Account Executive (GTM)

Tokyo, Japan

About the role

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the team behind Sakana Chat 🐟, Sakana Marlin 🐬, and Sakana Fugu 🐡 Responsible for driving business growth by expanding our products to enterprise clients and other customers. 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 Product Team is on a mission to leverage our proprietary research to conceptualize and launch AI products that defy traditional boundaries. Through our proprietary products including Sakana Chat 🐟, Sakana Marlin 🐬, and Sakana Fugu 🐡, we deliver this value to enterprises and government agencies in Japan and globally. This position will be the first dedicated Product Sales member within the Product Team. You will expand Sakana’s proprietary products to enterprises and major clients, directly driving business growth. Our GTM is product-driven; we build sales and growth mechanisms based on the intrinsic value of the product, with repeatability and scalability as core prerequisites. You will cover both Japanese and global markets, leading the acquisition of major domestic accounts while driving the establishment of international markets.

Responsibilities Drive new customer acquisition and maximize product revenue across both Japanese and global markets; lead the expansion into major domestic and international enterprises Lead the entire sales lifecycle from lead generation to closing on an End-to-End basis; drive discovery, demos, PoC (Proof of Concept), price negotiation, and contract execution seamlessly Continuously generate high-quality pipelines from both inbound and outbound approaches; identify target segments and execute strategic outbound initiatives autonomously Navigate complex procurement processes inherent to large enterprises; drive large-scale deals forward by managing IT department evaluations, legal and security reviews, and multiple stakeholders Design a product-driven sales model; build and refine a repeatable sales methodology and highly accurate forecasting mechanism from scratch based on the product’s core value proposition Lead the launch of the sales organization and hiring aligned with business growth, taking responsibility for team building Feed real market and customer insights back to the product and research teams to contribute to product roadmap development Collaborate with the product team to define initial GTM frameworks, including target customer profiles, pricing strategies, and proposal process optimization Drive seamless collaboration across global teams and markets utilizing both Japanese and English

