Growth Marketing Lead, Japan

Director, Growth Marketing

Coupang

Position Director, Growth Marketing   Company Introduction About Rocket Now Rocket Now is a food delivery service with no delivery or service fees. Consumers can enjoy a wide variety of cuisines, from Japanese and Western food to healthy options, as well as desserts and drinks, quickly and affordably. The service is currently available mainly in Hokkaido, Tohoku (Sendai), Kanto (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba), Chubu (Aichi, Shizuoka), Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo), Hiroshima, and Kyushu (Fukuoka). Rocket Now won the Excellence Award in the Shopping Category at the Best App Awards 2025. Furthermore, it has achieved the No. 1 ranking in the Food Delivery App category for nine consecutive months on both the iOS and Android app stores (*1), and the app continues to grow, surpassing 5 million downloads in just 15 months since its launch (*2). *1 Based on integrated iOS and Android data from July 2025 to March 2026. *2 As of January 14, 2025, service release date (Source: Global Market Intelligence: Sensor Tower)   About CP One Japan CP One Japan LLC is the Japanese subsidiary of Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG), a US-based company listed on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) and one of the Fortune 150 companies, known as a technology company. CP One Japan operates the "Rocket Now" brand food delivery service in Japan, leveraging Coupang's technological capabilities and innovative logistics solutions to provide fast, reliable, and customer-oriented food delivery services to Japanese consumers.   Role Overview  This role owns Rocket Now’s growth end‑to‑end in a business that is heavily driven by growth marketing, with direct impact on GMV, acquisition efficiency, and sustainable unit economics. Day to day, you will lead the evolution toward a more self‑serve, in‑house performance marketing model—owning core channels, improving creative execution, and strengthening measurement and decision‑making. You will partner closely with Product teams to drive results through both marketing execution and product‑led initiatives, drawing inspiration from highly disciplined, performance‑driven commerce platforms. As a hands‑on leader, you will build and develop the team over time, setting the operating model, talent bar, and culture needed to deliver fast, efficient, and scalable growth.   What You Will Do * Own Rocket Now’s growth end‑to‑end, driving customer acquisition, order growth, GMV, and market share with full accountability for unit economics and ROI. * Define and execute a performance‑driven growth strategy, identifying step‑change opportunities while continuously raising the bar on speed, scale, and efficiency. * Lead performance marketing across all major paid channels, owning large budgets and optimizing the full funnel from acquisition through retention. * Build and evolve a strong in‑house, self‑serve performance marketing capability, improving execution quality, creative output, and measurement rigor. * Drive data‑first decision making through robust attribution, experimentation, and ROI modeling in close partnership with Data and Engineering teams. * Operate as a senior cross‑functional leader, working closely with Product, Pricing, Merchant, and Operations teams to unlock sustainable growth. * Relentlessly optimize efficiency by improving CAC, ROAS, and payback while balancing short‑term performance with long‑term customer value.   Basic Qualifications * Proven experience owning growth or performance marketing with direct responsibility for acquisition outcomes and business metrics. * Hands‑on experience operating and optimizing core performance marketing channels in a self‑serve, in‑house environment. * Strong analytical and data‑driven mindset, with experience using experimentation, attribution, and metrics to guide decisions. * Demonstrated people leadership experience, with a track record of building teams and driving high execution standards. * Excellent communication and interperonsal skills partnering cross‑functionally with Product, Data, and Operations to deliver business impact beyond marketing alone. * Fluent Japanese and business-level English.   Preferred Qualifications * Experience scaling growth in a high‑velocity consumer, marketplace, or on‑demand business. * Track record of reducing agency dependency and building durable internal performance marketing capabilities. * Familiarity with highly disciplined, performance‑driven commerce or platform models. * Business‑level Japanese proficiency with the ability to operate effectively in a Japanese corporate environment. * Background in e-commerce or cross-border environments.   Recruitment Process and Others     Recruitment Process   * Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer * The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances. * Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submittedat the application stage.    Working Conditions  * Employment Type: Full time employee * Probationary Period: 3 Months * Other details will be provided separately   Details to Consider  * This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled. * Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submittedfalse information as part of the application process.  * Thoseeligible for employment protection (recipients of veteran’s benefits, the disabled, etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws.  * Job titles and responsibilities may be subject to change depending on the candidate’s overall experienceand/or the necessity of business, etc. at the time of joining Coupang and/or after joining Coupang. The job title/duties and responsibilities after such change shall not be subject to any special restriction. The job titles and responsibilities at the time of joining Coupang will be communicated to the candidate at the appropriate time before the offer.   * Details will be provided separately after receiving your application by email and/or during the job interview.   Equal Opportunities  Rocket Now is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fair and inclusive hiring practices in accordance with Japanese labor laws. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and ensure that employment decisions are made without discrimination based on unreasonable grounds, including the following grounds:  * Labor Union Membership: Employment is not conditioned on membership or non-membership in any labor union. We respect the rights of individuals to freely associate, as protected under the Labor Union Act.  * Gender: We do not discriminate based on sex or gender in recruitment, hiring, etc., in compliance with the Act on Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment.  * Age: We do not set age limits or discriminate based on age in our hiring processes, except where legally justified under the Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives.  * Disability: We provide equal opportunities to individuals with disabilities and offer reasonable accommodations as required under the Act on the Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities.  * Fair Hiring Process: We conduct a fair hiring process that respects the fundamental human rights of all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, nationality, ideology, religion, etc. during the recruitment or hiring process.  We are committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and diverse workplace where all individuals can thrive. Selection for employment is based solely on individual merit, qualifications, and business needs. The personal information you provide when applying will be collected and managed by Coupang in accordance with the following privacy https://www.coupang.jobs/jp/privacy-policy/    Privacy Notice   * Your personal information will be collected and managed by Coupang as statedin the Application Privacy Notice located below: https://www.coupang.jobs/privacy-policy/    Equal Opportunities for All (Drafter: Default setting from Coupang.jobs - no need to add)  * Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. Our unprecedented success could not be possible without the valuable inputs of our globally diverse team.

