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 This is a founding role. As a Technical Deployment Lead (TDL), you will define how OpenAI delivers complex systems to customers. You will own how they are built, shipped, and adopted. You’ll translate business outcomes into a technical plan, run day-to-day execution across FDEs, Researchers, and Customer Engineers, and partner with customer teams to ensure delivery supports their goals. This is not a management role, however you'll own delivery end-to-end: embedding with customers to map workflows and success criteria, ensuring components ship on time, and leading readiness and change management for adoption. You’ll track progress, manage dependencies, make sequencing decisions, and drive 0→1 prototypes through MVP and scale. You will also share field insights with Product and Research to guide roadmap and priorities. Success will be measured first and foremost by impact - deployments that deliver measurable value against customer goals, drive adoption, and become critical to their workflows. Additional measures of success include delivery reliability (milestones hit, low reopen/churn), operating leverage (patterns reused across deployments), judgment under pressure, and product impact (field signal that shifts roadmaps/architectures). This is a high-trust, high-autonomy role. Success requires deep technical project management expertise, extreme ownership of outcomes, and an ability to immerse in customer workflows and partner with customer teams to solve complex engineering problems at pace. This role is based in Tokyo. We use a hybrid model of 3 days in office and offer relocation assistance. Travel up to 25-50% is required. To succeed in this position you must be fully bilingual—fluent in both Japanese and English (spoken and writt
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Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation. As a Premium Support Engineer at Replit, you’ll be the front line for our highest-value customers — delivering fast, expert, and reliable technical support when it matters most. You’ll handle complex product issues, guide customers through critical incidents, and ensure every interaction meets the highest standard of quality and speed. You’ll combine deep technical troubleshooting with calm, confident communication to keep builders moving — whether it’s an enterprise team deploying at scale or a top-tier developer relying on Replit to power their business. What You’ll Do Provide swift, high-priority support to Premium customers, responding within strict SLAs. Diagnose, reproduce, and resolve complex technical issues across the Replit platform. Escalate and track high-impact issues with Product and Engineering, ensuring timely fixes and transparent communication. Lead customer-facing communications during outages or incidents. Identify recurring issues and collaborate internally to reduce time-to-resolution. Contribute to internal tooling, automation, and documentation that improves team efficiency. Partner with Engineering, Product, Sales and other internal teams to ensure Premium customers receive a consistent, high-quality experience. Help onboard and mentor other support engineers, raising the team’s overall bar for responsiveness and quality. Required Skills & Experience 4+ years in technical support, developer support, or systems engineering. Professional fluency in English and Japanese, both written and verbal. Experience providing rapid-response support to high-value or enterprise customers. Strong debugging skills with JavaScript, Python, or similar languages. Excellent written and verbal communication unde
At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As a Solutions Engineer for New Markets, you’ll be leading the technical discussion with our key prospects & customers in Japan, guiding customers toward clarity, feasibility, and alignment on the end-to-end solution. You’ll be an integral part of the Sales team, working both pre and post-sales to ensure technical fit and create innovative solutions for our customers. You will also serve as a bridge between our product development team and our customers, utilizing your strong communication skills to deliver pointed and actionable feedback that our product teams might use to ensure Vanta gets 1% better every day. This role will be based in our Tokyo, Japan office with a hybrid working model. What you’ll do as a Solutions Engineer at Vanta: Partner with pre and post sales to identify, qualify and drive net new, expansion and renewal opportunities Develop a deep understanding of our product capabilities, integrations, configurations messaging, partner ecosystem, and competitive landscape. Build and maintain strong technical partnerships with our customers via engaging product demonstrations, trials, and other communications Develop a trusted advisor relationship with key accounts, customer stakeholders, and executive sponsors that may lead to renewals, expansion, and advocacy Influence Vanta’s strategy and product priorities to drive adoption and retention by being the voice of the customer Cultivate an environment of teamwork, openness, creativity, and continuous improvement Work cross-functionally to resolve customer business issues and work toward mutual goals Develop processes and workflows that allow us to build and scale
At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As a Solutions Engineer for New Markets, you’ll be leading the technical discussion with our key prospects & customers in Japan, guiding customers toward clarity, feasibility, and alignment on the end-to-end solution. You’ll be an integral part of the Sales team, working both pre and post-sales to ensure technical fit and create innovative solutions for our customers. You will also serve as a bridge between our product development team and our customers, utilizing your strong communication skills to deliver pointed and actionable feedback that our product teams might use to ensure Vanta gets 1% better every day. This role will be based in our Tokyo, Japan office with a hybrid working model. What you’ll do as a Solutions Engineer at Vanta: Partner with pre and post sales to identify, qualify and drive net new, expansion and renewal opportunities Develop a deep understanding of our product capabilities, integrations, configurations messaging, partner ecosystem, and competitive landscape. Build and maintain strong technical partnerships with our customers via engaging product demonstrations, trials, and other communications Develop a trusted advisor relationship with key accounts, customer stakeholders, and executive sponsors that may lead to renewals, expansion, and advocacy Influence Vanta’s strategy and product priorities to drive adoption and retention by being the voice of the customer Cultivate an environment of teamwork, openness, creativity, and continuous improvement Work cross-functionally to resolve customer business issues and work toward mutual goals Develop processes and workflows that allow us to build and scale
