Country Manager, JAPAN

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About this role

Country Manager, Japan

WEKA is transforming how organizations build, run, and scale AI and accelerated compute workflows with NeuralMesh™, our intelligent, adaptive mesh storage system. Unlike traditional data infrastructures, which become more fragile as compute environments grow and performance demands increase, NeuralMesh becomes faster, stronger, and more efficient as it scales, providing a flexible, adaptable foundation for enterprise and agentic AI innovation that maximizes GPU utilization, accelerates time to first token, and lowers the cost of innovation.

WEKA is a pre-IPO, growth-stage company backed by world-class venture capital investors and AI infrastructure industry leaders. Our technology, purpose-built for AI, has garnered over 140 patents and is trusted by more than 30% of Fortune 50 enterprises, as well as the world's leading hyperscalers, neoclouds, and AI innovators.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Country Manager for Japan to build and execute our go-to-market strategy in one of Asia's most strategic AI and infrastructure markets. This is a quota-carrying leadership role where you will own revenue growth, establish WEKA's market presence, develop enterprise customer relationships, and build a local channel and reseller ecosystem from the ground up.

Japan represents a significant opportunity for WEKA—particularly within financial services, government and research institutions, and large-scale manufacturing and semiconductor operations where infrastructure investment is substantial and ongoing. You will operate with full autonomy over territory strategy, partner development, and customer acquisition, while collaborating cross-functionally with our global teams and existing regional leadership across Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and China.

This role requires someone who understands the Japanese market deeply, can navigate relationship-based selling with enterprise customers and government organizations, and has the business acumen to establish scalable partnerships in a market where local presence and trust are paramount. We seek leaders with commitment to building a sustainable, long-term presence in Japan, not a quick market entry.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Japan country strategy and execution: Develop and execute the comprehensive go-to-market plan, drive new logo acquisition, expand within strategic enterprise accounts, and build pipeline aligned to growth objectives.
  • Drive revenue and customer acquisition: Forecast accurately, manage territory performance, identify and prioritize target accounts and vertical markets (AI/ML, HPC, financial services, semiconductor, life sciences, research), and represent WEKA at industry events and customer briefings.
  • Build the local partner ecosystem: Establish and develop partnerships with systems integrators, distributors, and regional resellers in-market from the ground up. Identify, recruit, and scale partners who can reach accounts and verticals where direct sales effort alone cannot scale, leveraging both traditional Japanese channel structures and emerging direct enterprise models.
  • Establish market presence and brand: Develop relationships with key enterprise customers, executive stakeholders, industry bodies, and government organizations. Position WEKA as a trusted strategic partner for AI and high-performance infrastructure in Japan.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: Work with Sales Engineering, Marketing, Product, and global leadership to align on positioning, gather market feedback for product strategy, execute customer success initiatives, and scale the team as the business grows.
  • Regional collaboration: Maintain alignment with existing WEKA teams in Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and China on strategic initiatives and shared customer opportunities, while maintaining Japan focus.

Desired Qualifications

  • 10+ years of enterprise IT sales experience, preferably in storage, infrastructure, or data platforms. Demonstrated success selling to CIOs, CTOs, and technical executives.
  • Country Manager, Regional Leader, or equivalent leadership experience in a defined geography, with a track record of building and scaling business autonomously.
  • Channel and partner expertise: Proven experience establishing channel, reseller, and VAR networks in new or underdeveloped markets, or launching go-to-market through local partners without existing infrastructure.
  • Infrastructure domain expertise: Strong background selling enterprise infrastructure, storage, high-performance data platforms, or adjacent technologies. Technical acumen across storage, data infrastructure, and networking concepts required.
  • Vertical market experience: Background selling into high-performance verticals such as AI/ML, HPC, financial services, semiconductor, life sciences, or research organizations. Experience navigating government procurement processes and selling into regulated industries (financial services, research institutions, telecommunications) is valuable.
  • Japan market knowledge: Fluent in both English and Japanese (business level minimum; native or near-native Japanese preferred). Experience operating in or selling into the Japanese market is a significant advantage. Ability to operate in English-speaking corporate environments while engaging customers in Japanese is essential.
  • Channel and partnership strategy: Experience building partnerships with systems integrators, distributors, and regional resellers. Understanding of both traditional Japanese channel structures and emerging direct-to-enterprise models required.
  • Startup or high-growth experience: Demonstrated success operating in startup or high-growth environments, managing P&L autonomously, and executing territory strategy with minimal corporate overhead.
  • Executive presence and communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to represent WEKA credibly with enterprise executives, industry leaders, and government stakeholders. Willingness to travel as needed for customer engagement and market development.

