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the team behind Sakana Marlin ð¬, Sakana Fugu ð¡ and Sakana Namazu Turn every deployment into lasting value: guide enterprise and government customers from go-live to adoption, expansion and renewal. Tokyo (Hybrid) Full-time Japanese (Business) & English (Business) 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. This role covers Sakana Marlin ð¬ for enterprise agents, Sakana Fugu ð¡ and Sakana Namazu through our API, and the enterprise deployments built on them. Once a deployment goes live, the customer needs someone accountable for what happens next: whether people actually use it, whether the promised outcome is reached, and whether the relationship grows. This position is the first dedicated Customer Success member of the GTM team. You will build how Sakana supports customers after deployment, from go-live to renewal, working with Sales, Support, the API Platform team, product managers and researchers. You will serve enterprise and government customers in Japan and globally from day one, across time zones and business cultures.
Responsibilities Own the post-deployment relationship for assigned enterprise and government accounts: agree success plans around outcomes the customer defines, engage executive sponsors, and run regular business reviews Drive adoption: onboarding, user enablement and expansion of use cases across departments; monitor usage, maintain account health scores and spot underuse early Manage renewal and expansion together with Sales: renewal forecasts, risk and expansion opportunities, with clear rules for who leads what Define the standard handover from deployment to Customer Success, including success criteria, documentation and who leads what after go-live Be the customerâs counterpart for how the product behaves: guide best practices for use, orchestration and evaluation, coordinate with Support on incidents with clear customer communication, and escalate issues to product and research teams Build the Customer Success foundation in Japanese and English: playbooks, health metrics and onboarding templates, with Marketing Operations, using the CRM as the system of record Work with SI partners so that customers deployed by partners receive the same success experience With customer consent and within confidentiality limits, identify customers for cases and references together with Enterprise Marketing Feed structured customer feedback back to product and research teams Drive seamless collaboration across global teams and markets utilizing both Japanese and English
Qualifications 6+ years of experience in customer success, consulting, solutions architecture or similar customer-facing roles for enterprise B2B software, ideally AI, data or developer platforms Experience owning retention and expansion outcomes for subscription or consumption-based products Experience working with security- and compliance-conscious customers such as financial institutions or government agencies in Japan and globally, and the ability to write and present at executive level in both Japanese and English Enough technical understanding of AI products to guide customers on how to use them and to discuss behavior with engineers and researchers. We expect you to use AI tools to learn; what matters is that you take responsibility for the accuracy of what you tell customers Ability to use usage data to define health scores and decide where to act Ability to autonomously