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 Senior Enterprise Customer Success Manager, you will be responsible for driving the healthy adoption and positive experience of some of Datadog’s largest and most strategic customers. 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: Partner with Sales and Technical Solutions to proactively drive adoption from onboarding through to maturity. Own and project manage the on-boarding process for new customers. Discover, own and manage the customer’s success plan. Ensure consistent alignment with decision makers on the impact of their investment in Datadog. Proactively build and maintain targeted relationships with people of influence throughout the customer base. Collaborate cross-functionally with internal Datadog teams (sales, support, enablement, product, finance, and legal). Monitor and analyze usage trends to uncover potential renewal opportunities and risks. Act as the primary owner of customer adoption and health. Support your colleagues and cross functional teammates in the development of best practices. With demonstrated understanding of observability and security platforms, align customers technical and business objectives to our platform offerings Who You Are: Min of 5+ years in a Customer Success or Account Management role in B2B SaaS (Exp in serving a technical audience a plus). Strong experience working with a portfolio of accounts that included large Enterprise. Excellent in driving discovery to understand your customers key pain points, objectives and priorities. Demonstrate expert level in communicating complex concepts and aligning them to the pains and objectives of your customers. Experienced in shifting your message effectively to align with the expectations of the audience. You’re excited to work i
As an Enterprise Customer Success Manager, you will be responsible for driving the healthy adoption and positive experience of some of Datadog’s largest and most strategic customers. 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: Partner with Sales and Technical Solutions to proactively drive adoption from onboarding through to maturity. Own and project manage the on-boarding process for new customers. Discover, own and manage the customer’s success plan. Ensure consistent alignment with decision makers on the impact of their investment in Datadog. Proactively build and maintain targeted relationships with people of influence throughout the customer base. Collaborate cross-functionally with internal Datadog teams (sales, support, enablement, product, finance, and legal). Monitor and analyze usage trends to uncover potential renewal opportunities and risks. Act as the primary owner of customer adoption and health. With demonstrated understanding of observability and security platforms, align customers technical and business objectives to our platform offerings Who You Are: 3+ years in a Customer Success or Account Management role in B2B SaaS. Experience working with a portfolio of accounts that included large Enterprise. Experienced in driving discovery to understand your customers key pain points, objectives and priorities. Excellent in communicating complex concepts and aligning them to the pains and objectives of your customers. Experienced in shifting your message effectively to align with the expectations of the audience. You’re excited to work in a fast paced environment, where you’re expected to consistently develop your skill set and play an active role in the development of the team’s best practices. Able to t
About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. Available Locations Tokyo, Japan About the Role Account Executives, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, Customer Success, and Sales Operations - all working together help our customers adopt Cloudflare and create great Internet-enabled experiences. The sales team at Cloudflare helps customers solve real, technical problems while creating the revenue streams that help the company provide free service to millions in our communi
Who are we? Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems. We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that. We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft. We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us! Why this role? In this role, you will have ownership of the full sales cycle - from identifying leads to closing deals for enterprises across diverse industries in Japan such as financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, telecommunications and oil and gas. Cohere seeks an approachable and compelling communicator who loves working with prospects to uncover their needs and feels comfortable developing tailored value propositions around how Cohere’s platform can help them achieve their business goals. You’ll lay the foundation for Cohere’s growth by owning your territory and collaborating with teammates across Customer Success, Sales Development, Marketing and Sales Engineering. You’ll be the voice of the field and partner with our Product and Engineering teams to prioritize the Cohere roadmap with customer-centric care. In this highly self-directed role, you are someone who thrives in an unstructured and quickly evolving environment. And your opportunity for impact will be astronomical — Cohere has skies-the-limit potential, and you’ll help us reach it. As an Account Executive, you will : Focus on net-new logo acquisit
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 Localization Project Manager — Japan Training Quality to support localization for Customer Education, helping ensure Notion training content feels accurate, clear, culturally relevant, and ready to use for learners across the globe. You’ll work at the intersection of localization quality, training implementation, and program management , collaborating with Localization, Partner Enablement, Customer Education, vendors, and language specialists. You’ll help turn translation feedback, learner experience issues, and regional quality needs into practical improvements across training content, quizzes, LMS setup, and repeatable localization workflows. The ideal candidate combines native-level Japanese language expertise with a deep understanding of what effective education looks like in the Japanese market. What You'll Achieve Own and apply Japanese localization QA standards across training content, including checking for accuracy, clarity, tone, terminology, and cultural nuance Support development of glossaries, style guides, QA checklists, review processes, and localization assets Become a g
