
Global Key Account Manager
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Tokyo • 🇯🇵 Japan
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Drive global strategic partnerships with top automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to increase the deployment of UR / MiR robot solutions across assembly, welding, painting, inspection, and logistics operations.
- Own and manage a portfolio of high-value, strategic global accounts across multiple regions.
- Develop and execute multi-year global account plans aligned with customer goals, industry trends, and company strategy.
- Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with key global decision-makers, influencers, and technical stakeholders.
- Achieve and exceed global account revenue targets, bookings, and adoption KPIs.
- Understand customer operations, automation roadmaps, and pain points to position cobot-based solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field (master’s preferred)
- 5–10+ years of experience in global/key account management, preferably in automation, robotics, or industrial technology
- Proven track record of managing Fortune 1000 accounts across multiple geographies
- Strong understanding of collaborative robotics applications, ROI justification, and deployment cycles
- Ability to influence cross-functionally and navigate complex buying centers
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Proficiency in both Japanese & English are a minimum requirement, additional languages are an asset.
- Willingness to travel globally (40 - 50%)
Benefits
- Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including medical, Defined Contribution plans, life and disability insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, and more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
global account managementcollaborative robotics applicationsROI justificationdeployment cycles
Soft skills
communicationnegotiationstakeholder managementinfluencingrelationship building