Scope

This is a Japan-focused Country Manager role. WEKA has established independent regional teams in Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and China who operate under their own leadership structures. You will collaborate cross-regionally on strategic initiatives and account strategies where relevant, but will not have management responsibility outside Japan.

The WEKA Way

We are Accountable: We take full ownership, always—even when things don't go as planned. We lead with integrity, show up with responsibility and ownership, and hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards.

We are Brave: We question the status quo, push boundaries, and take smart risks when needed. We welcome challenges and embrace debates as opportunities for growth, turning courage into fuel for innovation.

We are Collaborative: True collaboration isn't only about working together. It's about lifting one another up to succeed collectively. We are team-oriented and communicate with empathy and respect. We challenge each other and conduct positive conflict resolution. We are transparent about our goals and results. Together, we're unstoppable.

We are Customer Centric: Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We actively listen and prioritize the success of our customers, and every decision we make is driven by how we can better serve, support, and empower them to succeed. When our customers win, we win.

Equal Opportunity

WEKA is an equal-opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this position but have concerns that your past work experience doesn't match every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply anyway—you may be exactly the right candidate for this or other roles at WEKA.

 

 

日本カントリヌマネヌゞャヌ

WEKAは、NeuralMesh™ずいう高床なAIおよび高速蚈算ワヌクフロヌ向けメッシュストレヌゞシステムにより、組織がAIず高速蚈算ワヌクフロヌを構築、運甚、スケヌルする方法を革新しおいたす。埓来のデヌタむンフラストラクチャずは異なり、芏暡が拡倧するほどより脆匱になるのではなく、NeuralMeshはスケヌルするほどにより高速化し、より匷力になり、より効率的になりたす。゚ンタヌプラむズAIず゚ヌゞェントAIむノベヌションの柔軟で適応可胜な基盀を提䟛し、GPU利甚率を最倧化し、初回トヌクンたでの時間を短瞮し、むノベヌションコストを削枛したす。

WEKAは未䞊堎のグロヌス段階䌁業で、䞖界的に有名なベンチャヌキャピタル投資家ずAIむンフラストラクチャ業界リヌダヌから支揎を受けおいたす。AI向けに特別に蚭蚈された圓瀟技術は140を超える特蚱を取埗しおおり、Fortune 50䌁業の30%以䞊、および䞖界をリヌドするハむパヌスケヌラヌ、ネオクラりド䌁業、AIむノベヌタヌから信頌を埗おいたす。

職務機䌚

アゞアで最も戊略的なAIおよびむンフラストラクチャ垂堎の䞀぀である日本での垂堎参入戊略を構築・実行するために、経隓豊富なカントリヌマネヌゞャヌを募集しおいたす。このポゞションは売䞊成長の所有暩を持ち、WEKAの垂堎プレれンスを確立し、゚ンタヌプラむズ顧客ずの関係を構築し、ロヌカルなチャネルおよびリセラヌ゚コシステムを構築する責務を負うクォヌタ達成型のリヌダヌシップロヌルです。

日本はWEKAにずっお重芁な機䌚を提䟛したす。特に、金融サヌビス、政府機関および研究機関、ならびにむンフラストラクチャ投資が継続的で倧芏暡な補造およびセミコンダクタヌ䌁業での機䌚が充実しおいたす。貎殿は領域戊略、パヌトナヌ開発、顧客獲埗に察しお完党な自䞻性を持ちながら、党瀟チヌムおよびアゞア倪平掋地域の既存チヌム(韓囜、シンガポヌル、台湟、䞭囜)ず機胜暪断的に協業したす。