VML & Ogilvy | Integration Lead (Open X), Japan

WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.  We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.    We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.   Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.    For more information, visit WPP.com.   職務概要   コカ・コーラ社を担当するチームにおいて、日々のクライアント対応を担う重要な役割です。社内外のクリエイティブ、戦略、メディア、ソーシャル、デジタル、ショッパーなどの専門チームと密に連携しながら、TVCM、イベント、デジタル、ソーシャル、店頭など多様なタッチポイントを統合したマーケティングキャンペーンの企画・開発・制作をリードしていただきます。世界広告最大手のWPPグループに属するVML & Ogilvy Japanの一員として、クライアントの信頼されるパートナーとなり、ビジネスの成功に貢献することが期待されます。   必要なスキル・経験 * 総合広告代理店での５年以上の実務経験、または同等のクライアントサービス領域での実務経験 * マス広告、オフライン、デジタルなど多様なタッチポイントを織り交ぜた広告ソリューションに携わった経験 * クライアントやパートナー企業を含め複数の関係者を巻き込み、プロジェクトを成功に導いた経験 * 優れたコミュニケーション能力、プレゼンテーション能力 * ４年制大学卒業以上 * ビジネスレベルの英語力（尚可） * 複数人数からなるチームマネジメント経験（尚可）   求める人物像 * クライアントのニーズを深く理解し、その実現に全力を尽くす * 高い当事者意識を持ち、自発的に業務を推進できる * 臆することなくクライアントに戦略的な提案を行い、議論を深めることができる * 社内外の関係者と良好なコミュニケーションを図り、円滑な業務遂行を推進できる * 新しいツール（AIや新しいプロセス）に柔軟に対応し、それらを活用して新たな広告プロセスを構築する意欲がある   主な職務 * 戦略的リーダーシップ * ストラテジストと連携し、洞察に満ちたブランド戦略やコミュニケーション戦略の立案を推進する。 * クライアントやストラテジストと共に、ビジネス目標に沿った精度の高いクリエイティブブリーフを共創し、End to Endで推進する。 * ストラテジストならびにコネクションプランナーと連携し、キャンペーン全体における消費者ジャーニー、各ファネル・チャネルの役割、コネクションポイントを定義し、コミュニケーションプランの策定を主導する。 * クリエイティビティ * クリエイティブチームと連携し、インパクトのある革新的なアイデアの創出を推進する。 * 優れたクリエイティブアイデアを擁護し、各タッチポイントで最高の水準で実行されるよう導く。 * 大胆なアイデアが生まれやすい環境作りを支援する。 * クライアントおよび外部パートナーとの関係構築 * 日々のクライアント担当者やシニアステークホルダーと、信頼に基づいた強固な関係を構築・維持する。 * クライアントの期待を超えるため、彼らのビジネス、ブランド、社内プロセスを深く理解する。 * メディアパートナーやその他外部協力会社と連携し、１つの包括的な体験をまとめ上げ、円滑なキャンペーン実施を確実にする。 * チームマネジメント * チームメンバーが最高水準のサービスを提供できるよう、day to dayの業務を支援し、モチベーションを高める。 * チームメンバーのトレーニングや能力開発のニーズ把握に貢献する。 * 協力的でポジティブなチーム環境を醸成する。 * リーダーシップ * 困難な状況に対して問題を前向きに乗り越え、ソリューションファーストのマインドセットを持ってチームを導く。 * クライアントやOpen X / Studio X Leadershipのビジョンを深く理解し、トランスフォーメーションを推進するドライバーとなる。 * シニアステークホルダーや外部パートナーと協力し、プロジェクトで最良の成果を達成する。 * チーム内の模範として、効果的なコミュニケーションと品質へのコミットメントを示す。 * グロースへの貢献 * 効果的かつ効率的にチーム運営を行うことができる。 * 新しいビジネスの機会を視野に入れて行動できる。   Job Overview As the Integration Lead, you will play a crucial client-facing role within the team dedicated to the Coca-Cola account. You will lead the planning, development, and production of integrated marketing campaigns across various touchpoints—including TVC, events, digital, social and shopper — by collaborating closely with internal and external specialist teams such as creative, strategy, media, social, digital, and shopper. As a member of VML & Ogilvy Japan, part of the WPP network, you are expected to become a trusted partner to the client and contribute to their business success.   Qualifications * Minimum 5 years of experience in a full-service advertising agency or equivalent client service experience. * Experience in integrated solutions across multiple touchpoints such as mass advertising, offline, and digital. * Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders, including clients and partner companies, and lead projects to successful completion. * Excellent communication and presentation skills. * Bachelor's degree or above. * Business level English proficiency (preferred). * Experience managing a team of multiple people (preferred).   Who you are * Deeply understands client needs and is committed to making their objectives a reality. * A self-starter with a strong sense of ownership. * Confidently presents strategic proposals to clients and fosters constructive discussions. * Effectively communicates with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution. * Adaptable to new tools (e.g., AI, new processes) and motivated to leverage them to build new ways of work.   