Lead Buyer in Tokyo

About the team OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team partners with customers to turn research breakthroughs into production systems. We operate at the intersection of customer delivery and core platform development. About the role Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) lead complex end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production alongside our most strategic customers. You will own discovery, technical scoping, system design, build, and production rollout, partnering directly with customer engineering and domain teams. You will measure success through production adoption, measurable workflow impact, and eval-driven feedback that changes product and model roadmaps. You’ll work closely with our Product, Research, Partnerships, GRC, Security, and GTM teams. This role is based in Tokyo. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. Travel is expected in this role, mainly within Japan. To succeed in this position you must be bilingual—fluent in both Japanese and English (spoken and written). Please note that your resume must be submitted in English, and the interview process will include conversations in both languages. In this role you will Own technical delivery across multiple deployments from first prototype to stable production Build full-stack systems that deliver customer value and sharpen how we learn Embed closely with customer teams, understand their needs, and guide adoption of what you build Scope work, sequence delivery, and remove blockers early Make trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality; adjust plans to protect delivery Contribute directly in the code when progress or clarity depends on it Codify working patterns into tools, playbooks, or building blocks that others can use Share field feedback that helps Research and Product understand where the models succeed and where they can improve Keep teams moving through clarity and follow-through You might thrive in this role if you Bri

About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. About the role In this role, you'll lead a team of Account Executives driving the adoption of safe, frontier AI with top enterprises across Japan. This role is critical to Anthropic's Japan expansion. You'll leverage your leadership expertise to propel revenue growth while developing a high-performing team. Working closely with Applied AI Engineering, Product, GTM, and Marketing teams, you'll help enterprise customers deploy AI solutions and refine our market positioning for Japan. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Japanese business culture, a passion for developing people, and the ability to navigate Japan's consensus-driven sales environment. Responsibilities: Build and lead a high-performing team of Account Executives, providing coaching, mentorship, and guidance to drive team success Develop and implement sales strategies tailored to enterprise procurement cycles and budgeting processes to meet and exceed team revenue quotas Create and maintain accurate forecasts, pipeline management, and reporting while ensuring data integrity in CRM systems Partner with Enablement to develop training programs and resources that accelerate AE ramp time and effectiveness, with focus on Japanese enterprise buying cycles and decision-making processes Work closely with Applied AI Engineering teams to demonstrate technical capabilities pre-sales and optimize solutions post-sales Enable your team to have credible technical conversations about AI applications while maintaining appropriate guardrails Build strong partnerships across the organization to drive strategic initiatives Identify and execute on new market opportunities and us

At Spotify, we are redefining the audiobook industry with our innovative Audiobooks in Premium model. Our mission is to empower creators and consumers by delivering the best audiobook content with unmatched quality and accessibility. We are building a thriving ecosystem that scales with creativity, collaboration, and innovative technology. We’re building Spotify’s audiobook business in Japan and looking for someone to lead our relationships with Japanese publishers. You’ll help build our publisher portfolio and secure a catalogue that resonates with listeners in Japan. After launch, you’ll keep owning and growing these partnerships so they deliver lasting value for Spotify and our publishing partners. What You Will Do Map the Japanese publishing and audiobook landscape and identify priority publishers, rights holders, and catalogue opportunities. Build a strong pipeline of major and independent publishers, and take partnerships from first conversation through negotiation, agreement, and onboarding. Lead commercial and licensing negotiations, including distribution terms and content licensing budgets, and design creative deal structures that improve economics and share risk. Identify and prioritize the audiobook catalogues and titles that matter most to listeners in Japan, using data, financial models, and market insights. Own long-term publisher relationships, aligning on shared goals and running regular performance reviews informed by data and partner feedback. Partner with operations and publishers on catalogue onboarding, metadata readiness, and smooth content delivery, resolving issues that affect partners or listeners. Represent publishing partners internally, working with product, editorial, growth, operations, and cost management teams on launch priorities and long-term improvements. Stay close to developments in the Japanese publishing and audiobook market and turn them

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI. What Is The Role Elastic, the Search AI company, is looking for a high-energy Enterprise Account Executive to drive net-new revenue and expansion within strategic Enterprise accounts. You’ll be the owner of a defined territory where you’ll build your own pipeline, tell the Elastic Search AI story, and close complex, multi-stakeholder deals in a consumption-based model. This role sits at the intersection of sales execution, technical fluency, and cross-functional collaboration—and is critical to our growth in the Enterprise segment. What You Will Be Doing Own your territory & build pipeline: Develop and execute a proactive outbound cadence (email, call, social) that generates ≥50 % of your booked opportunities. Deep discovery & qualification: Uncover pain, business impact, budget, and decision criteria using frameworks like MEDDPICC so you chase only the highest-confidence deals. Value storytelling & demos: Craft and deliver tailored narratives and live demos that map Elastic’s Search, Observability, and Security capabilities to measurable business outcomes. Mutual deal strategy & forecast accuracy: Collaborate with customers to build formal close plans and keep your CRM up-to-date, maintaining ≥90 % forecast accuracy within ±10 %. Executive negotiation & closing: Lead high-stakes contract and pricing discussions—defend your va

