Corporate Strategy & Operations Manager - Tokyo
Corporate Strategy & Operations Manager - Tokyo
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Job Description
Company Overview
Josys is a rapidly growing B2B SaaS platform startup founded as the second entrepreneurial venture by Yasukane Matsumoto the founder of Raksul Inc. From the very beginning Josys has focused on building a global organization and today the team spans across nine countries including regions in Asia the United States and Europe. Top-tier talent from around the world continues to join the company making this an incredibly exciting phase where we are shaping the DAY1 of a truly global company born in Japan.
With our mission to Simplify IT & Empower Communities we provide a secure and seamless platform to solve the increasingly complex IT challenges arising from the rise of remote work rapid digital transformation and the explosive growth of SaaS applications.
We have raised a total of $218 million USD (approx. 33 billion) across our Series A and B rounds. While our product development hub is located in Bangalore India our organizational functions are globally distributed: engineering is based in India product management in the U.S. go-to-market functions primarily in Japan as well as the U.S. Singapore and Australia with corporate operations centralized in Japan. Under this globally distributed setup we are pushing forward innovation and business expansion on a global scale.
Why Were Hiring
Our current Head of Finance & Corporate is overseeing the entire corporate function but will soon shift focus to more strategic initiatives such as M&A finance and business planning.
To support this shift we are hiring a new Corporate Manager who can lead the day-to-day operations of our corporate functions build scalable processes and drive execution across functions.
As our global expansion accelerates were looking for a highly capable generalist with strong execution skills and the ability to coordinate across functions and regionsincluding legal finance and HR.
This person will play a key role in bridging strategy and execution with a Chief of Staff-like perspective.
Role Summary
In this role you will act as a well-balanced generalist who understands business strategy execution and day-to-day operations across functions.
Youll be expected to take ownership of solving complex cross-functional challenges in a global environment while supporting core organizational operations without leaning too far into defensive or offensive extremes.
Hands-on work and initiative will be key to your success in this role.
Key Responsibilities
Drive and optimize corporate functions including legal finance governance and parts of HR
Design and standardize global operations and internal rules across multiple regions
Lead alignment and decision-making between departments with different interests (e.g. business vs. legal)
Organize information for executive decision-making and serve as a liaison across departments
Plan lead and manage cross-functional initiatives
Examples include:
Introducing and designing operations for global tools
Standardizing corporate legal and cash flow rules to support region-specific irregularities in GTM
Building scalable processes to manage legal and financial operations across regions
Required Skills & Experience (Must)
Applicants should have the following experience or equivalent:
3 years of experience in business planning corporate planning or a similar role at an operating company
Experience working on projects or operations that span multiple corporate functions (e.g. legal finance)
Proven ability to coordinate and align across multiple departments with conflicting interests
Experience working in or collaborating with global teams (or across multiple countries)
Track record of identifying issues and leading initiatives through implementation
Native-level Japanese and business-level English proficiency
Preferred Experience (Nice to Have)
Experience in a Chief of Staff or similar role
Experience launching overseas operations or designing governance structures
Project management experience involving global systems or SaaS tool implementation
Experience handling negotiations or coordination in English
Ideal Candidate Profile
A strong problem-solver who enjoys tackling complex challenges
A balanced generalist with a broad understanding of both business strategy and operations
High level of clarity and insight into both business and operational workflows
A hands-on execution-driven leader who can collaborate with specialists across functions
Proactive and adaptable with the ability to move quickly and make things happen
Able to listen to on-the-ground feedback while maintaining a strategic executive perspective
Comfortable working in unstructured environments and passionate about building scalable systems
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
