Community & Partnerships Marketing Manager, Japan

The role

You will build and maintain relationships with marketers, customers, industry figures, media, and partners in Japan. You will plan and host community and industry events, develop partner collaborations, and represent Ahrefs publicly.

What you will do

• Build and maintain relationships with marketers, customers, industry figures, media, Ahrefs Ambassadors and strategic partners in Japan.
• Identify and develop new partnership opportunities independently.
• Engage with existing marketing, SEO and business communities in Japan.
• Plan, host and represent Ahrefs at community and industry events.
• Develop recurring, commercially focused collaborations with partners.
• Build and maintain relationships with relevant media and news outlets in Japan.
• Support customer and prospect engagement around marketing activities.
• Work closely with the Enterprise team where relevant.
• Coordinate interviews, filming, photography and production logistics.
• Collaborate with the Japan marketing team and relevant global teams.

Required qualifications

• Around 4 to 6 years in marketing, partnerships, community, field marketing, business development or a related area.
• Native-level Japanese.
• Professional working proficiency in English.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the confidence to develop new connections from scratch.
• Experience managing external stakeholders such as customers, partners, media, speakers or industry communities.
• Comfort taking ownership and working independently, without a highly prescriptive playbook.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to represent a company publicly.
• Comfort hosting events, facilitating discussions, appearing on camera and speaking in front of groups.
• Good commercial judgment, and an understanding of how marketing activities contribute to customer relationships, brand growth and lead generation.
• Strong organisational skills, and the ability to move between relationship building, planning, coordination and execution.
• A collaborative working style, working closely with both local and global teams.
• Able to commute to and work from the Ahrefs Tokyo office in Jingumae.

Nice to have

• Experience in SEO, digital marketing, SaaS or B2B technology.
• Existing relationships within Japan’s SEO, digital marketing, SaaS, media or agency communities.
• Experience developing partnerships or ambassador programs.
• Experience with PR or media relations in Japan.
• Experience organising or hosting meetups, roundtables, workshops or industry events.
• Experience working closely with sales or Enterprise teams.
• Familiarity with Ahrefs and the wider SEO industry.

About the company

Ahrefs is an all-in-one marketing intelligence platform used by marketers, businesses and agencies around the world. The company is bootstrapped and profitable with a multinational presence including offices in Palo Alto, Cambridge (MA), Singapore and Tokyo.