About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. About the role As a leader of Applied AI Solutions Architecture in Japan, you will drive the adoption of frontier AI by enabling the deployment of Anthropic’s products (Claude for Enterprise, Claude Code, and API) across Japanese enterprises and digital-first organizations. You’ll leverage your technical skills and consultative sales experience to drive positive AI transformation that addresses our customers’ business needs, meets their technical requirements, and provides a high degree of reliability and safety. You’ll lead and grow a Japan Applied AI team as Anthropic’s presence in the market continues to expand. Applied AI comprises Solutions Architects, Product Engineers, and Finetuning Engineers. Working alongside the existing Japan Applied AI leadership, you will scale processes and best practices for the region’s technical pre-sales engagements, help each team member achieve success, high productivity, and career growth, and represent Anthropic as a technical lead on some of its most important partnerships. In collaboration with the Sales, Product, and Engineering teams globally and locally, you’ll help enterprise partners incorporate leading-edge AI systems into their cutting-edge products and platforms. You will employ your excellent communication skills, in both Japanese and English, to explain and demonstrate complex solutions persuasively to technical and non-technical audiences alike. You will play a critical role in identifying opportunities to innovate and differentiate our AI systems, while maintaining our best-in-class safety standards. Responsibilities Lead and grow a team of Applied AI professionals in Tokyo (Soluti

Be the catalyst for meaningful change. As a client-facing consultant at Gallup, you’ll transform organizations’ complicated challenges into positive business outcomes. Collaborating with exceptionally talented team members, you’ll be a highly regarded leader who influences important decision-makers with invaluable insights and advice. What You’ll Do Influence leaders and teams by building deep, trusting relationships with clients Develop expertise in your clients’ business and needs, as well as Gallup’s offerings and services Create and implement complex project plans Provide compelling, innovative and strategic insights and recommendations for maximum organizational performance Turn data insights into actionable steps for leaders Learn how to design lasting solutions that foster growth and impact Who We Want Persuasive communicators who seek to understand clients’ needs, present compelling custom strategies and inspire team members to exceed expectations Exceptional project leaders who have a natural ability to lead client projects — creating detailed project plans, orchestrating resources, managing scope and deadlines, and overseeing many moving pieces to guarantee that each client receives a world-class experience High achievers who thrive in a demanding, fast-paced and goal-oriented environment that offers ongoing development opportunities and the empowerment to work autonomously Strategic thinkers who have a sharp eye for business opportunities and who can discern an organization’s problems, analyze applicable data, weigh risks against rewards and develop creative solutions to produce business growth and increased profitability Authentic relationship builders who easily build rapport, create strong connections, navigate tough conversations and make courageous recommendations that lead to exceptional results What You Need Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred At least three years of experience in paid professional work in any of the following are

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. The Community You Will Join: Our Japan team is growing, and we want you to be part of it! Japan is a key market for Airbnb’s future growth and is currently receiving significant attention and resources to further accelerate its development as both a destination and origin market. The functional teams in Japan work closely together, alongside regional and central teams, to develop and execute a unified market strategy. The Difference You Will Make: As a Senior Program Ops Manager, you will work with the Senior Business Operations and Growth Lead to develop and execute strategies to grow the Airbnb Platform in Japan. You will also align the functions operating in your country behind common objectives and work with other teams in the organization on cross border projects. Your attention to detail, organization, ability to multitask, work on multiple priorities and work under pressure will all ensure you succeed. You should be great at understanding the needs of the Airbnb community and defining levers to help them succeed in the platform. You will develop strong relationships and deliver valuable guidance to help them grow within the Airbnb marketplace. Our ambition is to significantly increase our penetration among Japanese consumers, and this role will be critical to make that happen. Your primary focus will be in: Analysis to enable robust strategy building Operationalizing strong x-functional governance of the Japan business Execution of our growth programs. All critical pillars to enable rapid and significant growth. You will partner closely with multiple cross functional teams to achi

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI. What Is The Role Elastic, the Search AI company, is looking for a high-energy Enterprise Account Executive to drive net-new revenue and expansion within strategic Enterprise accounts. You’ll be the owner of a defined territory where you’ll build your own pipeline, tell the Elastic Search AI story, and close complex, multi-stakeholder deals in a consumption-based model. This role sits at the intersection of sales execution, technical fluency, and cross-functional collaboration—and is critical to our growth in the Enterprise segment. What You Will Be Doing Own your territory & build pipeline: Develop and execute a proactive outbound cadence (email, call, social) that generates ≥50 % of your booked opportunities. Deep discovery & qualification: Uncover pain, business impact, budget, and decision criteria using frameworks like MEDDPICC so you chase only the highest-confidence deals. Value storytelling & demos: Craft and deliver tailored narratives and live demos that map Elastic’s Search, Observability, and Security capabilities to measurable business outcomes. Mutual deal strategy & forecast accuracy: Collaborate with customers to build formal close plans and keep your CRM up-to-date, maintaining ≥90 % forecast accuracy within ±10 %. Executive negotiation & closing: Lead high-stakes contract and pricing discussions—defend your va