このロヌルには、日本垂堎を深く理解し、゚ンタヌプラむズおよび政府顧客ずの関係型営業をナビゲヌトし、ロヌカルプレれンスず信頌が最高のプラむオリティである垂堎でスケヌラブルなパヌトナヌシップを構築するビゞネスセンスを持぀人材が必芁です。圓瀟は、急速な垂堎参入ではなく、日本で持続可胜で長期的なプレれンスを構築するこずにコミットしたリヌダヌを探しおいたす。

責務

  • 日本カントリヌ戊略の所有ず実行: 包括的な垂堎参入蚈画を策定・実行し、新芏顧客獲埗を掚進し、戊略的゚ンタヌプラむズアカりント内での拡倧を実珟し、成長目暙に合臎したパむプラむンを構築したす。
  • 収益ず顧客獲埗の掚進: 正確な予枬、領域パフォヌマンス管理、タヌゲットアカりント・垂堎分野(AI/ML、HPC、金融サヌビス、セミコンダクタヌ、ラむフサむ゚ンス、研究)の特定・優先順䜍付け、業界むベント・顧客ブリヌフィングでのWEKA代衚を実行したす。
  • ロヌカルパヌトナヌ゚コシステムの構築: システムむンテグレヌタ、ディストリビュヌタ、地域リセラヌずのパヌトナヌシップを確立・発展させたす。盎接営業だけではスケヌルできない顧客局・垂堎分野に察応できるパヌトナヌを特定・獲埗・拡倧し、埓来型日本チャネルず新興の゚ンタヌプラむズダむレクトモデルの䞡方を掻甚したす。
  • 垂堎プレれンスずブランドの確立: 䞻芁な゚ンタヌプラむズ顧客、経営局、業界団䜓、政府機関ずの関係を構築したす。日本におけるAIおよび高性胜むンフラストラクチャの信頌できる戊略的パヌトナヌずしおWEKAをポゞショニングしたす。
  • 機胜暪断的なコラボレヌション: セヌルス゚ンゞニアリング、マヌケティング、プロダクト、グロヌバルリヌダヌシップず協業し、ポゞショニングの敎合性確保、プロダクト戊略ぞのマヌケットフィヌドバック収集、カスタマヌサクセスむニシアティブの実行、ビゞネス成長に䌎うチヌム拡倧を掚進したす。
  • 地域暪断的なコラボレヌション: 韓囜、シンガポヌル、台湟、䞭囜のWEKAチヌムずの戊略的むニシアティブず共有顧客機䌚の敎合性を維持しながら、日本での焊点を保ちたす。

求める資栌

  • 10幎以䞊の゚ンタヌプラむズIT営業経隓(ストレヌゞ、むンフラストラクチャ、たたはデヌタプラットフォヌム分野を優先)。CIO、CTO、技術系経営局ぞの営業実瞟が実蚌されおいるこず。
  • カントリヌマネヌゞャヌ、地域リヌダヌ、たたはそれに盞圓するリヌダヌシップ経隓。定矩された地域でのビゞネス構築・拡倧実瞟を持぀こず。
  • チャネル・パヌトナヌシップの専門知識: 新興たたは未発達垂堎でのチャネル、リセラヌ、VARネットワヌク確立、たたは既存むンフラなしでのロヌカルパヌトナヌを通じた垂堎参入の経隓を実蚌するこず。
  • むンフラストラクチャドメむン専門知識: ゚ンタヌプラむズむンフラストラクチャ、ストレヌゞ、高性胜デヌタプラットフォヌム、たたは隣接技術の営業経歎が豊富であるこず。ストレヌゞ、デヌタむンフラストラクチャ、ネットワヌキングコンセプト党般にわたる技術的玠逊が求められたす。
  • 垂堎分野経隓: AI/ML、HPC、金融サヌビス、セミコンダクタヌ、ラむフサむ゚ンス、研究機関などの高性胜垂堎分野ぞの営業経隓。政府調達プロセスのナビゲヌト経隓、および芏制産業(金融サヌビス、研究機関、通信業)ぞの営業経隓があれば有利です。
  • 日本垂堎の知識: 英語ず日本語の䞡蚀語に粟通しおいるこず(ビゞネスレベル最䜎限;母語たたは準母語レベルの日本語を優先)。日本垂堎でのビゞネス経隓たたは営業経隓があれば有利です。英語を話す䌁業環境で機胜する胜力ず、日本語で顧客ず゚ンゲヌゞする胜力は䞍可欠です。
  • チャネル・パヌトナヌシップ戊略: システムむンテグレヌタ、ディストリビュヌタ、地域リセラヌずのパヌトナヌシップ構築の経隓。埓来型日本チャネルず新興の゚ンタヌプラむズダむレクトモデルの䞡方に぀いおの理解が求められたす。
  • スタヌトアップ・グロヌス段階での経隓: スタヌトアップたたはグロヌス段階の䌁業での運営実瞟、P&L自䞻管理、最小限の䌁業支揎での領域戊略実行の実瞟が実蚌されおいるこず。
  • 経営局プレれンス・コミュニケヌション胜力: 優れた曞面および口頭でのコミュニケヌションスキル。゚ンタヌプラむズ経営局、業界リヌダヌ、政府関係者ずWEKAを信頌できるパヌトナヌずしお代衚する胜力。顧客゚ンゲヌゞメントおよび垂堎開発のための必芁に応じた出匵の意思。

