Corporate Strategy & Operations Manager - Tokyo

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 We’Re 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, we’re looking for a highly capable generalist with strong execution skills and the ability to coordinate across functions and regions—including 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.
You’ll 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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