About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. Anthropic is seeking an experienced GTM Recruiter to join our recruiting team. In this role, you'll partner closely with GTM leaders to hire the people who will shape how Anthropic operates, grows, and delivers on its mission. This role requires someone who can assess not just functional expertise, but also alignment with our values and the adaptability required to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Responsibilities: Lead end to end recruiting for GTM roles Develop and execute strategic recruiting plans, including competitive mapping, targeted sourcing, and building long-term talent pipelines Build trusted partnerships with GTM leadership to understand business priorities, team structures, ideal candidate profiles, and required competencies across different functions Create exceptional candidate experiences that showcase Anthropic's mission, growth trajectory, and unique growth opportunity for GTM professionals Design and implement scalable recruiting processes that effectively assess functional expertise, business acumen, and cultural alignment Track recruiting metrics and use data to identify bottlenecks, optimize processes, and maintain a high-quality hiring bar Coach hiring managers on recruiting best practices, interview techniques, and strategies for building diverse, high-performing teams You may be a good fit if you: Have 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with meaningful exposure to GTM functions Are comfortable working in ambiguous environments and help hiring teams build structure and excellent recruiting practices Have strong stakeholder management skills - you can share examples

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team Product Sales is a team of functional and technical specialists who both lead and advise on deals for the most strategically important products in Stripe’s portfolio. Revenue suite Product Sales is tasked with attacking a $100B market opportunity for back office finance automation across billing, tax, revenue reporting, and data. What you’ll do As a Billing Account Executive at Stripe, you'll use your sales and product expertise to help drive growth through new and existing Stripe customers. You'll collaborate with the core sales, marketing, product marketing, and product teams to develop deep product and industry knowledge and drive strategic deals. You'll lead in-depth product discussions with existing and prospective customers and build and execute against our go-to-market strategy. Responsibilities Drive revenue to achieve and overperform on targets Lead new sales and upsell conversations of Stripe for existing and prospective customers Drive strategic thought leadership within assigned territory to ensure user success and revenue growth Understand the sales process and competitors for Stripe, including software, hardware, and payments Serve as both an internal and customer-facing expert on Stripe, especially for your specialized products Synthesize and relay customer feedback and our findings to inform Stripe's product roadmap Engage with Product, Marketing, and User Operations teams to help amplify our growth trajectory Who you are You

Be the catalyst for meaningful change. As a client-facing associate consultant at Gallup, you’ll transform organizations’ complicated challenges into positive business outcomes. Collaborating with exceptionally talented team members, you’ll be a highly regarded leader who influences important decision-makers with invaluable insights and advice. What You’ll Do Influence leaders and teams by building deep, trusting relationships with clients Develop expertise in your clients’ business and needs, as well as Gallup’s offerings and services Create and implement complex project plans Provide compelling, innovative and strategic insights and recommendations for maximum organizational performance Turn data insights into actionable steps for leaders Learn how to design lasting solutions that foster growth and impact Who We Want Persuasive communicators who seek to understand clients’ needs, present compelling custom strategies and inspire team members to exceed expectations Exceptional project leaders who have a natural ability to lead client projects — creating detailed project plans, orchestrating resources, managing scope and deadlines, and overseeing many moving pieces to guarantee that each client receives a world-class experience High achievers who thrive in a demanding, fast-paced and goal-oriented environment that offers ongoing development opportunities and the empowerment to work autonomously Strategic thinkers who have a sharp eye for business opportunities and who can discern an organization’s problems, analyze applicable data, weigh risks against rewards and develop creative solutions to produce business growth and increased profitability Authentic relationship builders who easily build rapport, create strong connections, navigate tough conversations and make courageous recommendations that lead to exceptional results What You Need Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred At least one year of experience in paid professional work in any of the follow

Position Summary: This role serves as a strategic HR Business Partner, driving business performance through effective people strategies. Partnering with senior leadership, you will leverage data, financial insights, and HR expertise to optimize workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and employee engagement. Balancing strategic advisory and hands-on execution, you will lead key initiatives across talent management, organizational design, and workforce cost management to deliver impactful business outcomes. Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities: 1. Business Partnership & Strategic Advisory Partner with business and senior leadership to understand priorities, initiatives, financial requirements, and organizational structures, and translate these into people strategies. Analyze personnel costs and various employee data to provide meaningful insights and recommendations to senior leadership. Drive the development and execution of initiatives that contribute to business performance and employee engagement. Collaborate with key stakeholders (e.g., Total Rewards, Finance) to align people’s strategies with business needs. 2. Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning Lead the Talent Strategy function within business units, including programs, policies, and practices that foster a high-performance, employee-oriented culture. Identify opportunities and challenges in hiring, retaining, and developing talent. Provide guidance to managers on talent management and succession planning. 3. Workforce & Cost Management Manage headcount planning and governance in alignment with the Annual Operating Plan. Partner with leadership to optimize workforce allocation based on business strategy. Develop and manage personnel cost forecasts, ensuring that labor expenses are effec

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