Customer Communications Director in Tokyo

Who We Are Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together . We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion. Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn’t to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work. About The Role: We’re looking for an experienced Go-To-Market (GTM) Recruiter in Tokyo to partner closely with our Japan leadership team to attract, engage, and close top talent from an array of backgrounds. In this role, you’ll help build our Japan organization in a high-ownership, high-growth environment. We will look to you to advise and consult with hiring managers and interviewers, proactively source and engage future Notinos, and design a rigorous hiring processes while ensuring a delightful candidate experience. What You'll Achieve: Own the Japan recruiting process for GTM roles, primarily for Solutions Consultants (direct sales) and other GTM roles. Operate autonomously across the end-to-end cycle, from direct sourcing and screening through close, while ensuring a thoughtful candidate experience at every step. Run role kick-off meetings, define profiles, and align interview plans and scorecards to drive consistent, high-quality decisions. Utilize internal hiring metrics and external market data to proactively propose recommendations and solutions to leaders. Drive our diversity and inclusion strategy forward, with a heavy emp

Req ID: CSQ427R266 Location: Tokyo, Japan At Databricks, we are on a mission to empower our customers to solve the world's toughest data and AI problems by utilizing the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. As a Delivery Solutions Architect (DSA), you will partner with Sales, Solutions Architecture, and Field Engineering to accelerate adoption and growth of the Databricks platform. You will serve as a trusted technical advisor, helping customers design, implement, scale, and optimize data and AI solutions that deliver measurable business value. This is a technical and customer-facing role focused on architecture, technical strategy, and customer outcomes. You will influence technical execution across complex use cases, guide architectural decisions, and align Databricks, customer, and partner teams from technical win through production and adoption. The Impact You Will Have Define and influence technical execution strategies across complex use cases and multiple workstreams within strategic accounts Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customer technical leads and architects, leading architecture discussions and guiding technical decisions Design secure, governed, and scalable Databricks architectures while balancing performance, cost, reliability, and long-term needs Build and demonstrate working solutions, prototypes, and reusable technical assets that accelerate customer outcomes Anticipate platform maturity and scaling needs and establish best practices for security, governance, and operational excellence Drive adoption and consumption by influencing architecture, unblocking delivery, and connecting technical execution to business outcomes Partner across Databricks, customer, and implementation teams to align resources, manage risks, and accelerate delivery Mentor peers and contribute reusable technical guidance, frameworks, and enablement across the organization What We Look For 5+ years in solutions architecture, solutions engineering, technical consultin

Location: Tokyo, Japan Req ID: FEQ427R141 Reporting to: Manager, Field Engineering Language requirements: Business-professional Japanese required; business-level English preferred Mission As a Pre-sales Solutions Architect focused on Manufacturing and Automotive, you will engage with leading global automotive manufacturers and strategic industry accounts across Japan. In partnership with Account Executives, Solutions Architects, technology specialists, partners, and customer teams, you will develop and execute technical strategies that help customers adopt the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and achieve measurable business outcomes. You will translate complex automotive and manufacturing challenges into scalable data and AI solutions across vehicle platforms, connected-vehicle analytics, vehicle and component quality, supply-chain optimization, smart manufacturing, engineering and R&D analytics, aftersales, customer intelligence, and AI-powered applications. You will operate with a builder mindset, creating hands-on prototypes, demonstrations, and proof points that accelerate customer confidence and adoption. The impact you will have Develop and execute customer engagement strategies in partnership with Account Executives and Solutions Architects for strategic automotive and manufacturing accounts. Lead complex customer engagements across the full technical pre-sales lifecycle, including discovery, requirements gathering, solution scoping, architecture design, workshops, demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, and implementation planning. Coach account teams and peers on positioning, adoption strategies, use-case prioritization, and execution plans that deliver outcomes within a defined timeline. Influence stakeholders at all levels, from data practitioners and engineers to manufacturing leaders and C-level executives, by connecting technical decisions to business value. Act as a champion and trusted advisor for customers and colleagues on data, analytics, mach

