As a Regional Manager, Sales Engineering, you will lead a team of Sales Engineers and frontline leaders, driving technical execution, operational excellence, and team development across your region. You’ll act as a force multiplier by owning team performance, shaping execution standards, and partnering closely with Sales leadership to influence strategy, improve outcomes, and scale impact beyond individual deals. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Lead, coach, and develop a team of Sales Engineers, driving performance, engagement, and long-term career growth through regular feedback and structured development Partner confidently with senior Sales leadership on regional strategy, multi-quarter planning, annual capacity planning, and forecast alignment operating 2-3 quarters ahead to anticipate resourcing needs and business priorities Own in-field execution at a regional level by taking an executive presence role in strategic and high-impact opportunities and providing senior-level stakeholder alignment and technical credibility alongside your team Oversee consistent, high-quality delivery across technical sales cycles in the region, including evaluations, customer engagements, and deal progression Hire and onboard top talent across ICs and manager-level roles, building a high-performing team and accelerating ramp through structured onboarding and enablement Manage regional operations including resource allocation, utilization, KPI tracking, productivity, and skills development to ensure effective coverage across the territory Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Marketing, Enablement, and Support at a senior level to align on regional strategy, GTM execution, and customer experience Drive operational excellence across the
Jobs in Japan
Business Lead in Japan
116 active opportunities · Updated October 2026
Showing
15 jobs
Explore current business lead jobs across Japan. Filter by work mode, employment type, experience, department, date posted and distance.
As a Manager, Commercial Sales, you will provide strategy, mentorship, and guidance for a team of Commercial Account Executives. This role impacts one of the largest lines of business in the company, ultimately bringing a proven product to a multi-billion dollar market. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Motivate your team to exceed objectives Develop and maintain accurate team forecasts Hire, oversee, and train a team of Account Executives Drive lead generation, high activity standards, and pipeline management Facilitate the ramp up for all new team members, coaching them to success Monitor the sales funnel from prospect to close and create metrics to improve performance Who You Are: Experienced in hi-tech direct sales Familiar with SaaS/Cloud and Salesforce Able to accurately forecast team performance Passionate about coaching, mentorship, and team management Motivated by helping people grow with a desire to continue learning A self-starter who thrives in a high-growth, rapidly changing marketplace Proven in overseeing an outbound sales team in all areas of the sales cycle Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your experience, we encourage you to apply. Benefits and Growth: High income earning opportunities based on performance Opportunity for Presidents Club New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking An inclusive company culture, opportu
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. Based in Tokyo, we are seeking a Director to lead our high-growth Japan Sales Development team. As the leader of Sales Development, you will be responsible for owning the management of overall inbound business development and outbound prospecting pipeline strategy and execution. You will lead & motivate a team of highly driven SDRs and implement efficient processes & tools that optimize for scale in a fast-paced innovative and collaborative environment. This role reports to the Senior Director, Sales Development (APJ). This is a high visibility role that is responsible for hiring, on-boarding, and coaching a group of high performing sales professionals while collaborating with many other departments within our Go To Market Function (Marketing, Operations and Sales etc.). You will own Japan xDR Go to Market strategy, with a goal of improving the existing teams productivity, efficiency and outbound quality to build and progress pipeline to revenue. At Okta, our mission is to maintain a people-first, diverse, and inclusive culture. You will be responsible for building the Japan xDR team culture with a focus on coaching and mentoring. You will need to be an expert in prospecting and account planning strategies with a high growth company and must be able to educate others effectively in these areas. You will also focus on enabling continued growth of their reps in preparation for their prog
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 As a foundational FDE manager, you’ll lead FDE through high-stakes, ambiguous customer deployments and own technical and business value outcomes end to end. You’ll grow a team that can operate under pressure and help OpenAI learn from the field. You’ll partner closely with Product, Research, Sales, and GTM to ensure fieldwork informs roadmap priorities, drives new exploration, and supports safe deployment at scale. Your decisions will influence how OpenAI is trusted by the customers closest to our deployment work. Your success will be measured by how consistently your team ships, how clearly you deliver signal to Research and Product, and how durable your team and delivery model prove to be. 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. This role also will require travel up to 40%, although mainly local. 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: Lead and grow a team of FDE delivering production systems with frontier models Own end-to-end delivery outcomes through clarity, speed, tight coordination, and technical quality Codify what works into tools, playbooks, and roadmap inputs that create leverage for both OpenAI and our wider developer community Notice early indicators and raise them with urgency, whether in product behavior, customer environments, or delivery practices Use judgement to distinguish what requires action and what does not Set a high bar for FDE performance and support each person’s growth through direct, acti
