Independent Board Director (Mobile Gaming Industry)

Appodeal

11d

About The Position

Appodeal is a dynamic US-based product company with a truly global presence. We have offices in Warsaw, Barcelona and Parkland (FL), along with remote team members located around the world. Our company thrives on diversity, collaboration, and innovation, making us a leader in the mobile app monetization space. Why Appodeal? At Appodeal, we’re more than just a company—we’re a team united by a common mission: Help people discover and grow their talents through products that enable successful mobile app businesses! We take pride in our cutting-edge product and our internationally dispersed team of talented professionals. Here’s what we value, and what we hope you do too: Continuous Learning and Growth: We are passionate about learning, growing personally, and building rewarding careers. Making an Impact: We are committed to building a history-defining company that leaves a lasting impact on the mobile app industry. Solving Exciting Challenges: We tackle complex problems every day, supported by a team of world-class professionals and mentors. Enjoying the Journey: We believe in having fun while working toward our goals. We are seeking an independent board director with deep experience in the modern mobile gaming industry, particularly in areas such as data-driven game development, performance marketing, user acquisition, and monetization. This individual should bring operator-level experience from high-performance gaming companies built around rapid experimentation, strong data science, and scalable useracquisition. This is a non-executive board position, not an operating role. The company operates several businesses, including: advertising infrastructure; machine-learning driven demand-side platform (DSP); supply-side platform (SSP); mobile game publishing and development. Mobile gaming represents a significant part of the company’s business, contributing approximately 30% of revenue. Appodeal’s gaming business is closely connected to its performance advertising infrastructure, relying heavily on user acquisition, monetization optimization, and data science. Strategic Focus of the Role The mission of this role is to strengthen the board’s understanding of modern mobile gaming business models, particularly companies that scale through: performance marketing; strong data science and analytics; rapid product experimentation; scalable monetization systems. The director will contribute a perspective on: game portfolio strategy; scaling successful games through performance marketing; studio structure and incentives; monetization models (ads, IAP, hybrid); user acquisition economics and growth systems; emerging trends in mobile gaming. We are particularly interested in candidates who have built or scaled modern performance-driven gaming businesses. With an outstanding product and a mission that excites and inspires, Appodeal offers a unique opportunity to make an impact while being part of an amazing team. Join us and help shape the future of mobile app success!

Requirements

Deep mobile gaming expertise
Strong industry credibility
A well-developed network in the gaming ecosystem
High strategic judgment
An independent mindset
Willingness to challenge assumptions constructively
Senior operator from the modern mobile gaming ecosystem, particularly companies that excel in performance marketing, data-driven product development, and rapid experimentation