Productivity Tools · San Francisco
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In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays.
Market Development, Startups (Japan) is a key driver of Notion's growth and adoption within the Japan startup ecosystem, will report to the Japan marketing lead. This role involves close collaboration with the GM of Japan and is part of our Regional Japan Marketing team.
By leveraging effective sales and relationship-building skills, these efforts directly contribute to the growth of Notion within the startup community.
This role reports to the Japan Marketing Lead and will collaborate closely with regional teams across APAC and our global growth marketing organization.
This is a contractor position, with a minimum commitment of 40 hours/week for 6 months, with potential to extend. This role is based in Tokyo.
Collaborate with our global and regional team to curate lists of startups and potential partners for our Notion for Startup program
Launch localized, high-velocity campaigns that drive cost-efficient acquisition from early-stage startups.
Plan and implement events and initiatives that connect Notion with the CxOs of startups and executives of VCs, accelerators, incubators.
Provide regular reporting and valuable recommendations to optimize our growth efforts
Experience in and passion for the startup ecosystem
Minimum 5 year of experience in a GTM (business/commercial) function
Track record of interacting with startup founders, VC firms, and incubators
Demonstrated expertise in partnerships, business development, and handling successful outbound campaigns
Exceptional communication and relationship building skills with both technical and business audiences
Has direct relations with the CxOs of startups and executives of VCs, accelerators, incubators in Japan
Notion power user who can deliver Notion enablement trainings
Experience with sales tooling and automation workflows
Analytical mindset and comfort using dashboards and experimentation frameworks to inform decisions.
A builder mindset
Business fluency in English
You don’t need to be an AI expert, but you’re curious and willing to adopt AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results.
Former founder of a tech startup or first sales/marketing operator at an early-stage venture
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Notion.
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