Grow, nurture, and develop a team of marketers supporting Japan across; field marketing, partner marketing, communications, performance marketing, sales development, and marketing operations
Design a cross-functional marketing strategy and program that delivers on pipeline and revenue targets
Partner with and effectively manage key stakeholders across the Japan leadership team to support your team and business objectives
Align with regional and global marketing teams to advocate for the Japan business and local market needs
Build and grow the Zendesk Japan brand through customer advocacy and marquee event moments
Drive accountability across your team to meet individual and group KPIs
Manage and optimize the Japan marketing mix and local budget
What you bring to the role:
You are fluent in Japanese and English with a deep understanding of the local Japanese culture and market needs
You bring 10+ years of experience leading a Japan marketing team in a high-growth B2B SaaS business
You are hands-on, have a passion for owning end-to-end marketing strategy and know what it takes to build and execute on a plan that drives business growth
You are adept at building productive relationships and influencing local and global cross-functional stakeholder groups
You understand how to leverage the full external ecosystem, including channel and delivery partners to scale your marketing reach
You are data-obsessed and know how to leverage data and analytics to elicit and communicate key insights, and make smart decisions
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