Senior Manager in Japan

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. Principal Value Advisor Value Advisory | Japan (Tokyo) | Individual Contributor Job Summary: Principal Value Advisor The Principal Value Advisor is the most senior individual-contributor in the Value Advisory practice — a transformative, strategic force multiplier for our Japan sales organization and our most strategic customers. Operating at the intersection of business strategy, financial acumen, and persuasive communication, you set the standard for how value is quantified, positioned, and delivered. You are not an order-taker; you architect the methodologies, deliverables, and go-to-market plays that the broader field adopts. As a “Value Architect,” you go far beyond ROI spreadsheets to build multi-year business transformation narratives for board-level and C-suite audiences. You lead the highest-stakes engagements — board presentations, and stalled strategic-deal rescues, while raising the capability bar of the entire practice through thought leadership, mentorship, and the creation of intellectual property that scales. This role is based in Japan and requires the ability to operate fluently across both Japanese and global business cultures. What You Get To Do In This Role Strategic Value Leadership & Deal Execution Lead Highest-Stakes Engagements: Own the most str

Datadog is a best-in-class SaaS company delivering the rare combination of hypergrowth, profitability, and long-term market leadership. Built by engineers, for engineers, our platform is used by organizations of all sizes to drive digital transformation, cloud migration, and full-stack observability across their technology landscape. We enable seamless collaboration and problem-solving across DevOps and Security teams globally. Come join a high-performing team for the opportunity to learn from top leaders in the industry and grow alongside the company as we rapidly expand. About the Role Datadog is seeking a strategic, data-driven, and collaborative Head of Enterprise Sales to lead our organization in Japan to scale Datadog’s Strategic Enterprise and Public Sector business. This senior leader will own both the Enterprise and Public Sector strategy for their region, ensuring resources are deployed effectively to build pipeline creation, deal progression, and multi-product adoption across Datadog’s largest and most strategic accounts. This senior leader will be responsible for driving market expansion and establishing Datadog as a trusted strategic partner. Japan is a crucial market for Datadog’s growth, we have made a significant local investment with a local Data Centre, prominent real estate, more than 200 local staff to fully localize our products and services for Japanese 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 Recruit, build and develop a world-class team of Enterprise Leaders and sellers Own Strategic Enterprise and Public Sector revenue contribution for your region and influence targets, ensuring consistent attainment across quarterly and annual targets Define and execute segment-level growth strategies across enterprise c

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. About the Role As an AI Architect, you will be the senior technical owner for a named portfolio of customers and the primary technical counterpart to their leadership teams. You will act as the “CTO of your book of business”, shaping each customer's AI strategy and guiding their journey from pre-sales discovery and solution evaluation through deployment, adoption, and measurable business impact. You will own the technical account plan across ChatGPT Enterprise, the OpenAI API, Codex, and other agentic AI solutions. In partnership with the Account Director, you will translate business priorities into a focused use-case portfolio, an actionable adoption roadmap, and a clear path to durable customer value and growth. The Account Director owns commercial strategy; you own the technical strategy, customer journey, and path to production value. You will remain accountable for the technical outcome while bringing in the right specialists across deployment, implementation, enablement, security, product, and partners to provide deeper expertise and execute work where needed. This role calls for strong industry fluency, sound architectural judgment, and the ability to move confidently between executive strategy and hands-on technical conversations. In this role, you will: Serve as the primary technical advisor and long-term technical relationship owner for a named portfolio of existing customers and pre-sales prospect

