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the team behind Sakana Chat ð, Sakana Marlin ð¬, and Sakana Fugu ð¡ Own product launches from pre-launch to post-launch, and keep every product's naming and messaging consistent with the company narrative. Tokyo (Hybrid) Full-time Japanese (Business) & English At Sakana AI, we are advancing world-class R&D through unique generative AI techniques inspired by nature. Our research on collective intelligence, model orchestration and recursive self-improvement has been published in Nature, ICLR and NeurIPS, and ships directly into our products. Through Sakana Chat ð, Sakana Marlin ð¬, Sakana Fugu ð¡, Sakana Namazu and our API, we deliver this value to enterprises, developers and government agencies in Japan and globally. Our Marketing Team is newly formed and works alongside the Product and GTM teams. It owns the company narrative, product naming and messaging, the lead-to-opportunity infrastructure, the developer community, and enterprise demand. This position is the first dedicated Product Marketing member of
the team. Our products and research evolve continuously, and you will own how each new product, model and feature is named, described and launched, working directly with product managers, researchers, Design and Communications.
Responsibilities Own the product layer of our narrative architecture: for each product, define the one-line role, the primary promise it carries, and the clear separation between proven claims and hypotheses Design and execute launch plans for new products and features from pre-launch to post-launch; set success metrics with product, research and communications teams, and run the post-launch review Lead product and plan naming within our naming rules, including model display names and pricing tiers, in collaboration with product managers and research teams Produce product content: product pages, launch posts, one-pagers, and the product sections of customer cases; keep the website, sales decks and product introduction materials in sync with current names and pricing Maintain the product messaging source of truth and keep it aligned with brand kits (Design) and wording rules (Communications) Feed market and customer insights back to product and research teams Drive seamless collaboration across global teams and markets utilizing both Japanese and English
Qualifications 5+ years of experience in product marketing for developer platforms, B2B SaaS, or technical AI products, with launches you can describe from brief to results Ability to write clearly in both English and Japanese, and to edit drafts from researchers and engineers into customer language without changing what is true Enough technical curiosity to understand what our products do and to discuss capabilities with engineers and researchers. We expect you to use AI tools to read documentation, try sample code and check your understanding; what matters is that you take responsibility for the accuracy of what you publish Experience working across Product, Sales and Design in an environment where the product changes frequently Ability to autonomously drive initiatives in an unestablished, fast-paced startup environment Native or professional fluency in both Japanese and English Preferred: experience naming products, models or plans, including trademark and multilingual checks Notes CV and cover letter must be submitted in English Candidates will be asked to submit an assignment after passing the initial document screening Available for full-time, contract (24+ hours/week), or internship (2+ months, 24+ hours/week) Product Marketing Manager Sakana AIã§ã¯ãèªç¶çããçºæ³ãåŸããŠããŒã¯ãªçæAIæè¡ã«ãããäžçã«å é§ããç ç©¶éçºãè¡ã£ãŠããŸããéåç¥ãã¢ãã«ã®ãªãŒã±ã¹ãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ãååž°çèªå·±æ¹åã«é¢ããç