Senior PR Manager (AI)

TL;DR

Senior PR Manager (AI): Leading Japan PR initiatives to strengthen brand visibility and corporate reputation with an accent on media relations and thought leadership. Focus on developing the Japan communications strategy and managing relationships with key journalists, analysts, and influencers.

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Company

An AI-native Agentic AI as a Service (AaaS) company providing cutting-edge AdTech and MarTech solutions.

What you will do

• Develop and execute hirify.global’s Japan communications strategy, including corporate positioning, messaging, and integrated PR initiatives.
• Drive high-impact media coverage and thought leadership across Japan’s business, technology, marketing, and financial media landscape.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key journalists, editors, analysts, and industry influencers in Japan.
• Create and localize press releases, byline articles, customer stories, and executive messaging.
• Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Sales, and IR teams to support product launches and corporate initiatives.
• Manage PR agencies and utilize analytics tools to evaluate media performance and sentiment.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in PR and Corporate Communications, preferably in B2B technology, AI, or SaaS.
• Fluency in Japanese and strong business-level English proficiency.
• Proven expertise in strategic communications and multinational executive profiling within the Japanese market.
• Strong existing media network across Japan's business, financial, and technology media.
• Experience using media monitoring, social listening, and communications analytics tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, Journalism, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, proactive, and high-growth cross-cultural work environment.
• Opportunity to work with a talented team on AI-native software.
• Company perks and benefits designed to reward contributions and improve quality of life.