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 and APIs. We partner with organizations across Financial Services, Life Sciences, and Retail to build new AI-powered customer experiences, transform operations, and reimagine how work gets done in highly regulated and technically complex environments. As adoption accelerates through pilots, experimentation, and develop-led use cases, the GTM team turns that momentum into durable, enterprise-wide deployments. About the Role We are looking for a senior, high-agency Account Associate to help build and scale our Japan Strategic & Large Enterprise, DNB and Startup motion. This person should be able to create pipeline through thoughtful outbound, strong discovery, disciplined follow-up, and clear stakeholder mapping. This is not a junior execution role. It is a front-line role for someone who can help shape the motion while working closely with Account Directors, technical teams, and HQ. At the same time, this role is designed as a launchpad for future sellers at OpenAI. It’s a highly strategic position with meaningful exposure to enterprise sales, product, and customer strategy. You’ll build core skills in discovery, stakeholder mapping, deal shaping, and executive communication, while developing a deep understanding of how leading companies adopt AI. Recommended Seniority 7-10 years of total work experience 3-5+ years of relevant experience in SDR, BDR, inside sales, startup sales, enterprise/commercial AE, or similar GTM roles Some closing or full-cycle sales experience is strongly preferred We’re looking for individuals with 6+ years of total work experience who are motivated to grow into world-class enterprise sellers over time. Many people in this role go on to become Account Directors or take on broader GTM roles, but progression is based on performance and business needs

Role Description As a Business Development Representative for Japan , you will support Dropbox’s Japan Sales organization by generating qualified pipeline, engaging target accounts, and helping Account Executives create new enterprise opportunities across Dropbox Business Enterprise, Dropbox Protect and AI solutions . You will play a crucial role in areas such as outbound prospecting, account research, stakeholder mapping, inbound qualification, event follow-up, and partner-supported pipeline generation. You will work closely with Account Executives to identify relevant business challenges, engage the right personas, and create clear handoffs that help move qualified opportunities into the sales cycle. This role is ideal for someone who is curious, resilient, highly organized, and motivated by creating opportunity. You will gain exposure to enterprise sales cycles, AI-enabled workplace transformation, content collaboration, security and governance conversations, and senior sales stakeholders. This is a strong development opportunity for someone looking to grow into a future Account Executive role . Responsibilities Generate qualified pipeline for Japan Account Executives through outbound prospecting, account research, personalized email, phone outreach, social selling, events, and partner motions. Follow up promptly with attendees from Dropbox-hosted seminars, webinars and other events while their interest is still fresh improving conversion from MQLs to sales-qualified opportunities. Identify and engage new buying centers within target and existing accounts, including IT, Security, Compliance, Operations, Procurement, and Line-of-Business stakeholders. Research target accounts to understand business priorities, trigger events, pain points, and relevant Dropbox use cases across Dropbox Business Enterprise, Dash, and Replay. Partner with Account Executives to build account maps, prioritize outreach, support territory planning, and create multi-threaded e

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 Auth0 Sales Team Auth0 supports Okta’s vision of freeing anyone to safely use any technology by providing a secure, highly available, enterprise-grade platform that secures billions of log-ins every year for Consumer and SaaS applications. As an Auth0 Account Executive, you will drive territory growth through both net new logos and cultivating relationships to develop and grow existing Auth0 customers. With the support of your Okta ecosystem, your focus will be on consistent results and an unwavering commitment to our customers. Account Executive, Auth0 The successful candidate is a highly motivated, self-driven, and senior sales executive who is passionate about winning key new logos, about engineering and product technology and about driving protection against the biggest identity threats. As an Auth0 Account Executive, you will be working with Japan Auth0 resellers and distributors, focused on providing value to Japan's most mature Product Development teams (Engineering, Product, Security and Architecture). You will continually drive territory growth primarily through net new logos acquisition as well as through cultivating relationships to develop and grow existing Auth0 customers. What you’ll be doing: Build a plan to guide your long-term approach to net new logo pipeline generation Consistently deliver revenue targets to support YoY territory growth Identify, develop and execute account strategies to generate pipeline, driv

