Sales Coordinator - Japan/Korea Markets

As a Sales Coordinator focusing on Japan/Korea markets, you will play a critical role in project managing strategic deals, owning stakeholder management, and RFP submissions, working closely with cross-functional teams.

Your efforts will directly impact the company's ability to sell better, quicker, and win larger deals.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Deal Project Management: Lead and manage high-impact and complex opportunities, coordinating multiple internal and external stakeholders to adhere to agreed timelines.
• Stakeholder Maps and Engagement Management: Develop and maintain detailed stakeholder maps for key deals and accounts within the APAC region, proactively managing engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage the end-to-end Request for Proposal/Information (RFP/I) process, including coordinating information gathering and reviewing proposals for clarity and compliance.
• Coordinating deal workstreams, decisions, and communication to ensure internal and external alignment.
• Drive the deal teams forward across opportunities by assisting with tasks such as managing regular project cadences and participating in RFP submissions.
• Collaborate with the wider sales operations team to impact global initiatives, adding resources and tools to empower selling individuals.
• Supporting various content and event strategies to effectively help create top of the funnel across APAC.

Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in spoken and written Japanese or Korean is required.
• At least 2 years of experience in sales enablement or GTM roles within payments, banking, financial services, consulting, or SaaS industries.
• Demonstrated experience directing and governing complex project portfolios with multiple concurrent streams and internal/external stakeholders.
• Expertise with project management and collaboration tools – e.g., Airtable, Asana, Google Sheets, Slack.
• Able to extract and translate raw data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations for stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Detail-oriented and organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• A proactive and creative thinker who can contribute fresh ideas to the team.
• Resourceful and adaptable, with a strong ability to build processes from scratch and iterate in a fast-paced environment.