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the team behind Sakana Chat ð, Sakana Marlin ð¬, and Sakana Fugu ð¡ 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 ð, Sakana Marlin ð¬, and Sakana Fugu ð¡, 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 Sakanaâs 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 productâs 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) ããžãã¹è· ïŒProduct Sales & Account ExecutiveïŒ Sakana AIã§ã¯ãèªç¶çããçºæ³ãåŸããŠããŒã¯ãªçæAIæè¡ã«ãããäžçã«å é§ããç ç©¶éçºãè¡ã£ãŠããŸãããããã¯ãããŒã ã§ã¯ãç¬èªã®ç ç©¶ææã掻ãããŠæ¢åã®æ ã«ãšããããªãAIãããã¯ããæ§æ³ãåžå Žæå ¥ããããšãããã·ã§ã³ãšããSakana Chat ðã»Sakana Marlin ð¬ã»Sakana Fugu ð¡ãã¯ãããšããèªç€Ÿãããã¯ããéããŠããã®äŸ¡å€ãæ¥æ¬ããã³äžçã®äŒæ¥ãå®å ¬åºã«å±ããŠããŸãã æ¬ããžã·ã§ã³ã¯ããããã¯ãããŒã ã«ãããæåã®ãããã¯ãã»ãŒã«ã¹ã§ããSakanaã®èªç€Ÿãããã¯ããå€§äŒæ¥ãã¯ãããšãã顧客ã«åºããäºæ¥ã®æé·ã«çŽçµãã圹å²ãæ ããŸããç§ãã¡ã®GTMã¯ãããã¯ãããªãã³ã§ãããããã¯ããã®ãã®ã®äŸ¡å€ãèµ·ç¹ã«ãåçŸæ§ãšã¹ã±ãŒã«ãåæãšããå¶æ¥ãšæé·ã®ä»çµã¿ãç¯ããŠãããŸããæ åœããåžå Žã¯æ¥æ¬ãšã°ããŒãã«ã®äž¡æ¹ã§ãåœå ã®äž»èŠé¡§å®¢ãåãæããªãããæµ·å€åžå Žã®éæãçœåŒããŠããã ããŸãã 圹å²ãšè²¬ä»» æ¥æ¬ããã³ã°ããŒãã«åžå Žã«ãããæ°èŠé¡§å®¢ã®éæãããã³ãããã¯ãåçã®æå€§åãçœåŒãããåœå ããã³æµ·å€ã®äž»èŠãšã³ã¿ãŒãã©ã€ãºã®éæãäž»å°ããã åè«ã®åµåºããã¯ããŒãžã³ã°ã«ãããå šããã»ã¹ãEnd-to-Endã§äž»å°ããããã£ã¹ã«ããªãŒããã¢ãPoCãäŸ¡æ Œäº€æžãå¥çŽç· çµãŸã§ãäžæ°éè²«ã§æšé²ããã ã€ã³ããŠã³ãããã³ã¢ãŠãããŠã³ãã®äž¡ã¢ãããŒãããã質ã®é«ãæ¡ä»¶ãã€ãã©ã€ã³ãç¶ç¶çã«åµåºãããã¿ãŒã²ããã»ã°ã¡ã³ããèŠæ¥µããæŠç¥çãªã¢ãŠãããŠã³ãã¢ãããŒããèªãå®è¡ããã å€§äŒæ¥ç¹æã®è€éãªè³Œè²·ããã»ã¹ãæ»ç¥ãããæ å ±ã·ã¹ãã