About the Team The AI Architect team partners with organizations to turn OpenAI's most capable models into meaningful, real-world impact. We work with customers across industries and digital-native businesses to identify where AI can create value, design secure and scalable solutions, and help those solutions move from early exploration into sustained production adoption. The team brings together technical strategy, customer partnership, and practical deployment expertise, working closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Research, and specialist delivery teams. Within the team, Partner Applied AI Architects work with strategic partners—including global and regional system integrators, consulting and advisory firms, and technology partners—to extend OpenAI’s technical reach and help partners deliver high-quality AI solutions for our joint customers. We bring together technical strategy, partner enablement, architecture expertise, and practical deployment experience, working closely with Partnerships, Sales, Product, Engineering, Research, Security, and specialist delivery teams. About the Role As a Partner Applied AI Architect , you will be a senior technical advisor to a portfolio of strategic partners and the primary technical counterpart to their leadership and delivery organizations. You will shape how partners build practices around OpenAI, develop solutions using our products, and take joint customers from AI opportunity and technical evaluation through production adoption and measurable business impact. You will own the technical strategy and architecture across partner engagements involving ChatGPT Enterprise, the OpenAI API, Codex, and other agentic AI solutions. In close partnership with the Revenue Partnerships team, you will translate joint business priorities into technical strategies, solution patterns, enablement plans, and a focused portfolio of high-value customer opportunities. You will work directly with partners on strategic customer engagements—

Everpure (NYSE: P) has evolved from storage pioneer to data platform, closing fiscal 2026 with $3.7 billion in revenue, its first billion-dollar quarter, and accelerating growth into FY27. Our strategic agenda spans the companies defining the next era of technology - hyperscalers, AI labs, the AI hardware supply chain, data platform providers, and the broader AI ecosystem. This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us. Senior Technical Design Architect — Japan THE ROLE As a Senior Technical Design Architect, you will design and deliver customer solutions that connect Pure Storage data services to enterprise infrastructure and application environments. The role is primarily focused on storage, data migration, data protection, DR/BCP, and platform integration, while expanding into cloud-native and delivery automation capabilities Role emphasis : the role is primarily centered on enterprise storage infrastructure and data services, while also expecting the ability and motivation to develop practical capability in cloud-native technologies and automation-led delivery. You are not expected to be a Cloud Native expert on day one; however, you should have more than a superficial understanding of the fundamentals and demonstrate the curiosity and commitment to apply and deepen this capability, including in Portworx-related project delivery You will work across pre-sales and post-sales delivery, partnering with Sales, Product Marketing, Business Development, Services, Engineering, customers, and partners across Japan. You will translate business and technical requirements into clear architectures, implementation plans, and successful outcomes WHAT YOU'LL DO Lead or contribute to solution design, scoping, architecture reviews, proofs of concept, and implementation for storage, data protection, migration, replication, clustering, virtualization, an

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Role We are looking for an experienced Sales Engineer to join our Enterprise SE team. This is a hybrid position based in Japan, reporting to the Manager, Sales Engineering in Japan within the Sales and Go-to-Market department You will join a global group of professionals dedicated to delighting customers and driving a secure, cloud-enabled digital future. As a key member of the team, you will help cement our position as the world leader in cloud security through technical excellence and trusted partnerships. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Provide technical expertise and strategic advice to enterprise customers Take total ownership of the technical sale and associated processes Independently deliver high-impact sales pitches, technical demonstrations, and whiteboard presentations Who You Are (Success Profile) You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment

