Chief of Staff, Japan

📋 Description

• Define ICEYE Japan’s strategic priorities, OKRs, and annual plan.
• Run leadership rhythm: meetings, reviews, HQ/board reporting.
• Prepare briefing materials, decks, and talking points for exec/government/customer engagements.
• Connect Japan teams with global functions (product, engineering, legal, finance, communications).
• Project-manage strategic initiatives: partnerships, tenders, market-entry.
• Manage relationships with government agencies, disaster-response bodies, insurers and associations.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years in strategy consulting, operations, chief of staff, investment banking, or similar.
• Business fluency in Japanese and English, written and spoken.
• Experience working with senior executives; strong prioritisation and confidentiality.
• Excellent structured thinking, PM, and executive communication skills.
• Strong cross-cultural fluency; bridge Japanese norms with HQ culture.
• Comfortable with ambiguity; ownership mindset in scale-ups.

🎁 Benefits

• Health and wellbeing benefits; vary by location.
• Benefits vary by location; Talent Acquisition will confirm applicability.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion commitment.
• Recruitment adjustments/support available.
• Growth and professional development opportunities.
• Ownership from day one in a global scale-up.