad solutions.
  • EU DMA fines target Sunday's addictive mechanics with €50M penalties, forcing monetization redesigns.

What makes applike group unique

  • Vertically integrated company builder covering full mobile app value chain from monetization to growth.
  • justDice leads rewarded gaming with 50M+ users, capturing engagement-based monetization trend.
  • Shared infrastructure across adjoe, justDice, Sunday, justtrack enables rapid scaling and operational efficiency.

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Mental Health Support

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Program

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

-1%
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