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. ____ Why Snowflake ? Snowflakeはデータ革命の最前線に立ち、世界最高のデータとアプリケーションのプラットフォームの構築に取り組んでいます。私たちのミッションはデータサイロ化を解消して、「世界中のデータをモビライズすること」を目指しております。急成長していくデータの未来を私たちと共に築いていきましょう！ Solution Engineering team’s Mission ? Solution Engineeringチームは、営業チームやパートナーと密に連携しながら、お客様の課題を理解し、Snowflakeの価値をわかりやすく伝え、案件形成から技術検証、成約後の活用イメージづくりまでを支援する役割を担います。Associate Solution Engineerには、経験豊富なSEや営業メンバーと協業しながら、顧客への提案活動、デモ支援、技術的な学習と実践を通じて成長していくことを期待します。 The Impact You will Make 営業チームやSenior SEと連携し、見込み客や既存顧客に対するプレゼンテーション、デモ、技術説明を支援する。 顧客の業務課題や技術要件を理解し、Snowflakeの価値と結びつけて提案できるようになる。 PoCや技術検証の準備・実行を支援し、営業サイクル全体を通じてお客様の意思決定を後押しする。 データ、クラウド、AIの進化を学び続け、競合技術や関連ベンダーへの理解を深める。 製品、エンジニアリング、マーケティングなどの社内チームと協力し、現場の学びや顧客の声を共有する。 日本のSE組織における標準的な選考・育成の期待に沿って、技術力、プレゼン力、顧客提案力を段階的に高めていく。 Who You Are 必須要件 SaaS、クラウド、データプラットフォーム、アナリティクス、AI関連領域に強い関心を持ち、継続的に学習できる方 顧客または社内向けに、技術的な内容をわかりやすく説明しようとする姿勢をお持ちの方 データベース、データウェアハウス、ETL、アナリティクス、クラウドテクノロジーに関する基礎理解、または早期にキャッチアップできる素地をお持ちの方 SQLおよびデータ活用に関する基礎知識、またはハンズオンで学んだ経験をお持ちの方 顧客の課題を理解し、ソリューション提案へつなげようとする思考力をお持ちの方 コンピュータサイエンス、エンジニアリング、数学、または関連分野の学位、もしくは同等の実務経験をお持ちの方 日本語に堪能で、英語での業務に抵抗がない方 周囲を巻き込みながら学び、One Teamで成果を出そうとする姿勢をお持ちの方 歓迎要件 プリセールス、ソリューション提案、Sales Engineer、Solution Engineer、コンサルティング、またはそれに近い経験 デモ、ハンズオン、PoC、技術検証、または顧客向けプレゼンテーションの経験 パブリッククラウド、BI、データ統合、AI/MLなどの周辺技術に関する知識 顧客接点のある環境で、技術とビジネスの両方に関わ