Req ID: CSQ427R251 Location: Tokyo, Japan As a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) you will work with customers to build and productionize solutions to their data & AI challenges using the Databricks platform. You will own the architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development. We work cross-functionally to shape long-term strategic priorities and initiatives alongside engineering, product, and developer relations. FDEs deliver with customer empathy, integrating with client systems, training, and other technical needs to help customers get most value out of their data. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role for builders who thrive at the intersection of technology and business impact. The ideal candidate combines engineering expertise with adaptability, curiosity, and a passion for working with customers and teammates to solve complex problems that drive measurable outcomes. FDEs are billable and know how to complete projects according to specification with exceptional customer empathy. The impact you will have: Production Solution Delivery: Lead impactful customer technical projects by delivering production-grade systems, designing and building reference architectures, custom applications and data ingestion and ML/AI model integration Transformational Impact: Guide strategic customers as they implement transformational big data projects including end-to-end design, build and deployment of industry-leading big data and AI applications. Work with engagement managers to scope technical delivery work with input from the customer Empower Customers: Guide customers on architecture and design; bootstrap or implement customer projects which leads to a customers' successful understanding, evaluation and adoption of Databricks. Own the Architecture: Lead architecture and design decisions, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with both customer needs and Databricks best p

Req ID: CSQ427R277 Location: Tokyo, Japan As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) you will work with customers to build and productionize solutions to their data & AI challenges using the Databricks platform. You will own the architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development. We work cross-functionally to shape long-term strategic priorities and initiatives alongside engineering, product, and developer relations. FDEs deliver with customer empathy, integrating with client systems, training, and other technical needs to help customers get most value out of their data. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role for builders who thrive at the intersection of technology and business impact. The ideal candidate combines engineering expertise with adaptability, curiosity, and a passion for working with customers and teammates to solve complex problems that drive measurable outcomes. FDEs are billable and know how to complete projects according to specification with exceptional customer empathy. The impact you will have: Production Solution Delivery: Lead impactful customer technical projects by delivering production-grade systems, designing and building reference architectures, custom applications and data ingestion and ML/AI model integration Transformational Impact: Guide strategic customers as they implement transformational big data projects including end-to-end design, build and deployment of industry-leading big data and AI applications. Work with engagement managers to scope technical delivery work with input from the customer Empower Customers: Guide customers on architecture and design; bootstrap or implement customer projects which leads to a customers' successful understanding, evaluation and adoption of Databricks. Own the Architecture: Lead architecture and design decisions, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with both customer needs and Databricks best pract

About the team OpenAI’s Enterprise Go-To-Market organization helps the world’s largest companies adopt and scale our AI platform across their business—from ChatGPT Enterprise to our developer platform and APIs. In Japan, we partner with leading organizations across industries including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Retail, and Technology to build new AI-powered customer experiences, transform operations, and reimagine how work gets done. As adoption accelerates through pilots, experimentation, and developer-led use cases, the GTM team turns that momentum into durable, enterprise-wide deployments. Sales Development sits at the front of this motion—where technical curiosity becomes executive engagement and OpenAI’s enterprise relationships begin. About the role We are hiring a Sales Development Manager, Japan to lead and develop a team of SDRs supporting our enterprise business in Japan. Reporting into Sales Development leadership, this role will be responsible for coaching and developing a high-performing team focused on generating qualified pipeline and creating strategic opportunities across some of Japan’s largest and most influential organizations. This is a foundational front-line leadership role within OpenAI’s Japan GTM organization. You will help define how we engage prospective customers in the Japanese market, convert product and developer interest into enterprise conversations, and build repeatable outbound and inbound motions that reflect the unique dynamics of enterprise selling in Japan. You will partner closely with Japan Sales leadership, Account Directors, Marketing, Solutions Engineering, Partnerships, and Strategy & Operations, while connecting our Japan go-to-market motion with OpenAI’s broader regional and global strategy. In this role, you will Lead, coach, and develop a team of SDRs supporting Large Enterprise, Strategic Accounts, and key industry verticals across Japan Drive high-quality pipeline generation through outb

