Head of Corporate Planning

Location: Tokyo, Japan, with a hybrid working environment and in-office expectations

Company

hirify.global provides intelligent data infrastructure, unified storage, integrated data services, and cloud solutions for enterprise customers.

What you will do

• Lead annual business planning aligned with corporate growth objectives, defining strategic priorities, investment areas, and KPIs.
• Monitor execution, assess performance and market changes, and provide structured recommendations for executive decisions.
• Analyze markets, growth trends, competition, customer segments, industries, use cases, pain points, and buying behavior.
• Evaluate business opportunities, partnerships, and go-to-market options, including go/no-go recommendations for initiatives and investments.
• Develop executive-level strategic narratives and messaging around “Why Now / Where to Play / How to Win.”
• Support transformation, business launches, governance processes, QBRs, leadership meetings, and cross-functional coordination across global and local teams.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in corporate planning, business development, strategy consulting, or a related role supporting go-to-market executives.
• Strong experience in market analysis, growth strategy, executive reporting, financial analysis, business metrics, and ROI evaluation.
• Ability to translate data and insights into actionable business strategies and recommendations.
• Strategic and analytical thinking, executive communication, storytelling, stakeholder engagement, and influence without authority.
• Fluent English and Japanese proficiency required.
• High integrity, discretion, professionalism, resilience, adaptability, and sound judgment when working with executive stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment designed to support connection, collaboration, and culture.
• Flexible working arrangements, including flex time or discretionary work schedules.
• Complete two-day weekends, paid leave, summer and year-end holidays, volunteer leave, family leave, and wellness programs.
• Social insurance, commuting allowance, defined-contribution pension, insurance programs, and employee assistance services.
• English self-development support, employee stock purchase plan, and influenza vaccination support.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed only when submitted through the hirify.global company website.
• Some stages may use AI tools to support application evaluation and candidate selection alongside human decision-making.