Manager, Business Development - Japan / 事業開発マネージャー

Netflix Netflix · Big Tech · Tokyo, Japan · Partnerships

Manager for Business Development in Japan, focusing on strategic partnerships with operators and consumer electronics manufacturers to drive Netflix's business growth and expand membership. This role involves managing partner relationships, developing roadmaps, negotiating deals, and collaborating with internal teams.

What you'd actually do

  1. You will manage relationships with operators and consumer electronics manufacturers across Japan to ensure we get the most out of these partnerships in terms of maximizing viewing for our members and winning new members in an efficient manner.
  2. You will forge and manage our partnerships with telecom operators in Japan, building out the partnerships and working with colleagues in Product and Marketing to find new ways to drive Netflix membership and viewing in an efficient manner.
  3. You will also identify opportunities and build a strategy to explore new territories where the partners operate, using Netflix’s global scale to create growth efficiently.
  4. You will explore new relationships that can efficiently drive membership and viewing and that can be scaled across multiple territories.

Skills

Required

  • Business Development and partnerships
  • technology or media company experience
  • entrepreneurial mentality
  • drive business growth
  • building, sustaining, and continuously improving long-term business initiatives
  • thrive in ambiguity
  • proactively identify new opportunities
  • create structure where none exists
  • work with cross-functional leaders
  • navigating high-stakes negotiations
  • international partnerships
  • drafting, negotiating, and closing term sheets and contracts
  • high-level of self-organization and prioritization abilities
  • Proficient in both Japanese and English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Willingness to travel

Nice to have

  • product management/development
  • Passion for managing international partnerships

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years minimum experience in Business Development and partnerships
  • Demonstrated entrepreneurial mentality with a proven ability to drive business growth in environments lacking established processes, rails, or guidelines.
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguity, proactively identify new opportunities, and create structure where none exists, ensuring ongoing value for both Netflix and partners.