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: The Airbnb Hotels is a fast-growing business which will see you leading Airbnb’s expansion into the hotel sector in the region. Operating with an entrepreneurial spirit within the Japan team, this team combines the simplicity, product excellence, and guest-centered ethos that define Airbnb. This team’s mission is to grow and expand our the smoothest, most intuitive hotel booking experience for guests; while providing hotels an opportunity to drive high-quality incremental bookings so they can focus on delivering the best hospitality. The ultimate aim is to help more people discover high-quality hotels, creating value for guests and our hotel partners. The Difference You Will Make: As a Market Manager, your role will entail ensuring the health and expansion of our supply in Japan. This will involve managing Hotels and acquiring high-quality inventory. Your focus will be to enhance Airbnb's market presence in your designated region through collaboration with other teams, leveraging your expertise on the local market. With a deep understanding of Airbnb's mission and values, you will oversee all aspects of supply acquisition and market success. This includes developing acquisition strategies, generating and converting Hotel leads, and managing relationships with strategic partners, including the creation of new partnerships. You will also be tasked with developing and refining scalable, localized supply management strategies for both established, competitive markets and emerging, untapped markets, aiming to secure our long-term success in these regions. A Typi
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
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. The Account Executive at Okta is responsible for all aspects of new customer acquisition and growth including management of the sales process for small to medium prospective customers as well as expansion within existing accounts. The Account Executive will focus on the Japan market, to develop and execute strategies and tactics in the following key areas: territory planning, prospecting, relationship development, running sales cycles, pricing presentation and delivery, negotiations, and closing. Account Executives at Okta strive to understand the specific challenges that both prospects and customers are faced with and map Okta’s solutions accordingly to achieve the desired positive business outcomes. They will need to cultivate positive relationships with customers and key partners while maintaining a solid knowledge of Okta’s evolving technology as well as contending differentiators. In this high-velocity role, you’ll focus on small to mid-sized businesses, presenting both on-site and remotely. Expect to own deals from cradle-to-grave in collaboration with account teams, sales engineers, professional services, and partners. It is imperative that you demonstrate leadership qualities, ethical behavior, excellent work ethic and a focus on collaboration with both internal counterparts as well as customers. Job Duties and Responsibilities: Build and execute against a comprehensive territory plan Prospect, build and maintain a robust sales pipeline Work with pa
Senior Manager, Japan Security and Compliance GTM WHAT IS BOX? [Recruiting owns] Box is the market leader for Cloud Content Management. Our mission is to power how the world works together. Box is partnering with enterprise organizations to accelerate their digital transformation by creating a single platform for secure content management, collaboration and workflow. We have an amazing opportunity to further establish ourselves as leaders in the space, and we need strong advocates to help us achieve that goal. By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to help capture a majority of this developing market and define what content management looks like for the digital enterprise. Today, Box powers over 97,000 businesses, including 70% of the Fortune 500 who trust Box to manage their content in the cloud. WHY BOX NEEDS YOU Box's security, compliance, and privacy posture is a business enabler for customers and a competitive differentiator in the market. We are looking for a Senior Manager, Japan Security and Compliance GTM, to lead Box’s customer trust efforts in Japan. This will include oversight and responsibility for gathering, vetting and scaling security, compliance, privacy and other trust-related information to customers and partners. The right person should be excellent at communicating vertically and horizontally across the company and will be comfortable explaining Box's security, compliance, and privacy posture. WHAT YOU'LL DO Lead Japan’s customer trust efforts, including responding to customer security due-diligence questionnaires and, as needed, leading customer audits. Work with US-based GRC, Security, Legal, Product and other SMEs to find answers to customer questions specific to the Japan market. Assess the need for new customer-facing content; drive the development of new content; and then scale it to account teams, customers and partners, as appropriate. Work closely with both Box Japan’s leadersh
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’s Solutions Consulting team is comprised of a group of talented, dynamic, creative, and technical professionals. The team sits within Sales and helps to successfully secure new customers and expand our existing customer base by demonstrating the value of the Figma platform and painting the vision of what is technically possible. We are looking for a Manager, Solutions Consulting to lead our Japan Solution Consulting team. As a cross-functional leader, you will collaborate closely with Sales, Product, Customer Experience, Partners, and Support teams to drive consultative strategies that unlock customer value and accelerate growth. With Figma rapidly innovating, this position offers the exciting challenge of scaling the Solutions Consulting function and contributing to the evolution of our enterprise go-to-market motion. What you’ll do at Figma: Lead, hire, and motivate a diverse team of Solutions Consultants Participate in customer and prospect meetings alongside your team Assist in continual training and development, including mentorship, hiring, and career growth Work cross-functionally to help define and execute our technical pre- and post-sales strategy Build and implement programs that help scale our Solutions Consultants and drive greater impact for our customers We'd love to hear from you if you have: 3+ years as a frontline manager leading Solutions Consultants or Sales Engineers, with direct accountability for team performance, coaching, and feedback. 8+ yea
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