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# Publisher & Ad Sales Manager (Mobile Apps & Gaming | APAC) at Z1 Tech

- **Company:** Z1 Tech
- **Location:** Hanoi, Vietnam
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/z1tech/8d807944-1882-43bb-ab82-c03831748d1d

## Job description

## About the Role

We are looking for a dynamic Publisher & Ad Sales Manager to drive business growth across the Mobile Apps & Gaming ecosystem in APAC. This role is responsible for expanding both our publisher network and advertiser partnerships, working closely with mobile app publishers, gaming studios, brands, media agencies, and AdTech partners to maximize revenue and strengthen our market presence. This role requires a strong understanding of the mobile advertising ecosystem, publisher monetization, and the ability to identify and onboard high-quality publisher partners across key APAC markets.

## Key Responsibilities

- Acquire and grow partnerships with mobile app publishers, gaming studios, advertisers, and media agencies across APAC.
- Drive publisher monetization and advertiser adoption through programmatic advertising solutions.
- Understand publisher requirements and recommend the right product and monetization solutions.
- Act as a product consultant by explaining platform capabilities, OpenRTB integrations, SDKs, mediation, and monetization strategies.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Ad Operations, and Account Management teams to ensure successful onboarding and implementation.
- Build long-term commercial partnerships and identify new revenue opportunities.
- Stay updated on industry trends, OpenRTB standards, mobile advertising technologies, and gaming market developments.

Required Experience & Skills

- 8-12 years of experience in Publisher Sales, Publisher Partnerships, Business Development, or Ad Sales within Mobile Apps, Gaming, or AdTech.
- Strong understanding of the mobile advertising ecosystem, including: App Monetization, Programmatic Advertising , SSPs & DSPs, Ad Exchanges, Header Bidding , Mobile SDKs, Ad Mediation Platforms
- Proven experience working with mobile app publishers, gaming studios, or app developers.
- Strong business development, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

## About Z1 Tech

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Z1 Tech is a technology-first digital media and advertising company that builds products such as VDO.AI and Plunic to revolutionize digital content consumption experiences across the globe.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Gurugram, Haryana, India (with a second office in Mountain View, California, USA)
- **Founded**: 2014 (company website notes its "quest started" in 2015)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: AdTech, Digital Media, Artificial Intelligence
- **Target customers**: B2B — brands, advertisers, agencies, publishers, app developers, and gaming studios
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Inventing the future of Digital Media and Advertising" — specifically, to explore strengths, push the limits of creativity and resilience, and develop uncomplicated yet effective solutions for various brands.

## Products & Services
- **VDO.AI**: A digital video advertising and content streaming platform, and the company's flagship brand. It powers monetization and ad delivery across web, mobile, and gaming inventory.
- **Plunic**: A product/brand built by Z1 Tech's innovation team, focused on new-age digital media experiences.
- **Programmatic & SSP/Yield Monetization Solutions**: Services for publishers including GAM-driven monetization, OpenRTB/SDK integration, mediation partnerships, and ad operations management.
- **App Campaigns & Mobile Partnerships**: Mobile supply acquisition, demand/mediation partnerships, and enterprise publisher integrations for app and gaming advertisers.
- **Search & Performance Marketing**: Media buying, app campaign advertising, and performance-driven ad sales services.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding not disclosed; however, the company reports streaming **over 5 petabytes of content** and reaching **25 million people every day**. Headcount is **143–200+ employees** depending on the source (LinkedIn reports 143; Built In and the company site report 150–200).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed. Talent and business connections observed include Airtel, Accenture, Cognizant, WNS, Media.net, Silverpush, AdPushup, and Kraftshala.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - LinkedIn follower growth of **+20.1% YoY** and monthly growth of +1.2%
  - Active job postings: **12 openings** as of the latest data, with +20% YoY job posting growth (though monthly/quarterly trends show some short-term reduction)
  - Expanding global footprint: workforce distributed across India, Canada, United States, and Saudi Arabia; offices in Gurugram and Mountain View; remote roles in Vancouver and Mumbai
  - Company states an ambition to grow **workforce, partners, and brand awareness by 3X every year**
  - Recent hiring signals in frontier areas: quantitative trading, programmatic revenue leadership, mobile apps & gaming monetization (APAC)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary adtech infrastructure**: Streams over 5 petabytes of content with in-house technology, demonstrating large-scale delivery capability.
- **Multi-brand portfolio**: VDO.AI and Plunic diversify revenue and offer integrated solutions from ad delivery to monetization.
- **Global reach**: Daily audience of 25 million plus a presence across the USA, APAC, and Europe positions the company to serve multinational brands and publishers.
- **Adtech talent density**: A deep bench of specialists across marketing, engineering, sales, and product teams, with alumni flows into/from major adtech and IT firms (Silverpush, AdPushup, Media.net, Accenture, Cognizant).
- **Great Place to Work recognition**: Certifies strong internal culture as differentiator in a competitive talent market.

## Strategic Focus
- **Mobile & gaming monetization**: Actively hiring for APAC publisher and ad sales roles to drive growth in mobile apps and gaming partnerships.
- **Global publisher expansion**: Building enterprise publisher integrations and mediation demand through SDK, OpenRTB, and server-to-server connections.
- **Programmatic and yield optimization**: Investing in SSP and yield management services to increase publisher revenue and operational efficiency.
- **Diversification beyond adtech**: Job postings for a "Quantitative Trade" role suggest exploration into quantitative/algorithmic trading as a new vertical.
- **Aggressive scaling**: Company-wide target is 3X growth in workforce, partners, and brand awareness annually.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture and recognition**: Certified as "A Great Place to Work"; employee rating of **4.3/5.0 across 379 reviews**, with sub-scores of Work-Life 4.3, Compensation 4.4, Culture 4.4, and Career 4.3.
- **Team size and growth**: Join a lean, high-output team of 143–200+ professionals across 4+ countries; the company emphasizes a start-up-like environment with growth ambitions of 3X per year.
- **Work environment**: Mixed models available — primarily in-office/on-site in Gurugram and Mountain View, with some hybrid and remote roles (e.g., Vancouver, Mumbai).
- **Tech stack exposure**: Hands-on experience with a modern adtech stack: JavaScript, React, Python, SQL, Prebid, DV360, Taboola, Google Analytics, Tableau, Looker, Figma, and more.
- **Perks and cadence**: The company describes its culture as "We work hard and party harder," emphasizing a balance between rigorous execution and team celebrations.
- **Global exposure**: Opportunity to collaborate across the USA, APAC, and Europe, with cross-functional projects spanning sales, product, engineering, and operations.

## Sources
1. [z1tech.com](https://www.z1tech.com/)
2. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/z1tech)
3. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/z1-tech)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/z1-tech)
5. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/z1-tech/jobs)

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