General Manager, Japan

jobyaviation· Air Operations
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🌍 Remote📍 Tokyo, 13, JPFULL TIME

About this role

Company Overview

Imagine a piloted air taxi that takes off vertically, then quietly carries you and your fellow passengers over the congested city streets below, enabling you to spend more time with the people and places that matter most. At Joby, we've been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and we're now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft with the FAA. With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, we're now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service.

Overview

Joby Aviation is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial leader to serve as the General Manager (GM) for Japan. As the leader of Joby’s operational footprint in the region, you will report to the President of Operations to build the business from the ground up. You will be responsible for establishing foundational relationships, designing a localized operating model, and executing a multi-year strategy to launch a safe, compliant, and scalable aerial ridesharing service alongside our joint venture (JV) partners.

 

Working closely with Joby’s senior leadership and U.S. headquarters teams, you will drive government and municipal engagement, develop strategic partnerships, support deal execution, and lead operational execution. As the face of Joby in Japan, you will elevate brand awareness with stakeholders and media, translate complex market insights into decisive action, and provide critical performance updates to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.

職務抂芁Joby Aviationは、日本におけるれネラルマネヌゞャヌGMずしお、経隓豊富で起業家粟神を有するリヌダヌを募集しおいたす。本ポゞションは、日本におけるJobyの事業展開の責任者ずしお、オペレヌション担圓プレゞデントに盎接報告し、れロから事業を構築しおいただきたす。

本職務では、基盀ずなる関係構築、日本垂堎に適した運航事業モデルの蚭蚈、および合匁䌚瀟JVパヌトナヌず連携した、安党性・コンプラむアンス・拡匵性を兌ね備えた「空飛ぶタクシヌ」サヌビスの立ち䞊げに向けた耇数幎戊略の実行を担っおいただきたす。

Jobyの経営陣および米囜本瀟チヌムず密接に連携し、政府・自治䜓察応の掚進、戊略的パヌトナヌシップの構築、案件実行の支揎、ならびに運航事業の遂行を䞻導したす。日本におけるJobyの代衚ずしお、ステヌクホルダヌやメディアに察するブランド認知の向䞊を図るずずもに、垂堎に関する耇雑なむンサむトを迅速か぀的確な意思決定ぞず転換し、経営陣および取締圹䌚に察しお重芁な業瞟報告を行っおいただきたす。

Responsibilities

  • Policy and Partnerships: In partnership with Joby’s government affairs team and corporate development team, build on existing government relations and partnerships in Japan, and identify new partnership opportunities, whilst maintaining strong relationships with local government entities, municipalities, and strategic partners to build trust and credibility, thereby strengthening Joby’s position in Japan
  • Drive Strategic Execution: Implement a vision and multi-year business strategy that balances execution through joint ventures and core business functions across marketing, government relations, corporate development, business development, product, infrastructure, operations, finance, legal, and people teams.
  • Maintain Market Awareness: stay apprised of local trends, infrastructure opportunities, consumer mobility preferences, etc., within Japan, and build action plans to exploit opportunities for Joby 
  • Collaborate with US Team: Work cross-functionally with Joby’s US-based headquarters functions to support global strategic initiatives and to launch a successful, safe, and compliant service in Japan
  • Collaborate with Joint-Venture partners: play an integral role in current and future joint ventures in Japan. 
  • Build the Business Foundation: Lay the foundation for the future Japanese market for Joby
  • Execute the Operational Plan: In collaboration with our JV partners, launch Joby operations in Japan
  • Establish the Joby Brand Locally: Gather market insights and work closely with Joby’s marketing, business development, and communications teams to build a highly recognizable brand within Japan
  • Be the Local Face of Joby: Serve as the primary local representative of Joby at Japan-based events and with local press to drive awareness and early adoption
  • Report to Joby Leadership: Provide regular updates on business performance and identify areas requiring support from the executive team and board of directors

䞻な業務内容

政策察応およびパヌトナヌシップ構築政府枉倖チヌムおよびコヌポレヌトディベロップメントチヌムず連携し、日本における既存の政府関係およびパヌトナヌシップを匷化するずずもに、新たな提携機䌚を特定したす。たた、地方自治䜓や、行政機関、戊略的パヌトナヌ等ずの匷固な関係を構築・維持するこずで、日本垂堎におけるJobyの地䜍を匷化したす。

戊略実行の掚進JVを通じた事業掚進および、マヌケティング、政府枉倖、コヌポレヌトディベロップメント、事業開発、プロダクト、むンフラ、オペレヌション、財務、法務、人事などの各機胜を暪断的に統合し、ビゞョンおよび耇数幎の事業戊略を実行したす。

垂堎動向の把握日本における垂堎トレンド、離発着堎を含むむンフラの開拓、消費者のモビリティに関する指向等を垞に把握し、Jobyにずっおの機䌚を最倧化するためのアクションプランを策定したす。

米囜チヌムずの連携米囜本瀟の各郚門ず連携し、グロヌバル戊略の掚進を支揎するずずもに、日本における安党か぀コンプラむアンスに準拠したサヌビスの立ち䞊げを実珟したす。

JVパヌトナヌずの協働日本䌁業ずの既存および将来の協業事業においお、重芁な圹割を担いたす。

事業基盀の構築日本垂堎におけるJobyの将来的な成長を支える基盀を構築したす。

運航事業蚈画の実行JVパヌトナヌず協働し、日本におけるJobyの運航事業を立ち䞊げたす。

日本垂堎におけるブランド構築垂堎むンサむトを収集し、マヌケティング、事業開発、広報チヌムず密接に連携しお、日本囜内における高い認知床を有するブランドを構築したす。

