Customer Success Manager, Scaled Accounts

Asana
Tokyo, Japan
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level professionals with a customer-centric mindset and strong Japanese language skills working in a hybrid office-centric environment across Japan. Candidates should be adept at cross-functional collaboration and strategic planning for scalable customer success initiatives.

Best fit for

  • Mid-level professionals with a customer-centric mindset and Japanese language fluency
    — “Native or professional fluency in Japanese, with business-level English proficiency
  • Candidates experienced in driving customer success through time-bound and scaled engagements
    — “Work with Asana customers across industries, functions, and stages of their customer journey in Japan through time-bound 1:1 and scaled engagements.

Things to consider

  • Requires in-office presence on three days per week, with potential for additional days
    — “The standard in-office days are Tuesday, Thursday and one additional day of choice
  • Candidates must be prepared to collaborate with global stakeholders in English
    — “business-level English proficiency to collaborate effectively with local and global stakeholders

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Renewals, and Support teams
    — “Partner cross-functionally with Sales and Renewals to flag account risks, provide customer insights, and identify expansion opportunities.
  • Demonstrate a track record in co-creating scalable strategies for customer engagement
    — “Co-create strategies and plays with the Scaled CS team to maximize engagement tactics across a broad customer base.
  • Showcase ability to serve as a customer advocate by sharing insights with Product and business leaders
    — “Serve as the voice of Japanese customers cross-functionally, sharing key insights and feedback with Product and business leaders.
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

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What success looks like

  • drive customer outcomes and value
  • empower customers to become self-sufficient
  • partner with Sales and Renewals
Typical background
customer success managementaccount management

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer Success ManagementCustomer EngagementStrategic Business ReviewsCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

AI Tools

Stack & domain

Change ManagementDesign WorkshopsStrategic Business ReviewsCustomer SuccessAccount ManagementAI ToolsEmerging TechnologiesCommunicationCollaborationDecision-makingCustomer-centricSelf-motivatedBias For ActionProcess-orientedPrioritizationAI

About the role

Original posting from Asana

Our Customer Success team is committed to helping customers maximize the value of Asana as both a technology platform and a holistic approach to collaboration. From high touch to scalable success, our goal is to deepen the usage of the whole work graph, resulting in delivering unmatched value with scalability and consistency. We strive to help all of our customers, across countries, industries, and functions, get off on the right foot and continue to get the most value out of Asana over time. We are looking for a Customer Success Manager, Scaled to partner with our growing customer base across Japan to drive adoption, retention, and satisfaction through time-bound engagements and scalable strategies.

This role is based in our Tokyo office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Tuesday, Thursday and one additional day of choice, which may be determined by your team. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on the two other weekdays they are not in office. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements.

What you’ll achieve

Work with Asana customers across industries, functions, and stages of their customer journey in Japan through time-bound 1:1 and scaled engagements.

Drive customer outcomes and value by consulting on change management, leading design workshops, and delivering strategic business reviews.

Empower customers to become self-sufficient Asana champions, solving immediate needs while focusing on long-term value realization and retention.

Co-create strategies and plays with the Scaled CS team to maximize engagement tactics across a broad customer base.

Partner cross-functionally with Sales and Renewals to flag account risks, provide customer insights, and identify expansion opportunities.

Liaise with Support and Finance to resolve customer issues efficiently.

Serve as the voice of Japanese customers cross-functionally, sharing key insights and feedback with Product and business leaders.

About you

Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.

3+ years of success in an Account Management or Customer Success role.

Customer-centric approach with a dedication to ensuring customer success and advocating for their needs.

Strong communicator capable of engaging confidently and concisely with diverse audiences, including cross-functional teams and customer executives, across Asana, email, phone, and in-person settings.

Self-motivated with a bias for action and the ability to thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

Process-oriented mindset with strong prioritization skills to support company, team, and customer objectives.

Native or professional fluency in Japanese, with business-level English proficiency to collaborate effectively with local and global stakeholders.

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

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About us

Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7+ years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong.

We believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive. Our goal is to ensure that Asana upholds an environment where all people feel that they are respected and valued, whether they are applying for an open position or working at the company. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Source: Asana careers

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