éšéã®å¯©æ»ãæ³åãã»ãã¥ãªãã£ã¬ãã¥ãŒãããã³è€æ°ã®ã¹ããŒã¯ãã«ããŒã暪æãã倧åãšã³ã¿ãŒãã©ã€ãºæ¡ä»¶ãåé²ãããã ãããã¯ãããªãã³ãªã»ãŒã«ã¹ã¢ãã«ãèšèšããããããã¯ãã®æäŸäŸ¡å€ã軞ã«ãåçŸæ§ã®ããå¶æ¥ææ³ãšé«ç²ŸåºŠãªå£²äžäºæž¬ã®ä»çµã¿ããŒãããæ§ç¯ãã磚ãç¶ããã äºæ¥ã®æé·ã«åãããŠã»ãŒã«ã¹çµç¹ã®ç«ã¡äžãããã³æ¡çšãäž»å°ããããŒã ãã«ãã£ã³ã°ã«è²¬ä»»ãæã€ã 顧客ãåžå ŽããåŸããªã¢ã«ãªã€ã³ãµã€ãããããã¯ãããŒã ãAIãªãµãŒãã£ãŒã«éå ãããããã¯ãããŒããããã®çå®ã«è²¢ç®ããã ã¿ãŒã²ãã顧客åã®å®çŸ©ãäŸ¡æ ŒæŠç¥ãããã³ææ¡ããã»ã¹ã®æé©åãšãã£ãGTMã®åæèšèšããããã¯ãããŒã ãšååããŠçå®ããã æ¥æ¬èªãšè±èªã®åæ¹ãçšããã°ããŒãã«ãªããŒã ããã³åžå Žã«ããããåæ»ãªã³ã©ãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ãæšé²ããã å¿åè³æ Œããã³ã¹ãã« B2B SaaSãé«åºŠãªãã¯ãããžãŒãçšãããšã³ã¿ãŒãã©ã€ãºè£œåã«ããããèªç€Ÿãããã¯ãå¶æ¥ã®å®åçµéš 5å¹Žä»¥äž é«ãæè¡ççŽ é€ãæè¡çã«è€éãªAIãããã¯ããæ·±ãçè§£ããå°ä»»ã®ã»ãŒã«ã¹ãšã³ãžãã¢ã«äŸåããã³ã³ãµã«ãã£ã³ã°ã»ãŒã«ã¹ãå±éã§ããèœå LLMããã³çæAIã®ä»çµã¿ãææ°ãã¬ã³ãã«èªããã£ããã¢ãããããããã¯ãããŒã ã®ãšã³ãžãã¢ãAIãªãµãŒãã£ãŒãšå¯Ÿçã«è°è«ã§ããæ·±ãæè¡çç¥èŠ è€æ°ã®æææ±ºå®è ãé¢äžãããæ°åäžåããååäœã®ãšã³ã¿ãŒãã©ã€ãºæ¡ä»¶ãã¯ããŒãžã³ã°ããå®çžŸ 確ç«ãããåã®ãªãã«ãªã¹ãªç°å¢ã«ãããŠãèªãå¶æ¥ããã»ã¹ãèšèšãæšé²ã§ããé«ãèªåŸæ§ æ¥æ¬èªãšè±èªãé«ãã¬ãã«ã§äœ¿ãããªããæ¥æ¬ããã³ã°ããŒãã«åžå Žã«åããããžãã¹å±éãçœåŒã§ããããš ããã³ãã£ã¢AIãæ°ãããããã¯ãã«ããŽãªãŒãªã©ãå¶æ¥ææ³ãã®ãã®ãå®çŸ©ãããã§ãŒãºã®ãããã¯ãã販売ããçµéšïŒããã°å°å¯ïŒ çµå¶äŒç»ãäºæ¥æŠç¥ããªãµãŒãã財åãšãã£ãäŒæ¥ã®æææ±ºå®è ã«å¯Ÿããææ¡ã販売ã®çµéšïŒããã°å°å¯ïŒ 嵿¥æã¹ã¿ãŒãã¢ããã«ããããæåã®å¶æ¥äœå¶ã®æ§ç¯ãã»ãŒã«ã¹çµç¹ã®ç«ã¡äžãçµéšïŒããã°å°å¯ïŒ 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
Tokyo, Japan
Funding
Total raised
$379M
Last stage
Series B
Investors
Founders
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