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. 役割 セールスと市場開拓（Go-to-Market）部門の一員としてご活躍いただける、アカウント エグゼクティブを募集しています。この職務は日本を拠点とし、リージョナルディレクター直属となります。 世界中のプロフェッショナルと連携しながら、お客様の期待を超える価値提供を実現し、安全でクラウドを前提としたデジタルの未来を推進していくポジションです。 また、Customer Success／Enablement／Architecture各チームと密に協働し、Zscalerが実現するクラウド・トランスフォーメーションの力を提案・体現することで、クラウドセキュリティ分野のグローバルリーダーとしての当社のポジションをさらに強固なものにしていただきます。 業務内容 (役割と期待されること) ・顧客の経営幹部を含む主要な関係者との信頼関係を構築すること。 ・顧客の目標に基づく長期的なアカウント戦略を設計すること。 ・社内関係者との連携による顧客ニーズを反映したアカウント計画を策定すること。 ・ 顧客のビジネスを理解し、具体的な目標を掲げ、Zscalerソリューションを提案し、信頼できるパートナーとしての役割を発揮すること。 求める人物像 (成功のための資質) 不確実さを力に変えられる人 ：正解が見えない状況でも前に進むことが出来る方。歩きながら道をつくることに前向きで、曖昧さを「障害」ではなく、価値あるものを生み出すための素材として捉えられる方。 オーナーシップを持って動ける人 ：ミッションへの熱意が行動力につながり、自ら意思決定し、最後までやり切ることが出来る方。成果に本気で向き合うからこそ誠実にふるまい、戦略の議論から現場の実行まで、必要に応じて自在に行き来できる方。 課題解決を楽しめる人 ：難しい課題ほど熱意をもって取り組める方。課題に集中し、解決までやり抜くことで最大のインパクトを生み出せると知っている方。 信頼をつくるコラボレーター ：自分の成功だけでなく、チームの成功にコミットできる方。明確さと敬意のある率直さを大切にし、フィードバックを「与える・受け取る」を継続できる方。これこそが最高のチームワークであり、信頼を最

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. 役割 セールスと市場開拓（Go-to-Market）部門の一員としてご活躍いただける、アカウント エグゼクティブを募集しています。この職務は日本を拠点とし、リージョナルディレクター直属となります。 世界中のプロフェッショナルと連携しながら、お客様の期待を超える価値提供を実現し、安全でクラウドを前提としたデジタルの未来を推進していくポジションです。 また、Customer Success／Enablement／Architecture各チームと密に協働し、Zscalerが実現するクラウド・トランスフォーメーションの力を提案・体現することで、クラウドセキュリティ分野のグローバルリーダーとしての当社のポジションをさらに強固なものにしていただきます。 業務内容 (役割と期待されること) ・顧客の経営幹部を含む主要な関係者との信頼関係を構築すること。 ・顧客の目標に基づく長期的なアカウント戦略を設計すること。 ・社内関係者との連携による顧客ニーズを反映したアカウント計画を策定すること。 ・ 顧客のビジネスを理解し、具体的な目標を掲げ、Zscalerソリューションを提案し、信頼できるパートナーとしての役割を発揮すること。 求める人物像 (成功のための資質) 不確実さを力に変えられる人 ：正解が見えない状況でも前に進むことが出来る方。歩きながら道をつくることに前向きで、曖昧さを「障害」ではなく、価値あるものを生み出すための素材として捉えられる方。 オーナーシップを持って動ける人 ：ミッションへの熱意が行動力につながり、自ら意思決定し、最後までやり切ることが出来る方。成果に本気で向き合うからこそ誠実にふるまい、戦略の議論から現場の実行まで、必要に応じて自在に行き来できる方。 課題解決を楽しめる人 ：難しい課題ほど熱意をもって取り組める方。課題に集中し、解決までやり抜くことで最大のインパクトを生み出せると知っている方。 信頼をつくるコラボレーター ：自分の成功だけでなく、チームの成功にコミットできる方。明確さと敬意のある率直さを大切にし、フィードバックを「与える・受け取る」を継続できる方。これこそが最高のチームワークであり、信頼を最速で築く方法だと理解している

