Head of Marketing - JapanNew

The opportunity

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.

What you'll do

  • 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.

  • 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.

What they're looking for

  • 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.
  • Champion modern, AI-enabled marketing practices and help evolve the Japan: marketing organization toward AI-native ways of working.