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Joko

Cashback shopping app with carbon tracking

Head of Online Business

Full-TimePosted on 10/20/2026
$250k - $350k/yr+ Equity
Expert
New York, NY, USA
HybridHybrid role based in New York; candidate must be based in New York or ready to relocate.
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Management, Business Development & Partnerships

About the job

Requirements
  • You have 10+ years of experience in fast-paced environments, ideally in technology or startups, including at least 5 years in commercial roles.
  • You have significant experience hiring, leading, and developing high-performing teams.
  • You enjoy building from scratch, embrace challenges, and take a hands-on approach to solving problems and pursuing ambitious goals.
  • You manage projects independently from start to finish, set high standards, and take ownership of results.
  • You communicate clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing, and build lasting relationships with partners and colleagues.
  • You work collaboratively, act with integrity and transparency, and bring humility and a commitment to continuous learning.
  • You quickly understand partners’ needs, identify commercial opportunities, and close deals that help you exceed your goals.
  • You pay close attention to detail, spot issues early, and deliver thorough, accurate work.
  • You are based in New York, or ready to relocate.
  • You are fluent in English; French is not required.
Responsibilities
  • Set US commercial priorities and targets, win high-potential partners and categories, and drive revenue growth.
  • Define hiring priorities for the US commercial team, recruit and develop a team, and establish clear goals and accountability as the team grows.
  • Build relationships with brands, affiliate networks, and agencies; lead strategic negotiations, expand access to key affiliate programs, and secure mutually valuable terms.
  • Build commercial relationships with key partners, negotiate better offers for users and commission rates, and deepen successful campaigns into longer-term commercial relationships.
  • Develop the paid placement offering with the Marketing team, define packages and pricing, and win advertiser budgets by demonstrating audience value and campaign results.
  • Increase Joko’s industry visibility by attending key events and meeting with brands, networks, and agencies.
  • Build a disciplined approach to pipeline management, account planning, forecasting, and performance reviews.

About the company

Joko operates a mobile shopping app that gives users cashback, coupons, and discounts from a wide range of retailers. It earns commissions through affiliate marketing when users make purchases via the app. The app is free for users and automatically calculates the carbon footprint of each transaction, encouraging more conscious consumption. How it works: users browse partners in the app, activate deals, and make purchases through affiliate links to get rewards; the platform tracks sales and credits cashback automatically to the user’s account. How it is different: it combines traditional cashback and coupon offers with real-time carbon footprint insights for each purchase, offering environmental visibility alongside savings, within a broad consumer market. What the company aims for: to help people save money on everyday spending while promoting greener consumption and to grow its affiliate network across retailers.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$12.8M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • Joko reported over $50 million revenue in Europe before the U.S. launch.
  • Joko handles more than 2 million product views daily, showing strong engagement.
  • Joko is hiring across product, backend, and AI roles in Paris and Barcelona.

What critics are saying

  • Joko's U.S. launch faces Amazon, Apple, DoorDash, and Walgreens partnerships.
  • Affiliate commissions expose Joko to retailer pricing cuts and partner churn in 2026.
  • If U.S. CAC outruns commissions, Joko becomes a subscale consumer app with weak margins.

What makes Joko unique

  • Joko combines cashback, price comparison, and automatic coupons in one app.
  • Joko launched in the U.S. on September 21, 2026, with 6 million European users.
  • Joko's AI assistant Juno spans 50 million products across 40,000 merchants.

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Benefits

  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Remote Work Options
  • Phone/Internet Stipend
  • Gym Membership
  • Health Insurance
  • Meal Benefits

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

-23%
PR Newswire
Sep 21st, 2026
Joko launches AI shopping app in US with 6M European users and $50M revenue

Joko, an AI-powered shopping app used by more than 6 million European consumers, has launched in the US. The app helps users compare prices, track spending, and earn cash back across more than 10,000 partner merchants, including Amazon, Nike, and Sephora. The company generated more than $50 million in revenue in Europe. Joko's AI assistant, Juno, draws on a catalogue of over 50 million products from 40,000 merchants and processes 2 million product views daily. Founded in 2018 by Xavier Starkloff, Alexandre Hollocou, and Nicolas Salat-Baroux, Joko combines product discovery, price comparison, and automatic coupons in one platform. The app is now available on the App Store and Google Play.

Partech
Sep 16th, 2026
Joko raises a €10 million Series A! | Partech

Partech is a global investment platform for tech and digital companies, led by ex-entrepreneurs and operators of the industry spread across offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar. Partech invests in Internet and information technology startups at seed, venture and growth stages.

Medium
Jul 21st, 2021
Hellojoko launched version of the app on Jul 20th 21'.

Yesterday, Hellojoko released a new version of the app that makes it possible for you to shop on any website using Joko.

Silicon Canals
Oct 8th, 2020
This Paris based fintech startup rewards you for your everyday expenses; raises €10M

Joko, a mobile app that rewards its users every time they spend using its bank card raised €10M funding from Partech and Axeleo. Read more..

Tech.eu
Oct 8th, 2020
Paris-based fintech startup Joko seals €10 million Series A to expand cashback rewards program

Joko, a French fintech company aiming to disrupt cashback rewards, has raised a €10 million Series A round to begin expanding into other European countries. The funding comes from two French VCs, Partech and Axeleo, who also participated in a €1.6 million seed round last year. Based on the Open Data initiative enabled by the […]