Product Marketing Manager - Japan

Stryker Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Product Marketing Manager for Japan to drive product growth through strategic marketing initiatives. This role involves collaborating with local teams to generate insights, develop tailored messaging, and execute campaigns that resonate with Japanese users. You will work cross-functionally with product, sales, and marketing teams to ensure successful product launches and adoption. If you're passionate about fintech and have a strong background in B2B technology marketing, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic market.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in B2B technology marketing and/or sales.
• Strong understanding of the Japanese market and fintech space.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of go-to-market priorities for product growth.
• Collaborate with local sales and product leadership for market alignment.

Skills

B2B Technology Marketing

Product Marketing

Japanese Language Proficiency

English Language Proficiency

Digital Transformation

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

Product Marketing Manager - Japan

Department: Demand Generation

Employment Type: Contract

Location: Japan

Description

CLIENT - Leading B2B fintech brand

JOB TITLE - Product Marketing Manager Japan

LOCATION - Japan / Remote

CONTRACT - 6 months

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ABOUT ALGOMARKETING

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We are experts at delivering programs and resourcing for strategic roles within Marketing teams.

We are a global team of Marketing experts, spanning 30 countries across Asia Pacific, Americas, Africa, and Europe. Highly experienced in enterprise B2B Marketing, and specialised in technology and SaaS.

Our team works collaboratively, with experience from the world's largest and most ambitious brands, including Google, Workday, Worldpay, Accenture, ACI Worldwide, GSK, and Allianz.

We empower Marketers through Algorithmic Marketing, a data driven approach that delivers deeper insights, faster execution,and streamlined operations. Visit our website to read more about us.

ABOUT CLIENT

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Our client is a leading B2B fintech brand, whose financial infrastructure platform is leveraged by Millions of companies-from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups.

ABOUT THE ROLE
-Product Marketing is a global team of capable, friendly, user-oriented marketers, partnering closely with world-class product and engineering teams.

As the Product Marketing Manager for Japan, you will work closely with our established Japan-based team (including our marketing, sales, and product leadership) to generate customer insights that inform product strategy, lead go-to-market for our suite of products, and create and execute campaigns to drive product growth in the market.

The Product Marketing role is highly cross-functional, partnering closely with Product and Engineering, Sales, Partnerships, and Communications to name a few.

This is an opportunity to work across the entire product lifecycle, from helping shape the product, to driving launch and commercialization, to growing product adoption post-launch in the Japanese market.

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the product marketing lead for the company's full product portfolio in Japan, leading the development of go-to-market priorities across sales and marketing to drive business growth.

- Work in close partnership with the established Japan-based team, collaborating extensively with local sales and product leadership to ensure strong market alignment and execution

- Maintain effective coordination with the regional team in Singapore, participating in regional initiatives while representing Japan market perspectives and requirements. Be a subject matter expert in the needs of current and prospective Japanese users through user research, competitive landscape understanding, and deep product understanding.

- Develop, deploy and maintain tailored value propositions and messaging that resonates with local users to be used in creating marketing content, campaigns, and sales collateral in local language.Drive high-quality launches and adoption of products by working closely with a range of cross-functional teams including, but not limited to, product, sales, engineering, marketing, design, communications, and partnerships.

- Partner with regional and global marketing teams to deliver relevant content programs for priority events, integrated marketing campaigns, and ongoing demand generation.

- Monitor key business indicators around product adoption, usage, satisfaction etc. to identify blockers and solutions to optimize our growth funnel in the market.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of experience in B2B technology marketing and/or sales - prior product marketing experience is a plus.

- Focused on results - balancing customer needs and business goals to propose ambitious growth strategies. Excellent communication skills with full professional proficiency in both Japanese and English.

- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within an established local team while maintaining productive relationships with regional stakeholders.

- Strong understanding of the Japanese market and the priorities of businesses looking to drive digital transformation, particularly in the fintech/payments space.

- Good leadership and influencing skills; able to drive cross-functional alignment and progress toward impactful outcomes with limited resources

- This role will require occasional business travel within the region including Tokyo and Singapore.

- Prior experience in financial services or payments is a plus, but not essential.

Key Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the product marketing lead for the company's full product portfolio in Japan, leading the development of go-to-market priorities across sales and marketing to drive business growth.

- Work in close partnership with the established Japan-based team, collaborating extensively with local sales and product leadership to ensure strong market alignment and execution

- Maintain effective coordination with the regional team in Singapore, participating in regional initiatives while representing Japan market perspectives and requirements. Be a subject matter expert in the needs of current and prospective Japanese users through user research, competitive landscape understanding, and deep product understanding.

- Develop, deploy and maintain tailored value propositions and messaging that resonates with local users to be used in creating marketing content, campaigns, and sales collateral in local language.Drive high-quality launches and adoption of products by working closely with a range of cross-functional teams including, but not limited to, product, sales, engineering, marketing, design, communications, and partnerships.

- Partner with regional and global marketing teams to deliver relevant content programs for priority events, integrated marketing campaigns, and ongoing demand generation.

- Monitor key business indicators around product adoption, usage, satisfaction etc. to identify blockers and solutions to optimize our growth funnel in the market.