Manager, Customer Success Japan

Notion Notion · Enterprise · Tokyo, Japan · Customer Success

Manager for Customer Success in Japan, focusing on driving customer adoption, retention, and expansion for Notion's AI-integrated workspace product. The role involves leading a team, collaborating with other departments, and optimizing customer success processes. While not building AI, the role requires using AI tools to enhance work.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and implement strategies to align the Japan Customer Success organization with broader company goals, especially around adoption, retention, and expansion
  2. Lead and develop a team of 8+ CSMs across Scaled and Dedicated motions in the Japan region
  3. Partner with Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Professional Services to ensure seamless customer onboarding and high-value delivery while continuously improving the customer journey for long-term success
  4. Drive executive relationships with key customers. Gather customer feedback to inform product improvements and advocate for Japan customers within the company
  5. Build and refine a consistent KPI/OKR system to enable data-driven decisions. Monitor customer health metrics to identify risks and opportunities for proactive intervention.

Skills

Required

  • Leading Customer Success or GTM functions
  • Managing diverse customer segments
  • Collaborating cross-functionally
  • Leading and developing talent
  • Customer-centricity
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Operational rigor and systems thinking
  • Adaptability in a rapidly changing business environment
  • Driving adoption and usage
  • Maximizing net dollar retention

Nice to have

  • Curiosity and adoption of AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results

What the JD emphasized

  • 3+ years of experience leading Customer Success or GTM functions within a fast-growing SaaS environment, with a focus on post-sales motions