Key Accountabilities * Strategic Leadership * Partner with strategists to drive the creation of insightful brand and communication strategies. * Co-create quality creative briefs that answer business goals alongside clients and strategists and execute the briefs through end-to-end consumer journey. * In collaboration with strategists and connection planners, define the consumer journey, the role of each funnel and channel, and key connection points to lead the development of the overall communication plan. * Creativity * Partner with creative teams to drive the creation of impactful and innovative ideas. * Champion excellent creative ideas and guide their execution to the highest standard at every touchpoint. * Help create an environment where bold ideas can flourish. * Client Management and External Parties * Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with day-to-day clients and senior stakeholders. * Develop a deep understanding of the client’s business, brand, and internal processes to exceed their expectations. * Liaise with media partners and other external collaborators to orchestrate a single, comprehensive experience and ensure seamless campaign implementation. * Team Management * Support and motivate team members in their day-to-day tasks, to deliver the highest standard of service. * Contribute to identifying team members' training and development needs. * Foster a collaborative and positive team environment. * Leadership * Lead the team through challenging situations with a positive, solution-first mindset. * Become a key driver of transformation by deeply understanding and promoting the vision of the client and Open X / Studio X Leadership. * Partner with senior stakeholders and external partners to achieve the best project outcomes. * Serve as a role model within the team, demonstrating effective communication and a commitment to quality. * Contribution to Growth * Be responsible for managing the team efficiently and effectively. * Actively identify and pursue new business opportunities.   About Us　会社概要 VML & Ogilvy Japan GK was established in April 2019 as a partnership between Geometry Global and The Ogilvy Group to enhance our offering to brands in Japan in support of their business ambitions and marketing objectives. We believe in the power of creativity to drive meaningful change that delivers positive business outcomes. Now more than ever the ability for an agency to flex and adapt to clients changing needs is vital in the application of communications, brand experience, commerce and technology. Our blend of global and local expertise and marketing capability is designed to meet the challenges of today while setting our clients up for success from tomorrow and beyond. VML & Ogilvy Japan GK is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WWPGY). VML & Ogilvy Japan GK embraces and celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are a worldwide creative agency that represents global clients. The more inclusive we are, the more brilliant work we can create together.     Not sure if you have what it takes? We encourage you to apply if you think you’d be a great candidate for this position—even if you may not have all the desired qualifications   #LI-DNP  We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. PLEASE READ OUR PRIVACY NOTICE (HTTPS://WWW.WPP.COM/EN/CAREERS/WPP-PRIVACY-POLICY-FOR-RECRUITMENT) FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW WE PROCESS THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE.

