Sales Director - Japan
PQShield · Ideally Tokyo, Japan; Some travel to our offices will be required from time-to-time
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 63 days PQShield's roles stay open a median of 64 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of PQShield's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at PQShield
- high 9 stale, 0 reposted of 9 open
- Hiring momentum
- 11 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-06
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from PQShield's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for PQShield.
About this role
As the Sales Director for PQShield in Japan, you will be responsible for driving sales of cybersecurity-focused software and hardware solutions to large organizations. Your role involves developing sales strategies, managing complex sales cycles, and building relationships with key stakeholders. You will also work closely with the local sales team and marketing to enhance brand awareness and achieve sales targets.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of PQShield as an employer.
What you need
- Fluency in the Japanese language and business culture
- 10+ years of experience selling hardware IP cores and/or security software or embedded solutions to OEMs
- Demonstrable history of exceeding sales targets in a fast-paced environment, selling to enterprise-level organizations
- Previous experience managing complex sales cycles within large organizations, managing multiple relationships with multiple stakeholders in one sales cycle
- Experience selling a deeply technical solution, and positing commercial value, to engineers as well as to VP and C-level executives
- Previous experience identifying key stakeholders within enterprise organizations
What you get
- Unparalleled opportunities to learn and accelerated career development
- A collaborative, team environment with people who truly love what they do
- Competitive salary and share option scheme
- Flexible and hybrid working, and a working from home budget
- Private health insurance for yourself and your family
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and two wellness weeks)
Worth weighing
- Position requires significant experience in a highly technical sales environment
- Role involves managing complex sales cycles which may be challenging
- Sales Director position may require frequent travel to offices
- No specific salary range mentioned in the posting
Summarised from PQShield's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by PQShield on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-06. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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