ç©¶ã¯NatureãICLRãNeurIPSã«æ¡æããããã®ãŸãŸãããã¯ãã«å®è£ ãããŠããŸããSakana Chat ðã»Sakana Marlin ð¬ã»Sakana Fugu ð¡ã»Sakana Namazuã»APIãéããŠããã®äŸ¡å€ãæ¥æ¬ããã³äžçã®äŒæ¥ãéçºè ãå®å ¬åºã«å±ããŠããŸãã ããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ããŒã ã¯æ°èšã®çµç¹ã§ããããã¯ãããŒã ããã³GTMããŒã ãšäžŠèµ°ããŸããäŒç€Ÿã®ãã©ãã£ãããããã¯ãã®åœåãšã¡ãã»ãŒãžã³ã°ããªãŒãããåè«ãŸã§ã®åºç€ãéçºè ã³ãã¥ããã£ããšã³ã¿ãŒãã©ã€ãºéèŠã®åµåºãæ ããŸããæ¬ããžã·ã§ã³ã¯ããŒã æåã®ãããã¯ãããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°å°ä»»ã¡ã³ããŒã§ãããããã¯ããšç ç©¶ã¯çµ¶ããé²åããŠãããæ°ãããããã¯ããã¢ãã«ãæ©èœã®ååã説æãããŒã³ãã®é²ãæ¹ãããããã¯ããããŒãžã£ãŒããªãµãŒãã£ãŒããã¶ã€ã³ãåºå ±ãšçŽæ¥é£æºããªããæ ã£ãŠããã ããŸãã 圹å²ãšè²¬ä»» ãã©ãã£ãæ§é ã®ãããã¯ãå±€ãæ ããåãããã¯ãã«ã€ããŠãäžæã®åœ¹å²ãæ ãçŽæãèšŒææžã¿ã®äž»åŒµãšä»®èª¬ã®åºå¥ãå®çŸ©ãã æ°ãããã¯ãã»æ°æ©èœã®ããŒã³ãèšç»ããã¬ããŒã³ããããã¹ãããŒã³ããŸã§èšèšãå®è¡ããããããã¯ããç ç©¶ãåºå ±ã®åããŒã ãšæåææšãçå®ããããŒã³ãåŸã®æ¯ãè¿ããè¡ã åœåã«ãŒã«ã«åºã¥ãããããã¯ãåãã¢ãã«ã®è¡šç€ºåãæéãã©ã³åã®æ±ºå®ãäž»å°ããããããã¯ããããŒãžã£ãŒããã³ç ç©¶ããŒã ãšé£æºãã ãããã¯ãã³ã³ãã³ãïŒè£œåããŒãžãããŒã³ãèšäºãã¯ã³ããŒãžã£ãŒãå°å ¥äºäŸã®è£œååŽïŒãå¶äœããWebãµã€ããå¶æ¥è³æã補å玹ä»è³æãææ°ã®åç§°ãšäŸ¡æ Œã«æãã ãããã¯ãã¡ãã»ãŒãžã³ã°ã®æ£æ¬ãç¶æãããã©ã³ããããïŒãã¶ã€ã³ïŒããã³Wording RulesïŒåºå ±ïŒãšã®æŽåãä¿ã€ åžå Žã顧客ããåŸãã€ã³ãµã€ãããããã¯ãããŒã ããªãµãŒãã£ãŒã«éå ãã æ¥æ¬èªãšè±èªäž¡æ¹ãçšããã°ããŒãã«ãªããŒã ããã³åžå Žã«ãããã³ã©ãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ å¿åè³æ Œããã³ã¹ãã« éçºè åããã©ãããã©ãŒã ãB2B SaaSããããã¯æè¡çãªAIãããã¯ãã«ããããããã¯ãããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ã®å®åçµéš5幎以äžãäŒç»ããææãŸã§èª¬æã§ããããŒã³ãçµé𠿥æ¬èªãšè±èªã®äž¡æ¹ã§æå¿«ãªæç« ãæžãããªãµãŒãã£ãŒããšã³ãžãã¢ã®åçš¿ãäºå®ãå€ããã«é¡§å®¢ã®èšèã«ç·šéã§ããèœå ãããã¯ããäœãããããçè§£ãããšã³ãžãã¢ããªãµãŒãã£ãŒãšæ©èœã«ã€ããŠè°è«ã§ããæè¡ãžã®å¥œå¥å¿ãããã¥ã¡ã³ããèªãããµã³ãã«ã³ãŒãã詊ããçè§£ã確ãããããšãã£ãäœæ¥ã«AIããŒã«ã䜿ãããšãåæãšããŠããŸããéèŠãªã®ã¯ãå ¬éããå å®¹ã®æ£ç¢ºãã«èªã責任ãæãŠãããšã§ã ãããã¯ããé »ç¹ã«å€ããç°å¢ã§ããããã¯ããå¶æ¥ããã¶ã€ã³ã暪æããŠåããçµéš 確ç«ãããåã®ãªãç°å¢ã§èªåŸçã«ç«ã¡äžããæšé²ã§ããèœå æ¥æ¬èªãšè±èªãé«ãã¬ãã«ã§äœ¿ãããªããããš æè¿: ãããã¯ããã¢ãã«ããã©ã³ã®åœåçµéšïŒåæšç¢ºèªãå€èšèªã§ã®ç¢ºèªãå«ãïŒ åè CVãšã«ããŒã¬ã¿ãŒã¯è±æã§æåºããŠãã ãã æžé¡éžèã®ééåŸã«èª²é¡ã®æåºãè¡ã£ãŠããã ããŸã ãã«ã¿ã€ã å¥çŽã ãã§ãªããæ¥åå§èšïŒé±24æé以äžïŒãã€ã³ã¿ãŒã³ã·ããïŒ2ã¶æé以äžã»é±24æé以äžïŒã®åœ¢æ ãå¯ãšããŸã How to Apply 1 Find a role Review the open positions and identify the one that fits your background. 2 Email [email protected] Send a brief introduction and indicate which role you are applying for. 3 Submit the form Complete the Google Form with your CV and cover letter (English). â Back to all open positions © Sakana AI æ ªåŒäŒç€Ÿ
About Sakana AI
Sakana AI develops research-oriented artificial intelligence systems that draw inspiration from natural processes like evolution and collective intelligence. The company designs methods such as evolutionary model merging, multi-agent orchestration, and autonomous research agents to create AI models capable of adaptation and collaboration across tasks. Its work includes systems that automate elements of scientific research and frameworks that combine multiple models to generate new, task-specialized AI learners. Sakana AI engages in partnerships with enterprise and research organizations to apply its technology in domain-specific workflows and innovation projects. The company contributes tools and models to the broader AI community and explores applications that extend beyond conventional AI pipelines.
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Job details
Location
Remote
Funding
Total raised
$379M
Last stage
Series B
Investors
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What happens next.
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I pitch you to the company
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A meeting lands on your calendar
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