Req ID: FEQ327R425 Location: Tokyo, Japan Language Requirements: Fluent Japanese required; Business-level English preferred As a Specialist Solutions Architect (SSA), you will guide customers in building big data solutions on Databricks that span a large variety of use cases. These are customer-facing roles, working with and supporting the Solution Architects, requiring hands-on production experience with cloud infrastructure and big data technologies. SSAs help customers through the design and successful implementation of essential workloads while aligning their technical roadmap for expanding the usage of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. As a deep go-to-expert reporting to the Specialist Field Engineering Manager, you will continue to strengthen your technical skills through mentorship, learning, and internal training programs to continuously consolidate the skills in your area of speciality. The impact you will have: Provide technical leadership to guide strategic customers to successful implementations on big data projects, ranging from architectural and security design to development and deployment best practices including automation Architect production-level workloads, including end-to-end pipeline load performance testing and optimisation Provide technical expertise in cloud infrastructure and security relating to our Databricks Intelligence Platform Assist Solution Architects with more advanced aspects of the technical sale including custom proof of concept content, workload sizing, and custom architectures Improve community adoption (through tutorials, training, hackathons, conference presentations) Contribute to the Databricks Community and act as a technical SME. What we look for: Pre-sales or post-sales experience working with external clients across a variety of industry markets Experience as a Data Platform engineer designing, setting up, and maintaining production-grade big data systems (Spark) Experience designing cloud i

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Our Customer Success Strategy & Operations team uses valuable data and market research to help our customers succeed and drive value. Our teams collaborate to identify solutions using competitor and industry trend analysis, providing valuable insights for strategic decision-making. We're responsible for facilitating smooth transitions during organizational change efforts that promote employee adoption. You'll be an integral part of solving challenges faced by our frontline teams to help make Zscaler more efficient and effective in meeting our customers' needs. We're looking for an experienced Manager of Product Support to join our team. This role would report into to the Director of Customer Services in Japan in a hybrid setting. Establish operational goals and work plans and delegates assignments to your team Promote behavior, motivate, and above all, support the existing Product Support team – coach them, contribute t

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Role We are looking for an experienced Senior Sales Engineer to join our SE team. This is a hybrid position based in Japan, reporting to the Manager, Sales Engineering in Japan within the Sales and Go-to-Market department You will join a global group of professionals dedicated to delighting customers and driving a secure, cloud-enabled digital future. As a key member of the team, you will help cement our position as the world leader in cloud security through technical excellence and trusted partnerships. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Provide technical expertise and strategic advice to major customers Take total ownership of the technical sale and associated processes Independently deliver high-impact sales pitches, technical demonstrations, and whiteboard presentations Who You Are (Success Profile) You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing

Position Summary: The Digital Experience (Senior) Supervisor is a position within the Brand Marketing Department responsible for end-to-end management of the digital experience on the official website — from planning and design through production, publication, and ongoing optimization. This role leads the production, updating, and maintenance of special sites and brand management pages related to brand content such as new products, services, and events, contributing to maximizing brand understanding, customer engagement, and demand generation in the Japanese market. This position is not simply a web production and operations role; it is responsible for enhancing brand understanding, product understanding, and customer engagement through the official website and owned channels. The role leads the planning, design, publication, and improvement of web experiences, appropriately managing external production and development agencies to improve both quality and speed. It also contributes to increasing brand value and business results through ongoing, data-driven improvement. Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities: Lead information architecture, page structure, wireframing, production progress, publication management, and ongoing optimization of special sites and brand management pages on the official website, based on a clear understanding of the planning intent, target audience, and key messaging. Design web experiences aligned with Brand Marketing strategy for owned digital initiatives such as new product launches, events, and campaigns, contributing to improved brand and product understanding, greater customer engagement, and optimized reservation/purchase pathways. Maintain a working understanding of HTML, CSS, CMS, and related technologies to make minor fixes as needed and provide direction to production agencies. Manage pre-launch QA, display checks, link checks, and tracking ta