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. ____ Why Snowflake ? Snowflakeはデータ革命の最前線に立ち、世界最高のデータとアプリケーションのプラットフォームの構築に取り組んでいます。私たちのミッションはデータサイロ化を解消して、「世界中のデータをモビライズすること」を目指しております。急成長していくデータの未来を私たちと共に築いていきましょう！ Solution Engineering team’s Mission ? Solution Engineeringチームは、営業チームやパートナーと密に連携しながら、お客様の課題を理解し、Snowflakeの価値をわかりやすく伝え、案件形成から技術検証、成約後の活用イメージづくりまでを支援する役割を担います。Associate Solution Engineerには、経験豊富なSEや営業メンバーと協業しながら、顧客への提案活動、デモ支援、技術的な学習と実践を通じて成長していくことを期待します。 The Impact You will Make 営業チームやSenior SEと連携し、見込み客や既存顧客に対するプレゼンテーション、デモ、技術説明を支援する。 顧客の業務課題や技術要件を理解し、Snowflakeの価値と結びつけて提案できるようになる。 PoCや技術検証の準備・実行を支援し、営業サイクル全体を通じてお客様の意思決定を後押しする。 データ、クラウド、AIの進化を学び続け、競合技術や関連ベンダーへの理解を深める。 製品、エンジニアリング、マーケティングなどの社内チームと協力し、現場の学びや顧客の声を共有する。 日本のSE組織における標準的な選考・育成の期待に沿って、技術力、プレゼン力、顧客提案力を段階的に高めていく。 Who You Are 必須要件 SaaS、クラウド、データプラットフォーム、アナリティクス、AI関連領域に強い関心を持ち、継続的に学習できる方 顧客または社内向けに、技術的な内容をわかりやすく説明しようとする姿勢をお持ちの方 データベース、データウェアハウス、ETL、アナリティクス、クラウドテクノロジーに関する基礎理解、または早期にキャッチアップできる素地をお持ちの方 SQLおよびデータ活用に関する基礎知識、またはハンズオンで学んだ経験をお持ちの方 顧客の課題を理解し、ソリューション提案へつなげようとする思考力をお持ちの方 コンピュータサイエンス、エンジニアリング、数学、または関連分野の学位、もしくは同等の実務経験をお持ちの方 日本語に堪能で、英語での業務に抵抗がない方 周囲を巻き込みながら学び、One Teamで成果を出そうとする姿勢をお持ちの方 歓迎要件 プリセールス、ソリューション提案、Sales Engineer、Solution Engineer、コンサルティング、またはそれに近い経験 デモ、ハンズオン、PoC、技術検証、または顧客向けプレゼンテーションの経験 パブリッククラウド、BI、データ統合、AI/MLなどの周辺技術に関する知識 顧客接点のある環境で、技術とビジネスの両方に関わ

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. Why Snowflake ? Snowflakeはデータ革命の最前線に立ち、世界最高のデータとアプリケーションのプラットフォームの構築に取り組んでいます。私たちのミッションはデータサイロ化を解消して、「世界中のデータをモビライズすること」を目指しております。急成長していくデータの未来を私たちと共に築いていきましょう！ —------------------------------------- Sales Development team’s Mission ? Sales Developmentチームは、営業組織の最前線で新たなビジネス機会を創出し、Snowflakeの成長を加速させる重要な役割を担っています。AEと密に連携しながら担当アカウントへの戦略的なアウトリーチを行い、質の高い商談機会の創出、新規パイプラインの構築、そしてマーケティング起点のリードフォローアップを通じて、営業活動の起点をつくるポジションです。 Senior Sales Development Representativeには、単なる初期接点の創出にとどまらず、ターゲット企業や意思決定者の理解を深め、アカウント戦略に基づいたアプローチを自律的に実行し、AEや関係部門と連携しながら成果につなげていくことが期待されます。変化の速い市場環境の中で、Snowflakeの価値を的確に届け、顧客との新しい対話を生み出すことが求められます。 The Impact You will Make 担当アカウントに対して戦略的なアウトリーチを行い、新規商談機会の創出をリードする。 見込み顧客のビジネス課題や組織構造を理解し、適切なペルソナにアプローチして質の高いミーティングを設定する。 AEと連携し、Cap1 SQOやCapN Use Caseに繋がる新規パイプライン創出を推進する。 Marketingから引き継がれるMQLに対して迅速かつ効果的にフォローアップし、商談化につなげる。 Salesforce、Sales Engagementツール、各種データソースを活用し、継続的にアクティビティの質と生産性を改善する。 ターゲットアカウントごとの仮説立て、優先順位付け、メッセージングの最適化を行い、再現性のある成果創出モデルを構築する。 AE、Marketing、Partner、Solution Engineeringを含むクロスファンクショナルな連携を通じて、One Teamで顧客接点を拡大する。 チーム内でのベストプラクティス共有や後輩メンバーへのナレッジ展開を通じて、Sales Development組織全体のレベルアップに貢献する。 Who You Are SaaSまたはエンタープライズソフトウェア業界において、Sales Development、Inside Sales、Business Development、またはそれに準ずる顧客開拓業務の経験をお持ちの方。 複数のステークホルダーが関与する法人営業環境において、新規案件創出やパイプライン構築に携わった実績をお持ちの方。 ター