Business Development Specialist, Payments (f/m/d)

Kleinanzeigen is the leading online classifieds market in Germany. An average of more than 50 million ads are available in numerous categories - from children's supplies to electronics to real estate. With more than 36 million users per month, Kleinanzeigen has the widest reach of all online selling platforms in the country. Most of the items traded on Kleinanzeigen are second-hand. In this way, users make an active contribution to sustainability. The Kleinanzeigen market allows companies the opportunity to easily offer their services online. Kleinanzeigen was launched in September 2009 as eBay Kleinanzeigen. Since June 2021, the company has been part of Adevinta, a leading global provider of online classified ads. In May 2023, the name was changed to Kleinanzeigen.

Kleinanzeigen is part of Adevinta: a global online classifieds specialist and sustainability leader with 25+ products in 10 countries.

Transactions (Payments & Shipping) is a key enabler for Kleinanzeigen to scale its business and bring convenience and safety to our users. By building trusted transactional experiences, you help millions of people buy and sell on the platform with confidence. In this role, you support the development and execution of our payments strategy, working with internal teams and external partners to grow adoption, improve conversion, and strengthen user trust across our transactional offering. You play a key role in scaling secure and seamless payment experiences across the marketplace.

This is a hybrid role, our office is in Berlin-Charlottenburg. You report to the Head of Core Marketplace.

• Support the development of Kleinanzeigen’s payments strategy and transactional roadmap.

• Build analyses and business cases for new payments initiatives and partnerships.

• Manage collaboration with external payment partners and internal stakeholders to expand transactional capabilities.

• Contribute to internal foundations for payments, including fraud prevention and trust infrastructure.

• Identify opportunities to improve payment adoption, conversion, and user trust based on performance data.

• Partner with Product, Finance, Legal, and Customer Service to embed transactional features seamlessly into the user experience.

• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a business-related field and 2+ years of relevant experience (e.g., Strategy, Business Development, Payments, Commercial Management, Consulting, or similar).

• You bring strong analytical and structured thinking skills and use data to derive clear, actionable insights.

• You build structured business cases and translate complex information into clear recommendations.

• You communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders and enjoy working cross-functionally.

• You bring a basic understanding of the German e-commerce / re-commerce market and are curious about marketplace and platform business models.

• You use AI tools thoughtfully to speed up analysis, improve decision-making, and support high-quality outputs.

Life at Adevinta comes with its perks! Our Adevintans enjoy the following benefits:

• An attractive Base Salary 💸

• Participation in our Short Term Incentive plan (annual bonus) 🏆

• Work From Anywhere: Enjoy up to 20 days a year of working from anywhere! Maybe not from the moon🌛well why not! just make sure you have internet connection! 🌍

• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, because we care ❤️

• Win together, lose together is one of our key behaviours. At Adevinta you will find a collaborative environment with an opportunity to explore your potential and grow 🌱

On top of these, we also provide a range of locally relevant benefits. Wanna know more? Apply and ask our recruiters! ✨

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. Research suggests that women and individuals from underrepresented groups may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.