Business Development Representative, Japan

Our Business Development team is the vanguard of our business, with Business Development Reps (BDRs) driving interest in Absolute and initiating the sales cycle. In this role, you will collaborate with our Marketing and Account Executive teams to research and build a pipeline in new and existing accounts. You will follow up on both inbound and outbound leads across Japan. Your exceptional communication and critical thinking skills will enable you to quickly assess opportunities and secure meetings with key account personas for our Account Executives. You’ll drive revenue growth from new account acquisitions and foster expansion and cross-sell opportunities with existing customers.

Responsibilities:

• Generate and qualify leads, identifying prospects interested in our cybersecurity solutions
• Prioritize and research prospects, understanding their current IT situation, challenges, and needs
• Engage prospective clients via phone, email, and social media (LinkedIn) to convey Absolute’s unique value propositions
• Schedule qualified meetings for Sales through outbound calling and strategic digital outreach, converting them into pipeline opportunities
• Build and prioritize strategic account lists aligned with sales team members within defined segments
• Foster alignment and positive partnerships with internal Field Sales, technical and Marketing teams
• Participate in virtual and/or in-person events as needed
• Utilize our CRM system (Salesforce) to log activity and lead conversion data for business transparency
• Protect the security and privacy of Absolute and its customers

Requirements:

• Native or business-fluent Japanese and business-level English communication skills, both written and verbal, are required.
• Resilience and a fearless approach to challenges, particularly in objection handling.
• Strong communication skills for effective interaction with customers, prospects, and team members
• Ambitious individual eager to learn and contribute significantly to the business's continued success
• Previous sales experience (1-2 years preferred) with a proven track record of consistently opening qualified opportunities that lead to revenue
• Experience in B2B lead generation, ideally within the cybersecurity space, is a bonus but not essential

Location: Japan

The ideal candidate will be based in Japan and within commutable distance of our Tokyo office for occasional onsite attendance. While this is primarily a remote position, periodic in-person collaboration is expected to support alignment with the local team, strengthen teamwork, and facilitate knowledge sharing and skill development.

Join the “Get Stuff Done” Culture Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity and Resilience Are you passionate and committed to cybersecurity and cyber resilience in the new era of Frontier AI? If the answer is yes, then Absolute Security may be the home for you.

In the new AI-driven business world, Absolute Security has emerged as a leader in Autonomous Cyber Resilience. Thousands of customers trust our AI-native platform to defend their organizations against threats, reduce risk, and recover immediately from disruptions before they turn into financial losses. Through partnerships with the world’s leading endpoint device manufacturers, Absolute is embedded in the firmware of 600 million endpoints. This unique position gives us an almost ubiquitous presence in the world’s PC and advanced AI workstation environments.

As part of our mission to become the World’s Most Trusted Security Company, we are shaping the next decade of security, compliance, and resilience through innovations that help customers remain defended against AI-driven threats and challenges, stop downtime when disruption hits, and drive meaningful change in the IT and cybersecurity markets. To further our goals, we are searching for the best and brightest to join our Get Stuff Done (GSD) culture. We seek motivated candidates who are innovators, sellers, marketers, financiers, operators, engineers, developers, and customer professionals to join our world-class team.

Gartner, Forrester, IDC, Frost & Sullivan, and other top industry analyst firms recognize Absolute Security as critical to the emerging Cyber Resilience market, and a key competitor in the endpoint management and security, secure network access, and Zero Trust markets. The company has earned prestigious product and leadership honors including the Frost & Sullivan Competitive Strategy & Leadership award, the Cybersecurity Excellence Award for Cyber Resilience solutions, and the SC Magazine Power Players list.

Absolute Security is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with international offices in Vancouver, BC; Austin, TX; Ankeny, IA; Reading, UK; Tokyo, Japan; and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As a native work-from-anywhere company, we give employees the flexibility to thrive in remote, hybrid, and in-office environments.

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