Marketing Director

Thomson Reuters

Marketing Director responsible for driving brand awareness and growth for Thomson Reuters in Japan. Leading country marketing strategy, demand generation, and AI-first marketing practices.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeTokyo • 🇯🇵 JapanLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the senior marketing leader and trusted advisor to the Japan leadership team.
Own the Japan marketing strategy across reputation, demand, customer growth and the partner ecosystem.
Partner with Japan sales leadership to align marketing investment with growth priorities.
Spot market opportunities through research, customer feedback, win/loss insight and analytics.
Own the Japan marketing budget: planning, allocation and delivery across all programs.
Grow Thomson Reuters’ awareness, reputation and category position in Japan.
Set up and run local PR and earned media through a retained agency.
Run C-suite engagement programs for priority accounts.
Build market education programs that create buyer urgency in emerging categories such as e-invoicing and tax compliance.
Lead, coach and develop the Japan marketing team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of marketing leadership in enterprise technology, SaaS or professional information services, including 5+ years building and leading teams.
Experience leading country or regional marketing in Japan.
A track record as a strategic business partner to senior sales and country executives.
Strong experience across brand, demand generation, ABM, executive engagement, communications and events.
Experience running PR and communications, including hiring and managing agencies.
A strong understanding of AI’s impact on marketing and buying.
Excellent communication, executive presence and stakeholder management, including public speaking.
Native or fluent Japanese and business-level English.
A bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles.
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities.
Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, and more.
Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually.

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Hard Skills & Tools

marketing strategydemand generationaccount-based marketing (ABM)communicationspublic relations (PR)analyticsbudget managementmarket researchC-suite engagementteam leadership

Soft Skills

strategic partnershipstakeholder managementexecutive presencepublic speakingcoachingdevelopment

Certifications

bachelor's degree in businessbachelor's degree in marketing