Overview: The Strategic Research team is the backbone of Guidepoint’s success. The team is responsible for efficiently delivering Guidepoint’s services to our clients around the world. We work to understand each client’s unique business questions and help them gain critical insights to stay informed and make better business decisions. As an Associate on the Strategic Research team you will focus on making the right connections between our global clients and local Advisors across numerous industries. Your role will focus on researching industries relevant to client project requests and recruiting elite subject matter experts into our network to ensure the right connection is made. After you master these core skills of recruiting and connecting Advisors with clients, you will gain additional exposure to more complex project and client relationship management as you grow your career here and move into Research Manager and Project Manager roles. To support our overseas clients, some roles may participate in rotational work coverage during public holidays. Team members who work on these days will receive time off in lieu, to be taken on another working day by arrangement with the team. What you will own: Work in cross-cultural teams with our Project Managers from offices globally in order to deliver the best possible service for our global clients Review and analyze client research requests and use a range of resources to domestically identify the most relevant subject matter experts across geographies, industries, and topics for each project Utilize the phone, LinkedIn, and outreach to recruit new Advisors in Japan to join the Guidepoint network by effectively communicating why their expertise is a good match for the specific project you’re working on Screen experts for their suitability for specific client projects and create professional profiles for client consideration Operate with a teamwork mentality that leads to building and maintaining strong relationships with
About the Team OpenAI’s Applied AI Engineering team helps organizations turn frontier AI capabilities into safe, reliable, and high-impact production systems. We work with customer executives, product and engineering teams, security leaders, and transformation teams to identify valuable opportunities, accelerate technical implementation, and scale what works. Enterprise deployments are defined by complexity rather than any one industry: existing architectures, diverse data environments, security and governance requirements, multiple stakeholder groups, and organization-wide change. We turn lessons from these deployments into better products and reusable patterns for customers everywhere. About the Role As an Applied AI Engineer you will partner directly with leading organizations to design, build, and deploy AI systems that deliver measurable business outcomes. You will combine deep technical judgment, hands-on engineering, and customer leadership to take ambitious ideas from use-case selection and architecture through prototyping, evaluation, production launch, and scale. You will write and debug code, build evaluation systems, resolve complex integrations, and guide decisions involving model behavior, reliability, latency, cost, safety, security, governance, and operational readiness. Success is measured by production systems, sustained adoption, and meaningful customer impact—not simply activity or successful demonstrations. This is a rare opportunity to work on consequential real-world deployments at the frontier of AI while directly influencing how OpenAI’s products evolve. This role is based in Tokyo, Japan. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Partner directly with enterprise customers to identify high-value opportunities and translate them into technical architectures, implementation plans, evaluation strategies, and measurable success criteria. Design, build, an
As an Account Executive on our Mid-Market Sales team (targeting customers 1,000 to 5,000 employees in size), you will assist in Datadog’s overall business growth by strategically engaging and closing net-new customers across mid-to-large size organizations. Sellers follow a well-defined methodology, collaborate with internal stakeholders & partner ecosystem, identify the customer's unique needs, and clearly convey the value of the Datadog solution. Mid-Market AE’s have the opportunity to grow their careers in Sales and continue contributing to Datadog team success. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Focus entirely on net-new logo acquisition Manage the full sales cycle, including negotiations and on-site technical demonstrations Identify robust set of business drivers behind all opportunities Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business Strategically prospect into Chief Technology Officers, Engineering/IT Leaders, and technical end users (SRE, DevOps, DevSecOps) Multi-thread into different departments of a complex organization Collaborate with Sales Development Representatives, Partners, & Marketing to drive top of funnel activity Apply modern sales strategy with real time signals and research using tools Sales Navigator & Demandbase Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your experience, we encourage you to apply. Who You Are: Curious and motivated to understand emerging technologies and how they intersect with core business drivers. Experienced in hunting, strategically mapping and breaking into net new logos Strong Pipeline Generation skills, bold in front of customers