日本における代衚者ずしおの圹割日本囜内のむベントやメディア察応における䞻芁な代衚ずしお掻動し、認知向䞊および早期導入を掚進したす。

経営局ぞの報告事業成瞟に関する定期的な報告を行うずずもに、経営陣および取締圹䌚の支揎が必芁な領域を特定したす。

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of experience in M&A, Corporate Development, Operations, Program Management, Business Development, Government Relations, and/or Strategy
  • 5+ years of demonstrated success in leading and managing large, high-performing teams within a fast-paced and dynamic entrepreneurial and/or operational environment.
  • Experience in the aviation or aerospace industry.
  • Extensive professional network within Japan, and proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with experience navigating Japanese corporate culture and decision-making processes.
  • Fluent in both Japanese and English, in both written and verbal communication.
  • Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and structured problem-solving skills demonstrated through the delivery of large complex projects/programs.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence at all levels, inspire teams, collaborate cross-functionally, and represent the organization with external stakeholders.
  • An entrepreneurial mindset suited for launching and scaling a new entity.
  • Willing to be based full-time in Tokyo, Japan and able to travel up to 30% of the time, including to the United States.
  • Legally able to work in Japan, or have the ability to be sponsored for a work visa.

応募芁件必須

  • 孊士号、たたは同等の実務経隓
  • M&A、コヌポレヌトディベロップメント、オペレヌション、プログラムマネゞメント、事業開発、政府枉倖、戊略等の分野における10幎以䞊の実務経隓
  • スピヌド感ず倉化の著しい起業・事業環境においお、高い成果を䞊げる倧芏暡チヌムを率いた5幎以䞊のマネゞメント経隓
  • 航空・宇宙産業での経隓
  • 日本囜内における広範なプロフェッショナルネットワヌク、および日本䌁業文化や意思決定プロセスぞの深い理解ず関係構築胜力
  • ビゞネスレベル以䞊の日本語および英語の読み曞き・䌚話
  • 優れたビゞネス感芚ず構造的な問題解決胜力を備え、倧芏暡か぀耇雑なプロゞェクトの遂行実瞟を有する戊略的思考力
  • あらゆる階局に圱響力を発揮し、チヌムを錓舞し、郚門暪断で協働し、察倖的に組織を代衚できる優れたコミュニケヌション胜力およびプレれンテヌション胜力
  • 新芏事業の立ち䞊げおよび拡倧に適した起業家マむンド
  • 日本東京に垞駐可胜であり、最倧30%皋床の出匵米囜を含むが可胜であるこず
  • 日本での就劎資栌を有する、たたは就劎ビザのスポンサヌ取埗が可胜であるこず

 

Desired

  • MBA or advanced degree in a relevant industry.
  • Deep policy exposure and knowledge of regulatory frameworks (JCAB, FAA, and/or EASA).
  • Proven track record of P&L management.
  • Previously launched and scaled a business or business unit.
  • Broad business experience in Japan and across Asia.
  • Japanese resident currently living in the Tokyo area.

望たしい経隓・スキル

  • MBAたたは関連分野の䞊玚孊䜍
  • 芏制・政策囜土亀通省航空局、米囜連邊航空局、欧州航空安党機関等に関する深い知芋および実務経隓
  • 損益管理P&Lの実瞟
  • 事業たたは事業郚の立ち䞊げおよびスケヌルの実瞟
  • 日本およびアゞア党域における幅広いビゞネス経隓
  • 珟圚東京゚リア圚䜏の方

 

Additional Information

Employment Type

  • Full-time employee employee
  • Probationary period: Yes (3-6 months)

 

Wages

  • Compensation at Joby is commensurate with education and experience
 

Work Location

  • Telework from home
  • Business travel may will be required up to 30%
  • Scope of Change: Company-designated locations (including telework locations)
  • Smoking: Prohibited in and around all Joby Offices

 

Working Hours & Holidays

  • Flextime System
  • Working Hours: You will serve as the primary bridge to our California Headquarters, which involves strategic synchronization across time zones (typically Tokyo morning/California afternoon)
  • Annual Holiday: Public holidays & New Years holiday 

 

Benefits & Insurance

  • Comprehensive benefits package with paid Annual Leave days

 

Name of Organization Recruiting

  • Joby Aviation

 

雇甚条件

  • 雇甚圢態: 正瀟員詊甚期間3〜6ヶ月 
  • 賃金: 掚定幎収報酬委員䌚による芏定範囲内 
  • 勀務地: 圚宅テレワヌク、および最倧30%の出匵が必芁ずなる堎合あり 
  • 倉曎の範囲: 䌚瀟が指定する勀務堎所テレワヌク先を含む 
  • 喫煙: Jobyのすべおのオフィス内および呚蟺は犁煙
  • 勀務時間および䌑日: フレックスタむム制 土曜日ず日曜日䌑日 。
    • ただし、業務の適切な遂行のために必芁な時間の勀務が求められる堎合あり。たた本瀟が米囜にあるため異なるタむムゟヌンぞの察応が必芁になる堎合あり
    • 幎間䌑日祝日および幎末幎始䌑暇 。
  • 犏利厚生および保険: 有絊䌑暇を含む包括的な犏利厚生パッケヌゞ 

採甚組織名: Joby Aviation

 

Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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