Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Tokyo

Optimizes chemical plant operations, production efficiency, process safety, raw material usage, and product quality. The engineer troubleshoots plant issues, analyzes equipment utilization losses, reviews process KPIs and alarm history, supports corrective and preventive actions, ensures compliance with operating permits, and collaborates with operations teams and technical experts. The role requires strong chemical, mechanical, or materials engineering knowledge plus Japanese and English fluency.

Coordinate annual, mandatory, and departmental training programs for Janu Tokyo. Prepare learning materials, service standards, equipment, attendance records, evaluations, certifications, and individual growth plans. Communicate development needs to department leaders, support colleague development, improve training delivery, and ensure accurate records and smooth handovers while promoting service quality.

Oversee Japan accounting operations, including general ledger, payables, reconciliations, financial reporting, and period-end close. Ensure compliance with Japanese accounting standards, tax regulations, statutory reporting, and audit requirements. Lead and coach two accountants, coordinate with advisors and auditors, and drive process improvements, automation, standardization, and finance transformation initiatives in partnership with regional and shared-service teams.

Own the product vision and strategy for Back Market’s Japan marketplace. Define KPIs and North Star metrics, prioritize the roadmap, and collaborate with engineering, design, research, marketing, business, customer care, supply, and localization partners. Lead product discovery and delivery in an agile environment, validate technical feasibility, monitor data and risks, and deliver ecommerce experiences tailored to Japanese customers.

Leads business development and relationship management for high-touch institutional banking and insurance clients in Japan. Serves as primary client contact, strengthens retention and expansion opportunities, coordinates internal resources, ensures client mandate compliance, and contributes to new business initiatives. Provides leadership to relationship managers and analysts while supporting broader business projects. Requires extensive investment management experience, strong fixed-income and capital-markets expertise, Japanese-market knowledge, leadership capability, and preferably Japanese-English fluency.

Supports Blackstone’s Japan business by reviewing and advising on Japanese and English marketing materials, investor communications, disclosures, fundraising content, and distribution matters. The role ensures compliance with global policies and Japanese requirements, advises on localization and translations, delivers training, maintains audit trails, supports technology-enabled review processes, and helps build the APAC LP Communications team.

Leads State Street Investment Management’s intermediary business in Japan, developing strategic sales and business plans for ETF and unlisted products. Manages key client relationships, builds and develops the local intermediary team, drives product and marketing strategies, and oversees regulatory, risk, compliance, and governance requirements. Represents the firm with industry associations and media while collaborating with regional and global leadership to expand distribution across asset managers and financial intermediaries.

Leads regional sales operations across Asia, managing teams and translating global strategy into local execution. Oversees sales structures, territories, incentives, quotas, CRM governance, pipeline quality, reporting, sales technology, KPIs, and commercial productivity. Partners with global and country leaders while ensuring compliance, accurate commission payments, and continuous process improvement.

Processes and audits employee expense claims and travel requests, administers corporate card activity, responds to employee questions, and supports SAP Concur processes. The role applies policy, investigates discrepancies, monitors overdue balances, assists with training and system testing, maintains controls and service levels, and collaborates with Accounts Payable, Compliance, Internal Audit, and global teams.

Leads all finance and commercial management activities for Japan, including budgeting, forecasting, performance management, accounting, US-GAAP reporting, tax compliance, treasury, risk management, internal controls, audits, and statutory filings. Acts as financial partner to the Country Managing Director, manages four direct reports, oversees banking and foreign exchange risks, and ensures regulatory and corporate policy compliance.