Qualifications 5+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise sales or account management for B2B SaaS or highly technical enterprise products (Strong emphasis on independently managing the entire sales lifecycle from lead generation to closing) High technical aptitude; deep understanding of complex AI products to drive consultative sales without relying entirely on dedicated sales engineers Deep technical understanding of LLMs and generative AI with the ability to catch up on latest trends and engage in peer-level discussions with engineers and AI researchers Proven track record of closing large-scale enterprise deals worth tens of millions to hundreds of millions of yen involving multiple decision-makers Ability to autonomously design and execute sales processes in an unestablished, fast-paced startup environment Professional or native fluency in both Japanese and English, with the ability to drive business expansion for both Japanese and global markets Experience selling products in a phase where the sales methodology itself needs to be defined, such as frontier AI or new product categories (Preferred) Experience presenting proposals or selling to corporate decision-makers such as corporate planning, business strategy, research, or finance teams (Preferred) Experience with early-stage startups as the first sales hire or establishing a sales organization (Preferred) 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) ビゞネス職 Product Sales & Account Executive Sakana AIでは、自然界から発想を埗るナニヌクな生成AI技術により、䞖界に先駆ける研究開発を行っおいたす。プロダクトチヌムでは、独自の研究成果を掻かしお既存の枠にずらわれないAIプロダクトを構想、垂堎投入するこずをミッションずし、Sakana Chat 🐟・Sakana Marlin 🐬・Sakana Fugu 🐡をはじめずする自瀟プロダクトを通じお、その䟡倀を日本および䞖界の䌁業や官公庁に届けおいたす。 本ポゞションは、プロダクトチヌムにおける最初のプロダクトセヌルスです。Sakanaの自瀟プロダクトを倧䌁業をはじめずする顧客に広げ、事業の成長に盎結する圹割を担いたす。私たちのGTMはプロダクトドリブンです。プロダクトそのものの䟡倀を起点に、再珟性ずスケヌルを前提ずした営業ず成長の仕組みを築いおいきたす。担圓する垂堎は日本ずグロヌバルの䞡方で、囜内の䞻芁顧客を切り拓きながら、海倖垂堎の開拓も牜匕しおいただきたす。 圹割ず責任 日本およびグロヌバル垂堎における新芏顧客の開拓、およびプロダクト収益の最倧化を牜匕する。囜内および海倖の䞻芁゚ンタヌプラむズの開拓を䞻導する。 商談の創出からクロヌゞングにいたる党プロセスをEnd-to-Endで䞻導する。ディスカバリヌ、デモ、PoC、䟡栌亀枉、契玄締結たでを䞀気通貫で掚進する。 むンバりンドおよびアりトバりンドの䞡アプロヌチから、質の高い案件パむプラむンを継続的に創出する。タヌゲットセグメントを芋極め、戊略的なアりトバりンドアプロヌチを自ら実行する。 倧䌁業特有の耇雑な賌買プロセスを攻略する。情報システム郚門の審査、法務やセキュリティレビュヌ、および耇数のステヌクホルダヌを暪断し、倧型゚ンタヌプラむズ案件を前進させる。 プロダクトドリブンなセヌルスモデルを蚭蚈する。プロダクトの提䟛䟡倀を軞に、再珟性のある営業手法ず高粟床な売䞊予枬の仕組みをれロから構築し、磚き続ける。 事業の成長に合わせおセヌルス組織の立ち䞊げおよび採甚を䞻導し、チヌムビルディングに責任を持぀。 顧客や垂堎から埗たリアルなむンサむトをプロダクトチヌムやAIリサヌチャヌに還元し、プロダクトロヌドマップの策定に貢献する。 タヌゲット顧客像の定矩、䟡栌戊略、および提案プロセスの最適化ずいったGTMの初期蚭蚈をプロダクトチヌムず協働しお策定する。 日本語ず英語の双方を甚いるグロヌバルなチヌムおよび垂堎における、円滑なコラボレヌションを掚進する。 応募資栌およびスキル B2B SaaSや高床なテクノロゞヌを甚いた゚ンタヌプラむズ補品における、自瀟プロダクト営業の実務経隓 5幎以䞊 高い技術的玠逊。技術的に耇雑なAIプロダクトを深く理解し、専任のセヌルス゚ンゞニアに䟝存せずコンサルティングセヌルスを展開できる胜力 LLMおよび生成AIの仕組みや最新トレンドに自らキャッチアップし、プロダクトチヌムの゚ンゞニアやAIリサヌチャヌず察等に議論できる深い技術的知芋 耇数の意思決定者が関䞎する、数千䞇円から億単䜍の゚ンタヌプラむズ案件をクロヌゞングした実瞟 確立された型のないカオスな環境においお、自ら営業プロセスを蚭蚈し掚進できる高い自埋性 日本語ず英語を高いレベルで䜿いこなし、日本およびグロヌバル垂堎に向けたビゞネス展開を牜匕できるこず フロンティアAIや新しいプロダクトカテゎリヌなど、営業手法そのものを定矩するフェヌズのプロダクトを販売した経隓あれば尚可 経営䌁画、事業戊略、リサヌチ、財務ずいった䌁業の意思決定者に察する提案や販売の経隓あれば尚可 創業期スタヌトアップにおける、最初の営業䜓制の構築やセヌルス組織の立ち䞊げ経隓あれば尚可 備考 CVずカバヌレタヌは英文で提出しおください 曞類遞考の通過埌に課題の提出を行っおいただきたす フルタむム契玄だけでなく、業務委蚗週24時間以䞊、むンタヌンシップ2ヶ月間以䞊・週24時間以䞊の圢態も可ずしたす 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). ← Back to all open positions © Sakana AI 株匏䌚瀟

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

Tokyo, Japan

Company

NameSakana AI
IndustryArtificial Intelligence (AI)
Team Size2

Funding

Total raised

$379M

Last stage

Series B

Investors

Lux Capital
Khosla Ventures
New Enterprise Associates
NVIDIA
MMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Founders

DH

David Ha

Co-Founder & CEO

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Llion Jones

Llion Jones

Co-Founder & CTO

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RI

Ren Ito

Co-Founder & COO

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