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the team behind Sakana Chat ð, Sakana Marlin ð¬, and Sakana Fugu ð¡ Build the marketing automation and attribution infrastructure that turns interest into pipeline, on top of our CRM. 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. This position is the first Marketing Operations member of
the team. Today, interest reaches us through many doors: web forms, product signups, trial requests, support channels and email. Our CRM is becoming the single record of customers and opportunities, but leads do not yet carry their source or campaign. You will select and implement a marketing automation layer on top of the CRM, connect every entry point, and make every lead traceable from the first touch. The CRM stays the system of record; you make it measurable and actionable, in close collaboration with GTM, engineering and finance.
Responsibilities Evaluate and implement a marketing automation platform that integrates with our CRM through native connectors, APIs or no-code automation, and design the data model: which attributes live in which system and how they sync Connect every entry point where prospects and users first reach us, including web forms in Japanese and English, product signups, trial requests and support channels, so that each lead carries its source, owner and next step Define lead stages and handoff rules with the GTM team (what marketing nurtures, what sales takes, and within what response time), and automate notifications and reminders including trial follow-ups Build attribution and reporting: UTM standards, event tracking, and dashboards for inquiries, signups, trials and opportunities by source and campaign Build and operate nurturing programs in Japanese and English using content produced by
the team Own data hygiene, consent and opt-out handling in marketing systems, in line with our privacy commitments for each product Continuously optimize and scale the marketing operations framework as
the team and the sales organization grow
Qualifications 4+ years of experience in marketing operations or revenue operations, including at least one implementation in which you connected a CRM and a marketing automation tool yourself Working knowledge of APIs, webhooks and no-code automation and integration tools; comfortable reading a data schema and writing a simple query Experience defining lead lifecycle and handoff with a sales team and holding both sides accountable to it Hands-on experience with web analytics, CRM and marketing automation tools Ability to autonomously drive initiatives in an unestablished, fast-paced startup environment Native or professional fluency in both Japanese and English Preferred: experience with API-first CRM platforms; experience with consent management and privacy-aware marketing data practices across regions 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) Marketing Operations 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°ããŸããæ¬ããžã·ã§ã³ã¯ããŒã æåã®ããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ãªãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³å°ä»»ã¡ã³ããŒã§ããçŸåšãã客ããŸããã®é¢å¿ã¯Webãã©ãŒã ããããã¯ãã®ç»é²ããã©ã€ã¢ã«ç³èŸŒããµããŒãçªå£ãã¡ãŒã«ãªã©å€ãã®å ¥å£ããå±ããŠããŸããCRMã顧客ãšåè«ã®æ£æ¬ãšããŠæŽåããŠããéäžã§ããããªãŒãã¯ãŸã æµå ¥å ããã£ã³ããŒã³ã®æ å ±ã䌎ã£ãŠããŸãããCRMã®äžã«ããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ãªãŒãã¡ãŒã·ã§ã³ã®å±€ãéžå®ãå°å ¥ãããã¹ãŠã®å ¥å£ãæ¥ç¶ããŠãæåã®æ¥ç¹ãã远跡ã§ãããªãŒããäœãä»çµã¿ãæ§ç¯ããŠããã ããŸããCRMãæ£æ¬ãšãããŸãŸããããèšæž¬å¯èœã§å®è¡å¯èœãªãã®ã«ãã圹å²ã§ãGTMããšã³ãžãã¢ãªã³ã°ãçµçãšå¯ã«é£æºããŸãã 圹å²ãšè²¬ä»» CRMãšãã€ãã£ã飿ºãAPIããŸãã¯ããŒã³ãŒãã®èªååã§æ¥ç¶ã§ããããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ãªãŒãã¡ãŒã·ã§ã³åºç€ãè©äŸ¡ãå°å ¥ããã©ã®å±æ§ãã©ã®ã·ã¹ãã ãæã¡ãã©ãåæãããã®ããŒã¿ã¢ãã«ãèšèšãã èŠèŸŒã¿é¡§å®¢ããŠãŒã¶ãŒãæåã«æ¥è§Šãããã¹ãŠã®å ¥å£ïŒæ¥è±ã®Webãã©ãŒã ããããã¯ãã®ç»é²ããã©ã€ã¢ã«ç³èŸŒããµããŒãçªå£ïŒãæ¥ç¶ããåãªãŒããæµå ¥å ãæ åœè ãæ¬¡ã®ã¢ã¯ã·ã§ã³ã䌎ãããã«ãã GTMããŒã ãšãªãŒãã®æ®µéãšåŒãæž¡ãã«ãŒã«ïŒããŒã±ãè²ãŠãç¯å²ãå¶æ¥ãåãåãç¯å²ãå¿çæéïŒãå®çŸ©ããéç¥ããªãã€ã³ãããã©ã€ã¢ã«ã®ãã©ããŒã¢ãããèªååãã ã¢ããªãã¥ãŒã·ã§ã³ãšã¬ããŒãã£ã³ã°ãæ§ç¯ãããUTMã®æšæºãã€ãã³ãèšæž¬ãæµå ¥å ãšãã£ã³ããŒã³å¥ã®åãåãããç»é²ããã©ã€ã¢ã«ãåè«ã®ããã·ã¥ããŒã ããŒã ãå¶äœããã³ã³ãã³ããçšããŠãæ¥æ¬èªãšè±èªã®ããŒãã£ãªã³ã°ããã°ã©ã ãæ§ç¯ãéçšãã ããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ã·ã¹ãã ã«ãããããŒã¿ã®æŽåãåæãšãªããã¢ãŠãã®æ±ãããåãããã¯ãã®ãã©ã€ãã·ãŒæ¹éã«æ²¿ã£ãŠç®¡çãã ããŒã ãšå¶æ¥çµç¹ã®æ¡å€§ã«åãããããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ãªãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ã®ä»çµã¿ãç¶ç¶çã«æé©åãã¹ã±ãŒã«ããã å¿åè³æ Œããã³ã¹ãã« ããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ãªãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ãŸãã¯ã¬ããã¥ãŒãªãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ã®å®åçµéš4幎以äžãCRMãšããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ãªãŒãã¡ãŒã·ã§ã³ããŒã«ãèªãæ¥ç¶ããå°å ¥çµéšãå«ã APIãWebhookãããŒã³ãŒãã®èªååã»é£æºããŒã«ã®å®åç¥èãããŒã¿ã¹ããŒããèªã¿ãç°¡åãªã¯ãšãªãæžãã å¶æ¥ããŒã ãšãªãŒãã®ã©ã€ããµã€ã¯ã«ãšåŒãæž¡ããå®çŸ©ããåæ¹ã«éçšã培åºãããçµéš ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹è§£æãCRMãããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ãªãŒãã¡ãŒã·ã§ã³ããŒã«ã®å®åçµéš 確ç«ãããåã®ãªãç°å¢ã§èªåŸçã«ç«ã¡äžããæšé²ã§ããèœå æ¥æ¬èªãšè±èªãé«ãã¬ãã«ã§äœ¿ãããªããããš æè¿: APIãã¡ãŒã¹ãã®CRMã®çµéšãå°åããšã®ãã©ã€ãã·ãŒèŠå¶ãèžãŸããåæç®¡çãããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ããŒã¿ã®åãæ±ãçµéš 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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Location
Remote
Funding
Total raised
$379M
Last stage
Series B
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What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
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