Business Development Manager, Japan

The role

We are looking for a Business Development Manager - Japan to join our APAC Business Team. Reporting to the Regional General Manager - APAC and MENA, you will play a pivotal role in driving our commercial success and market expansion in Japan. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape Headout's growth in one of the most dynamic travel markets in the world. As the face and voice of Headout in Japan, you will collaborate with supply partners and travel experience providers to strengthen relationships, expand our offerings, and deliver exceptional value to our customers.

What makes this role special?

• Build. You’ll have your fingerprints all over Headout. You’ll do whatever it takes to launch quickly, get 1% better every day, and scale something completely new. This means everything from high-level strategy to nitty-gritty operational details - Launch new cities by identifying, reaching-out and onboarding new Supply Partners & distribution-side partnerships in Japan.
• Nurture. Continuously nurture relationships with our existing Supply Partners in order to leverage them for additional growth.
• Collaborate. Liaise between internal stakeholders (Operations, Tech, Marketing, etc.) and your accounts in order to ensure smooth execution of the partnerships and growth of bookings.
• Analyze. Identify market trends and provide market & competitor analysis to optimize business strategies.

What skills & experience do you need?

• Language Proficiency: Fluency in Japanese and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in business development, preferably in consumer tech startups.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communications skills.
• Global mindset and comfortable working with people from different cultural backgrounds & time zones.
• A start-up attitude – highly collaborative with an entrepreneurial mindset and not afraid to roll up your sleeves.
• Experience working with a CRM; eager to learn and use new tools.
• Candidates may be based in either Osaka or Tokyo.

Bonus

• You have experience