Marketing Operations Manager

Highlights

• Be the first Marketing Operations hire building the automation layer on top of CRM.
• Connect every entry point so each lead carries its source, owner and next step.
• Build attribution dashboards and nurturing programs for Sakana AI products.

Ideal candidate

Bilingual self-starter in Japanese and English who thrives in unbuilt startup environments and loves turning messy lead flows into measurable, traceable systems in partnership with sales.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in marketing operations or revenue operations, including at least one implementation connecting a CRM and marketing automation tool
• Working knowledge of APIs, webhooks and no-code automation and integration tools; comfortable reading a data schema and writing a simple query
• Experience defining lead lifecycle and handoff with a sales team and holding both sides accountable
• Hands-on experience with web analytics, CRM and marketing automation tools
• Ability to autonomously drive initiatives in an unestablished, fast-paced startup environment
• Native or professional fluency in both Japanese and English