Work in Japan : Direct Marketing Senior Manager-Consumer Business

Minimum Experience Level

Over 6 years 

Minimum English Level

Fluent 

Minimum Japanese Level

Native 

Minimum Education Level

Bachelor's Degree 

Visa Status

Japanese national or permission to work in Japan required  

The successful candidate is to combine strong leadership with a hands-on approach to developing and furthering offline direct marketing best practices. This person will define and execute the relevant direct marketing acquisition campaigns in order to achieve the customer and funds objectives. This Senior Manager will manage the activation pipeline process and continuously try to improve the activation ratios of each phase. This person will create, in a cost-efficient manner, all fulfillment material which delivers on the company’s brand objectives. This Senior Manager will develop the customer communications strategy and retention plan to develop brand loyalty and increase the share of wallet.

(Must-Haves)

1) Minimum 5 years’ experience in direct marketing, or minimum 2 years’ experience in direct marketing plus minimum 3 years’ experience in traditional marketing, with a consumer services or consumer product brand.

2) Minimum of 2 years of customer acquisition expertise through direct response campaigns

3) In-depth knowledge of CRM, database analysis, and testing

4) Experience in dealing with directors of agencies, fulfillment houses, and printing companies

5) Strong English and Japanese skills (both written and verbal)

Important (some compromises possible)

6) Has managed at least 2 staff for 3 years

7) Strong project management skills

8) Experience in a start-up environment

Progress is a leader in Tokyo-based search services for the executive levels in financial services, technology and professional services. We are a local boutique and a part of the world’s largest recruiting organization, the MRINetwork. We operate at the high end of the Japan market and compete directly with the top global players in executive search. Our company is structured around "desks" that cover industry specialties such as Banking, Insurance, Consulting, High-tech; and competencies such as General Management, Sales, IT, Finance & Accounting and HR. Some recent placements include the CEO of a start-up consumer bank and most of his executive team; a couple of Partners in a consulting firm; the CIO of a large insurance company; the head of HR of a top-tier investment bank; a Director of sales with a technology company, and many others. Our team consists of more than 15 staff from many different nationalities, and includes some of the top performers of the MRINetwork globally. Our values are integrity, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.