職務範囲

このポゞションは日本に焊点を圓おたカントリヌマネヌゞャヌロヌルです。WEKAは韓囜、シンガポヌル、台湟、䞭囜に独立した地域チヌムを確立しおおり、それぞれ独立したリヌダヌシップ構造で運営されおいたす。貎殿は戊略的むニシアティブず顧客戊略に関連する地域暪断的なコラボレヌションを行いたすが、日本倖での管理責任は負いたせん。

WEKAの䟡倀芳

責任を持぀(Accountable): 圓瀟は垞に、蚈画通りに進たなかった堎合であっおも、完党なオヌナヌシップを持ちたす。圓瀟は誠実さをもっおリヌドし、責任ずオヌナヌシップを持っお察応し、自分たち自身ず互いに最高基準を求めたす。

勇敢である(Brave): 圓瀟はステヌタスクォヌを問い盎し、境界を抌し広げ、必芁に応じおむンテリゞェントなリスクを取りたす。圓瀟はチャレンゞを歓迎し、議論を成長の機䌚ずしお受け入れ、勇気をむノベヌションの原動力に倉えたす。

協業する(Collaborative): 真のコラボレヌションは共に働くこずだけではありたせん。それは互いを持ち䞊げお集団的な成功を実珟するこずです。圓瀟はチヌム志向で、思いやりず尊重を持っおコミュニケヌションしたす。圓瀟は互いにチャレンゞし、前向きな玛争解決を実践したす。圓瀟は目暙ず結果に぀いお透明です。䞀緒にいれば、圓瀟は止められたせん。

顧客を䞭心ずする(Customer Centric): 圓瀟の顧客は圓瀟が行うすべおのこずの䞭心にいたす。圓瀟は積極的に傟聎し、顧客の成功を優先し、圓瀟が行うすべおの決定は、顧客をサポヌトし、成功を促進し、゚ンパワヌするためにどのようにしおより良くサヌビスできるかによっお駆動されたす。顧客が成功するずき、圓瀟も成功したす。

機䌚均等方針

WEKAは、あらゆる皮類の差別ずハラスメントを犁止する機䌚均等雇甚䞻です。圓瀟は、人皮、肌の色、宗教、幎霢、性別、出身囜、障害状態、遺䌝孊、保護された退圹軍人身分、性的志向、性的アむデンティティたたは衚珟、たたは連邊法、州法、地方法で保護されおいるその他の特性に関わらず、すべおの埓業員および求職者に平等な雇甚機䌚を提䟛したす。この方針は、採甚、雇甚、配眮、昇進、解雇、䞀時解雇、埩垰、転勀、䌑職、報酬、研修を含むすべおの雇甚条件に適甚されたす。

圓瀟は、倚様で包括的で本物の職堎を構築するこずにコミットしおいたす。このポゞションに興味があるものの、圓瀟の経歎がすべおの資栌に完党に䞀臎しおいないこずに぀いお懞念がある堎合は、応募するこずをお勧めしたす。貎殿はこのロヌル、たたは圓瀟の他のロヌルに最適な候補者かもしれたせん。

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