Commercial Sales Manager, Japan

WHO WE ARE Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkpYpWfEK5s. We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work feels faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion. Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, humanity, and building things that last — not just shipping the next feature, but setting a standard for how modern teams (with humans and agents working together) think and execute. ABOUT THE ROLE We're looking for a motivated Sales team leader with an entrepreneurial and building spirit to join our Commercial Sales team. This person will play an integral role in helping lead our growth efforts across Japan. We need someone with an entrepreneurial and builder spirit, someone who enjoys coaching sales reps to be the best they can be, someone who is data-driven and experienced in managing a high-velocity sales pipeline. As an early member of the team, you'll be instrumental in helping define our sales motion, meaningfully shape our future product, and drive business revenue all while having a blast doing it! WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE - Lead a team of Commercial Account Executives who handles full cycle sales activities, including: prospecting/building pipeline, developing new potential accounts, expanding existing customers, and renewing an install base - Own the strategy of your team’s territory, including how the team maximizes the revenue it is generating and retaining - Own the execution of your team’s strategy, including the team forecast and pipeline generation - Work with cross functional partners (Sales, Channel, Customer Success, Deal Desk, Ops, Legal) to build playbooks and define our sales motion - Liaise with our incredible user base to provide world class customer experience - Work with the various Notion leaders to define and lead our long term sales strategy to help us move up market - Meet with executives from some of our largest prospects and customers to help engage and ultimately in business - Attract, hire, and retain a world class sales organization - You don’t need to be an AI expert, but you’re curious and willing to adopt AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results. SKILLS YOU'LL NEED TO BRING - 5+ years of full cycle sales at a fast growing software, SaaS, or AI company - 3+ years sales management or team leader experience - Understanding of PLG and SLG sales motions, with successful experience in combining bottom-up Land and Expand approaches with top-down strategies - Proven track record in the Commercial, Mid-Market segments. Ability to articulate customer case studies based on experience in collaboration and productivity domains. - A passion for coaching and rep development, specifically around building compelling business cases and creating urgency - A track record of leading high performing teams who exceed their quotas - Strong leader who builds cross functional relationships inside and outside of sales - A builder mentality who thrives in collaborative environments - A phenomenally strong communicator with engaging and compelling presentation skills - A positive and openness minded attitude - A strong desire to be successful without sacrificing your values - An ability to operate within the gray and find creative or out-of-the-box solutions when faced with ambiguity - A strong ability to analyze data to build thoughtful strategies - Fluency in Japanese (native level) and English (business level) NICE TO HAVES - You've been a leader at a fast growing start up before - You've got strong technical chops - Direct sales plus experience of selling through Partners - Experience of quarterly sales planning By clicking “Submit Application”, I understand and agree that Notion and its affiliates and subsidiaries will collect and process my information in accordance with Notion’s Global Recruiting Privacy Policy https://notion.notion.site/Notion-Global-Recruiting-Privacy-Policy-fc3eb4e829354a26a2bb6fd5e289b550. https://dev.notion.so/Notion-Global-Recruiting-Privacy-Policy-a3ce416456924276a59de91bca740028?pvs=21#LI-Onsite A NOTE ON AI You don’t need deep AI expertise for every role, but we do expect every Notino to be intellectually curious, drawn to tinkering and discovery, and excited to use AI as a real collaborator in their work. For some roles, AI fluency is a core requirement — when that’s the case, we’ll make it explicit in the qualifications. People who thrive here don’t treat AI as a novelty. They use it to think better, move faster, and build more creatively. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & ACCOMMODATIONS We hire talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds because we want our teams to reflect the wide diversity of our customers. If you’re excited about a role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every bullet point listed, we still encourage you to apply. Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.