Account Manager, Japan

Skimlinks, a Taboola Company, is a global e-commerce monetization platform, with offices in LA, London, Germany, NYC and Tokyo.  We work with over 60,000 premium publishers (Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, Buzzfeed Global) and 50,000 retailers around the world (Nordstrom, iHerb, Sephora, NAP, Lowe, Strathberry...) helping content producers get paid commissions for the products and brands they write about. This gives us a direct view of the browsing and shopping behaviours of over 650 million users. Our technology understands the web pages users visit, the brands and products they look at, the links they click on, and the purchases they make, across our entire network. We track over $2.5m affiliated sales every day and have the expertise and the tools to power all commerce strategies on every channel development of new Merchant / Advertiser client relationships.

Skimlinks has been acquired by Taboola to make the first Open-Web Source for Publishers connecting editorial content to product recommendations, where readers can easily buy products related to stories they are reading.

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Merchant Account Manager to drive affiliate advertising sales by promoting Skimlinks through Taboola’s powerful content discovery platform in Tokyo. In this role, you will manage and grow key affiliate partnerships, boost revenue through effective campaign strategies, and develop new relationships with affiliates. You will collaborate with internal teams to provide tailored solutions that meet client goals and optimize campaign performance.

This position is an excellent opportunity to advance your career by working at Taboola, the parent company of Skimlinks, a leader in commerce content monetization. You’ll be at the intersection of native advertising and affiliate marketing, leveraging Taboola’s global reach and Skimlinks’ advanced affiliate tools. With a focus on innovation and impact, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of digital marketing while unlocking exciting growth opportunities for your professional development

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists with evangelising how Merchants, Networks, Agencies and Publishers can all benefit from the Skimlinks product platform 
• Own a portfolio of merchants across Japan and Globally and build rapport with them directly and via Affiliate networks 
• Use data for compiling and analysing reports, to monitor and present back progress on existing merchant programs including top-performing publishers, and making strategic recommendations
• Run reviews of existing merchant relationships and contributing to optimisation strategies
• Build strong client relationships with Affiliate Networks through regular communication, quarterly Business Reviews and optimisations recommendations for the network and their merchant partners directly 
• Work with marketing to develop marketing materials
• Liaise with internal teams globally to understand some of the local and global challenges together with some recommendations 
• Create detailed reports of performance and present in a QBR manner

• Strong (verbal and written) communication skills with an ability to build relationships
• 2-5 years of direct client management and a track record of driving revenue optimisation Year on Year 
• Business communication fluency in Japanese, for written and verbal, to work with regional and global teams
• At least conversational / Intermediate English
• Effective presentation and negotiation skills
• High degree of professionalism
• Good time-management skills with a problem-solving attitude
• Experience as an Account manager, working alongside other internal sales and marketing teams 
• Experience with marketing/advertising campaigns
• BSc/BA in Marketing, Communications, Business or related field

Voted “Best Places to Work,” our culture is driven by self-starters, team players, and visionaries. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and Tel Aviv, Israel, the company operates sites and business services in the US, EMEA, UK, and APAC. We offer top benefits including Annual Leave Entitlement, paid holidays, competitive comp, team events and more!

We are committed to providing a culture that supports the diversity, equity and inclusion of our most valuable asset, our people. We encourage individuality, and are driven to represent a workplace that celebrates our differences, and provides opportunities equally across gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and all other demographics. Our actions across Education, Recruitment, Retention, and Volunteering reflect our core company values and remind us that we’re all in this together to drive positive change in our industry.

• Statutory Reductions/Contributions
• Travel Cost Coverage
• Lunch Allowance
• Phone Expenses
• Hybrid Work Model
• Taboola Online Training
• Equity

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This position is preferably hybrid ~3 days a week working in our Japan office: Taboola Japan K.K. Otemachi Financial City GrandCube 3F, 1-9-2, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004

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