As a Director, Commercial Sales you will provide strategy, mentorship, and guidance for Commercial Sales Managers and their direct reports, ultimately furthering the growth of our organization. This role impacts one of the largest lines of business in the company, ultimately bringing a proven product to a multi-billion dollar market. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Forecast performance based on team productivity Hire, oversee, and train a team of Commercial Sales Managers Facilitate the ramp up for all new team members, coaching them to success Develop and monitor effective outbound prospecting strategies to increase customer acquisition Evaluate trends to identify areas for improvement and surface best-practices Provide regular and accurate revenue forecasting to your leadership team Cross-collaborate with stakeholder departments to actualize on go-to-market strategies, develop training curriculum, and meet hiring goals Who You Are: Experienced in 6+ years of hi-tech, cycle direct sales Able to accurately forecast team performance Passionate about coaching, mentorship, and team management Proven in overseeing first-line managers in all areas of the sales cycle Customer-centric with a strong track record of developing satisfied customers Successful in working cross-functionally, leveraging strong organizational and time management expertise Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your experience, we encourage you to apply. Benefits and Growth: High income earning opportunities based on performance Opportunity for Presidents Club New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase
#LI-KO1 As an Account Executive (AE) on our Commercial Sales team, you will assist in Datadog’s overall business growth by strategically engaging and closing net-new customers across small to midsize markets. Sellers follow a well-defined methodology, collaborate with internal stakeholders, identify the customer's unique needs, and clearly convey the value of the Datadog product. AEs have the opportunity to grow their careers in Sales and continue contributing to Datadog team success. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Focus on net-new logo acquisition via outbound activity Become a Datadog expert through continued product and sales trainings Manage the full sales cycle, including technical demonstrations and negotiation Collaborate with Sales Development Representatives to drive top of funnel activity Strategically prospect into Chief Technology Officers, Engineering/IT Leaders, and technical end-users Who You Are: Curious, driven, and motivated as a sales person Creative in how you map and break into accounts Able to learn from feedback and champion a growth mindset Comfortable operating in a highly technical, fast paced environment Experienced in carrying quota, with a proven track record of success Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your experience, we encourage you to apply. Benefits and Growth: High income earning opportunities based on self performance New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message Intra-
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! Figma is looking for a Senior Manager, Enterprise Sales to join our dynamic team of creatives, engineers, marketing wizards, and brilliant business folks. You aren’t the typical sales leader, and we aren’t the typical design tool company. At Figma, we think outside the box, lift constraints that block our imagination everyday, and we expect you to do the same. With this role you’ll get in at the ground floor in a fast growing sales org. You’ll consult with our existing customer base and potential customers in driving meaningful relationships that add value to the customer experience and revenue to our bottom line. Figma is growing and moving fast. Our next team member will have an agile, dynamic mindset, be comfortable embracing change, a true team-player, and love working with our growing footprint of Fortune 1000 customers. You won’t be alone! Figma has an incredible team and you’ll work closely with other groups including Support, Design, Engineering, Product Marketing, Customer Success, and Community. As Senior Manager, Enterprise Sales, you will lead a team of Account Executives responsible for continuing the growth of our Enterprise products. You will report directly to our Country Manager, Japan. This is a full time role that can be held from our Tokyo hub. What you’ll do at Figma: Lead a team of motivated and diverse individuals to foster an environment of success Participate in customer and prospect meetings Assist in continual training and development, including mentorship, hirin
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! We are looking for an Account Executive, SMB who will play a critical role generating new business and fielding inbound prospects in their territory. You will be responsible for targeting, building and nurturing positive relationships with key decision-makers and assisting them through their Figma evaluation and buying process of all products. This is an opportunity to accelerate your career, learn from leading sellers in the industry and build an incredible network of cross functional partners at Figma. This is a full time role that will be held from our Tokyo Hub. What you’ll do at Figma: Create and manage a pipeline of SMB accounts from inbound and outbound activity to consistently meet or exceed quarterly and annual sales targets Apply effective discovery and value-selling techniques to build and strengthen relationships with key decision-makers in both new and existing customers (500< FTEs) Align with key decision makers to identify where Figma’s roadmap and innovations can solve business challenges Conduct thorough analysis to tier and prioritize accounts in large volumes Expertly position Figma and engage cross-functional partners where necessary to drive deals forward Leverage opportunities to advance relationships through in-person meetings and networking opportunities We'd love to hear from you if you have: Exposure to a structured sales or outbound program (sales experience as an SDR or AE) Exposure to closing sales for a software or SaaS business in an outbound function Cons
