German speaking Account Executive

At GoPlaces, we're revolutionising social commerce by helping brands thrive in the era of socially enabled shopping. We provide an end-to-end solution to brands, managing everything from logistics and demand forecasting to affiliate management and live shopping experiences.

Working across beauty, FMCG, and consumer technology, we partner with a diverse portfolio of leading brands to drive growth through innovative commerce strategies. As we continue to scale rapidly, we're investing in exceptional people who are excited to grow with us and help shape the future of social commerce.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a german speaking Account Executive to support our Account Management team in delivering exceptional service to our UK and Germany based brand partners. At GoPlaces, you'll work with household-name brands, build strong stakeholder relationships, analyse performance, and champion your clients' success internally.

You'll use data to uncover insights, support strategic decisions, and see the impact of your work. Working closely with our cross-functional teams, you'll help bring each brand's vision to life and deliver measurable results. With real responsibility, plenty of opportunities to learn, and a clear progression path, this is an exciting opportunity to build your career in the fast-growing world of social commerce.

Core responsibilities

Grow brands on Social Commerce:

• Help develop and implement strategies to increase brand visibility, sales, and market share across social commerce platforms, with a primary focus on TikTok Shop.
• Partner with internal specialists across Paid Advertising, Live Shopping, and Affiliate Marketing to optimise sales performance and deliver commercial growth.

Support and Coordination:

• Assist Account Managers in preparing campaign assets, reports, and client documentation.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and operational efficiencies while ensuring profitability targets are achieved.
• Help plan regular, co-ordinated promotional campaigns (e.g. Black Friday Cyber Monday)

Operational Duties:

• Take ownership of back-end brand operations, particularly in TikTok Shop Seller Center.
• Set up new deals, promotions, and bundles, ensuring all configurations are correct and performance-ready.
• Manage SKU listings including pricing updates, product uploads, and content tweaks.

Who you are:

• Must be fluent in German or close to (C1/B2)
• A confident communicator who can build trusted relationships, present ideas clearly, and navigate challenging client conversations.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and excited by solving new, unstructured problems in a fast-moving environment.
• Commercially minded and results-driven, with the ability—or ambition—to understand the financial drivers of social commerce and use them to deliver profitable growth for both our brands and GoPlaces
• Proactive and independent, taking ownership of your work and thriving with autonomy.
• Experience working in an early-stage startup, marketing or e-commerce is a bonus

What we offer:

• Up to 15% Bonus
• Phantom Share Options
• Summer working hours – finish at 1pm every Friday from June to August
• The ability to work from abroad for 2 weeks per year
• 25 days holiday + your birthday off + public holidays
• Hybrid working: 3 days in our Archway office and 2 optional WFH days
• Quarterly Team Lunches paid for by GoPlaces