drive initiatives and create playbooks in an unestablished, fast-paced startup environment Native or professional fluency in both Japanese and English Preferred: experience supporting LLM or generative AI deployments; experience supporting customers whose deployments were delivered by SI partners; experience building a Customer Success function from its first hire; experience managing accounts across multiple 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 or contract (24+ hours/week) ã«ã¹ã¿ããŒãµã¯ã»ã¹ ãããŒãžã£ãŒ(GTM) 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 æ¬ããžã·ã§ã³ã®å¯Ÿè±¡ã¯ããšã³ã¿ãŒãã©ã€ãºåããšãŒãžã§ã³ãã®Sakana Marlin ð¬ãAPIããå©çšããSakana Fugu ð¡ããã³Sakana NamazuããããŠãããã®äžã«æ§ç¯ããããšã³ã¿ãŒãã©ã€ãºå°å ¥ã§ããå°å ¥ãæ¬çªçšŒåã«å ¥ã£ãåŸãã客ããŸã«ã¯ããã®å ã«è²¬ä»»ãæã€ååšãå¿ èŠã§ããå®éã«äœ¿ãããŠããããçŽæããææã«å±ããŠããããé¢ä¿ãåºãã£ãŠããããæ¬ããžã·ã§ã³ã¯GTMããŒã æåã®ã«ã¹ã¿ããŒãµã¯ã»ã¹å°ä»»ã¡ã³ããŒã§ããæ¬çªçšŒåããæŽæ°ãŸã§ãå°å ¥åŸã«Sakanaãã客ããŸãã©ãæ¯ãããã®ä»çµã¿ããå¶æ¥ããµããŒããAPI PlatformããŒã ããããã¯ããããŒãžã£ãŒããªãµãŒãã£ãŒãšé£æºããªããæ§ç¯ããŠããã ããŸãã忥ããæ¥æ¬ããã³ã°ããŒãã«ã®äŒæ¥ã»å®å ¬åºã®ã客ããŸããæå·®ãããžãã¹æåã®éããè¶ããŠæ åœããŸãã 圹å²ãšè²¬ä»» æ åœããäŒæ¥ã»å®å ¬åºã¢ã«ãŠã³ãã®å°å ¥åŸã®é¢ä¿ãæ ããã客ããŸãå®ããææã«åºã¥ããµã¯ã»ã¹ãã©ã³ãåæããçµå¶å±€ã®ã¹ãã³ãµãŒãšé¢ä¿ãç¯ããå®äŸã®ããžãã¹ã¬ãã¥ãŒãéå¶ãã æŽ»çšå®çãæšé²ããããªã³ããŒãã£ã³ã°ããŠãŒã¶ãŒã®ã€ããŒãã«ã¡ã³ããéšé暪æã§ã®ãŠãŒã¹ã±ãŒã¹æ¡å€§ãè¡ããå©çšç¶æ³ã®ç£èŠãšã¢ã«ãŠã³ãã®ãã«ã¹ã¹ã³ã¢ã®ç®¡çã§ãå©çšã®åæ»ãæ©æã«èŠã€ãã å¶æ¥ãšé£æºããŠæŽæ°ãšæ¡å€§ã管çãããæŽæ°èŠéãããªã¹ã¯ãæ¡å€§æ©äŒãæ±ãã誰ãäœãäž»å°ãããã®ã«ãŒã«ãæç¢ºã«ãã å°å ¥ããCustomer Successãžã®æšæºçãªåŒãç¶ãïŒæååºæºãããã¥ã¡ã³ããå°å ¥åŸã«èª°ãäœãäž»å°ãããïŒãå®çŸ©ãã ãããã¯ãã®æåã«ã€ããŠã客ããŸã®çªå£ãšãªããå©çšããªãŒã±ã¹ãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ãè©äŸ¡ã®ãã¹ããã©ã¯ãã£ã¹ãæ¡å ããã€ã³ã·ãã³ãã§ã¯ãµããŒããšé£æºããŠæç¢ºã«ã客ããŸãžäŒãã課é¡ã¯ãããã¯ãããã³ç ç©¶ããŒã ã«ãšã¹ã«ã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ãã ããŒã±ãã£ã³ã°ãªãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ãšé£æºããCRMãæ£æ¬ãšããŠãæ¥è±ã®ãã¬ã€ããã¯ããã«ã¹ææšããªã³ããŒãã£ã³ã°ã®ãã³ãã¬ãŒããªã©ãCustomer Successã®åºç€ãæ§ç¯ãã SIããŒãããŒãšé£æºããããŒãããŒãå°å ¥ããã客ããŸã«ãåãæ°Žæºã®ãµã¯ã»ã¹äœéšãæäŸãã 顧客ã®åæãåŸãŠãç§å¿æ§ã®å¶çŽã®ç¯å²å ã§ãEnterprise Marketingãšé£æºããŠå°å ¥äºäŸãåç §å¯èœãªé¡§å®¢ãç¹å®ãã æ§é åãã顧客ã®ãã£ãŒãããã¯ããããã¯ãããã³ç ç©¶ããŒã ã«éå ãã æ¥æ¬èªãšè±èªäž¡æ¹ãçšããã°ããŒãã«ãªããŒã ããã³åžå Žã«ãããã³ã©ãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ å¿åè³æ Œããã³ã¹ãã« ãšã³ã¿ãŒãã©ã€ãºB2BãœãããŠã§ã¢ïŒAIãããŒã¿ãéçºè åããã©ãããã©ãŒã ãæãŸããïŒã«ãããã«ã¹ã¿ããŒãµã¯ã»ã¹ãã³ã³ãµã«ãã£ã³ã°ããœãªã¥ãŒã·ã§ã³ã¢ãŒããã¯ãçã®é¡§å®¢å¯Ÿå¿æ¥åã®å®åçµéš6å¹Žä»¥äž ãµãã¹ã¯ãªãã·ã§ã³åãŸãã¯åŸé課éåã®ãããã¯ãã§ãç¶ç¶ãšæ¡å€§ã®ææã«è²¬ä»»ãæã£ãçµé𠿥æ¬ããã³ã°ããŒãã«ã®éèæ©é¢ãå®å ¬åºãªã©ãã»ãã¥ãªãã£ã»ã³ã³ãã©ã€ã¢ã³ã¹èŠä»¶ã®å³ããã客ããŸãšã®æ¥åçµéšãããã³æ¥æ¬èªãšè±èªã®äž¡æ¹ã§çµå¶å±€åãã«æžãã説æã§ããèœå ã客ããŸã«æŽ»ç𿹿³ãæ¡å ãããšã³ãžãã¢ããªãµãŒãã£ãŒãšæåã«ã€ããŠè°è«ã§ãããAIãããã¯ããžã®æè¡çãªçè§£ãAIããŒã«ã䜿ã£ãŠåŠã¶ããšãåæãšããŠããŸããéèŠãªã®ã¯ãã客ããŸã«äŒããå å®¹ã®æ£ç¢ºãã«èªã責任ãæãŠãããšã§ã å©çšããŒã¿ãããã«ã¹ã¹ã³ã¢ãå®çŸ©ããã©ãã§åãã¹ããã倿ã§ããèœå 確ç«ãããåã®ãªãç°å¢ã§èªåŸçã«ç«ã¡äžããæšé²ãããã¬ã€ããã¯ãäœããèœå æ¥æ¬èªãšè±èªãé«ãã¬ãã«ã§äœ¿ãããªããããš æè¿: LLMã»çæAIã®å°å ¥æ¯æŽã®çµéšãSIããŒãããŒãå°å ¥ããã客ããŸã®æ¯æŽçµéšãCustomer Successçµç¹ãæåã®ã¡ã³ããŒãšããŠç«ã¡äžããçµéšãè€æ°å°åã«ãŸãããã¢ã«ãŠã³ãã®ç®¡ççµéš åè CVãšã«ããŒã¬ã¿ãŒã¯è±æã§æåºããŠãã ãã æžé¡éžèã®ééåŸã«èª²é¡ã®æåºãè¡ã£ãŠããã ããŸã ãã«ã¿ã€ã å¥çŽã®ã»ããæ¥åå§èšïŒé±24æé以äžïŒãå¯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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