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 A Stripe Commercial (Mid-Market) Account Executive partners with high-growth, under-penetrated mid-market businesses to help them scale and modernize their financial infrastructure. These companies—often tech-forward, founder-led, and rapidly scaling—represent Stripe's next generation of breakout users. Stripe Commercial AEs are responsible for both acquiring new users and expanding existing relationships. They guide companies through the full sales lifecycle, uncovering pain points, aligning on solutions across the Stripe product suite, and driving long-term value. Commercial AEs serve as strategic advisors, helping users unlock new revenue, streamline operations, and launch ambitious new products on top of the Stripe platform. What you’ll do Commercial AEs own a book of high-potential accounts—some already using Stripe, others still evaluating. They operate with a dual motion—hunting for new growth opportunities and farming existing relationships for deeper adoption and expansion. They work cross-functionally with Solutions, Product, Post-Sales, and Sales Ops to craft tailored strategies and execute at high velocity. Responsibilities Identify high-potential, fast-growing eCommerce platforms for a full-stack Stripe implementation, from payments to Connect Lead a product and pricing workshop with an existing user to introduce Radar and optimize their fraud stack Develop and execute an outbound play to target a new vertical in their region or
From ¥1M/yr
About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role Our Sales team has a unique mission to help customers understand the deep impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their business and users. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and value-driven strategy. You’ll be a key driver of opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll work with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their industry with AI. This role is based in Tokyo, Japan. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you'll: Manage ~dozen key accounts, developing and executing strategies for a comprehensive account plan Lead our enterprise prospects’ journeys from consideration to succesful deployment Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex customer programs and projects Own a consumption revenue target Manage consumption revenue forecasts Analyze key account metrics to create reports and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders Closely monitor the industry landscape (people, competitors, partners, etc.) to contribute to product roadmap and other corporate strategies Collaborate with solutions, marketing, communications, business operations, people operations, finance, prod
From ¥1M/yr
About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role Our Sales team has a unique mission to help customers understand the deep impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their business and users. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and value-driven strategy. You’ll be a key driver of opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll work with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their industry with AI. This role is based in Tokyo, Japan. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you'll: Manage ~dozen key accounts, developing and executing strategies for a comprehensive account plan. Lead our enterprise prospects’ journeys from consideration to succesfull deployment. Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex customer programs and projects. Own a consumption revenue target. Manage consumption revenue forecasts. Analyze key account metrics to create reports and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders. Closely monitor the industry landscape (people, competitors, partners, etc.) to contribute to product roadmap and other corporate strategies. Collaborate with solutions, marketing, communications, business operations, people operations, finan
From ¥1M/yr
About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the Role Our Sales team has a unique mission to help customers understand the deep impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their business and users. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and value-driven strategy. You’ll be a key driver of opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll work with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their industry with AI. This role is based in Tokyo, Japan. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Manage ~dozen key accounts in the Financial Services Industry, developing and executing strategies for a comprehensive account plan. Lead our enterprise prospects’ journeys from consideration to successful deployment. Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex customer programs and projects. Own a consumption revenue target. Manage consumption revenue forecasts. Analyze key account metrics to create reports and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders. Closely monitor the industry landscape (people, competitors, partners, etc.) to contribute to product roadmap and other corporate strategies. Collaborate with solutions, marketing, communications, business
Other cities to consider
More places hiring for this role
Get new business lead jobs in Japan by email
Daily job updates · Unsubscribe anytime