Japan
Marketing leader and Japan GTM builder with 15+ years in enterprise SaaS and consumer tech. I turn ambiguity into operating cadence, take products 0→1→N, and align marketing, sales, and communications to ship launches that move revenue. Builder at heart, operator by habit, storyteller by craft—comfortable at 30,000 ft to set strategy and on the ground to execute with precision. [Leadership ethos] - High vantage point and wide field of view; sets clear strategy, mechanisms, and standards. - Team builder who raises the bar, coaches talent, and scales repeatable programs. [Marketing craft] - Full-stack marketer (brand, product marketing, demand/ABM, lifecycle, sales enablement). - Data-driven decision maker and executive-level product evangelist who connects outcomes to narrative. - Quality-driven PM: crisp positioning, high-bar creative, and operational rigor. [Track record] - Drove category growth and enterprise expansion at global leaders (e.g., Microsoft, SAP, Slack, Miro). - Built Japan go-to-market motions, executive engagement, and revenue-impacting campaigns. You may want to check my interview with Indeed. https://jp.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/career-interview-marketing-manager
Leading all marketing in Japan for Glean, the Work AI platform, as the founding marketing hire and effectively serving as a local CMO to accelerate our go-to-market.
As the 1st hire and Country Manager, Japan, - Built a team and a foundation to scale. - Led initiatives to scale tl;dv’s user base and drive product adoption. - Focused on enhancing meeting productivity for global teams through the tl;dv platform.
Since August 1st, 2023, I started reporting to Global Head of Revenue Marketing and my title was changed. [Focus Area] - Create awareness through PR and Digital Marketing - Generate marketing sourced/engaged pipeline both for new logo and expansion through integrated marketing campaigns and (1 to Few and 1 to 1) ABM - Team building & development
As a Head of Japan Marketing, leading an entire marketing and PR activities for Japanese market including - building a team - creating GTM strategies and executing action plans - creating short to mid-term growth plans aligning with inside sales & sales team
We Executive Program team 1. Delivers objectives-driven engagements that showcase the value of Slack 2. Driving stronger relationships with decision-makers 3. Build executive advocates for Slack. I'm leading an entire planning and execution of executive programs in Japan. In addition, I'm building up sales enablement team so that our sales team could fully arm themselves.
As Senior Technology Strategist, I'm leading Executive Program (EBC) in Japan. We help accelerate deals and build stronger relationships with key stakeholders in our customers. Last fiscal year, in FY20, we held total 135 executive briefings in Tokyo and Osaka. We influenced and accelerated almost all top deals. I not only plan these briefings but also speak at EBCs. Also, as one of official speakers, I present at large events and I participate in interviews with media.
I had two roles at SAP Japan. One is audience marketing of SAP SuccessFactors, cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) and the other was partner marketing for SME channel partners. My main responsibility was contributing to new pipelines through both direct and partner-led marketing activities.