Head of Marketing - Japan

Databricks

MKTQ127R2 Databricks is seeking an exceptional marketing leader to serve as Head of Marketing for Japan. As Head of Marketing for Japan, you will serve as the country marketing leader and strategic business partner to the Japan leadership team helping shape overall go-to-market strategy. You will be responsible for defining and executing Databricks’ integrated marketing strategy for Japan to accelerate category leadership, pipeline growth, customer adoption, and long-term market expansion. This includes building Databricks’ reputation and presence in one of our most strategic global markets while ensuring marketing is deeply aligned to business priorities across sales, partners, customer success, and corporate functions. This role requires a highly strategic, commercially-minded marketing executive who can balance long-term market development with near-term revenue accountability. Reporting to the VP Marketing, APJ, you will lead cross-functional orchestration across global, APJ, and in-country teams to deliver high-impact, locally relevant programs that drive measurable business outcomes. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Business & Market Leadership * Serve as the senior marketing leader and trusted advisor to the Japan leadership team, contributing to country strategy and operating as a key voice in market planning and execution. * Own country marketing strategy across reputation, demand, customer engagement, and ecosystem development. * Partner closely with country sales leadership to align marketing investments with strategic growth priorities, whitespace opportunities, and account segmentation. Integrated Marketing Strategy * Develop and execute Japan’s end-to-end marketing strategy across brand, demand generation, executive engagement, customer marketing, communications, and events. * Ensure global and APJ campaigns are effectively localized and activated to maximize impact in-market. * Build innovative, high-performing programs tailored to Japan’s unique buyer, cultural, and market dynamics. Partner Marketing & Ecosystem Development * Develop partner marketing strategy in close partnership with alliances and cloud ecosystem teams. * Leverage partners as a force multiplier to expand market reach, accelerate pipeline creation, and deepen customer engagement. * Build joint go-to-market motions with strategic ecosystem partners. AI-First Marketing Leadership * Champion modern, AI-enabled marketing practices and help evolve the Japan marketing organization toward AI-native ways of working. * Demonstrate fluency in emerging AI technologies and their implications for marketing execution, productivity, and customer engagement. * Continuously identify opportunities to improve marketing effectiveness through data, automation, and AI. Team Leadership & Talent Development * Coach and mentor talent to elevate strategic thinking, executional excellence, and future leadership capability. * Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. Success Measures / Outcomes * Drive measurable contribution to pipeline, consumption, and customer adoption targets in Japan. * Increase Databricks’ reputation, awareness, and category leadership. * Expand partner-sourced / partner-influenced pipeline contribution. * Build a high-performing, scalable marketing team and operating model for Japan. * Establish marketing as a strategic growth driver and trusted business partner to the Japan leadership team. WHAT WE LOOK FOR * 15+ years of progressive marketing leadership experience in enterprise technology / high-growth software environments. * Proven experience leading country or regional marketing organizations in Japan. * Demonstrated ability to operate as a strategic business leader and partner to senior sales / country executives. * Strong experience across field marketing, demand generation, executive engagement, partner marketing, communications, and events. * Deep understanding of enterprise go-to-market models and complex B2B buying journeys. * Strong commercial acumen with fluency in pipeline, funnel, and revenue metrics. * Demonstrated experience building and developing high-performing teams. * Strong understanding of AI’s impact on marketing and go-to-market, with ability to lead modern AI-enabled marketing transformation. * Exceptional communication, executive presence, and stakeholder management skills. * Native / fluent Japanese and business-level English required. About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Benefits At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.