CONNECT Platform Sales Manager, Japan
AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.
Job Title: CONNECT Platform Sales Manager - Japan
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Reports To: Director, CONNECT Platform
About the Role
The CONNECT Platform Sales Manager, Japan is a foundational commercial role driving growth of AVEVA’s most strategic growth initiative: the CONNECT platform. As an early member of the CONNECT commercial team, you’ll be accountable for developing and executing a sales and adoption strategy that drives customer value and delivers ARR outcomes.
You will blend enterprise Account Executive skills—prospecting, opportunity shaping, closing—with Customer Success capabilities like onboarding support, stakeholder enablement, and usage expansion. This role is designed for an enterprise consultative SaaS/Cloud seller who can also build deep relationships, drive platform usage, and inform our go-to-market playbooks.
This role reports to the Director of CONNECT Platform Commercial Strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Selling & Commercial Execution
- Own commercial outcomes—including pipeline generation, opportunity progression, and ARR achievement—for a portfolio of target accounts
- Identify and qualify use-case-driven opportunities for CONNECT platform products, using a consultative, MEDDPICC-informed sales process
- Engage technical and business stakeholders (often VP+ and cross-functional) to build strong buying coalitions
- Drive and close new SaaS/Cloud platform deals, with a focus on land-and-expand strategies
- Negotiate commercial terms in alignment with value delivered, usage patterns, and strategic fit
Platform Adoption & Value Realization
- Support onboarding and deployment strategies to accelerate time-to-value
- Develop success plans in partnership with customers and internal teams
- Monitor usage trends, identify adoption gaps, and proactively address risk
- Influence post-sale expansion by championing new use cases and capabilities
- Serve as a customer advocate internally to shape roadmap, pricing, and support
Strategic Feedback & GTM Iteration
- Capture and share customer insights to improve CONNECT product-market fit and GTM messaging
- Inform commercial model, onboarding approaches, and playbooks for future scale
- Collaborate closely with product, marketing, customer success, partnerships, sales enablement, and regional sales teams
About You
You’re an enterprise SaaS seller or consultant with a strategic mindset and customer-first approach. You can articulate business value, build trust with executives, guide complex sales motions, and influence product-market fit through what you learn in the field. You thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where you're empowered to help shape the future.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years in enterprise B2B SaaS, Cloud software, or Consulting roles (e.g., Account Executive, Customer Success Manager, Solution Consultant)
- Proven track record owning and delivering...