Sun Asterisk, Inc. is a company driving a “positive update to society.” To realize our vision of “a world where everyone can be passionate about value creation,” we support clients across various industries—from startups to major enterprises—through businesses such as system development, business strategy formulation, and talent development support.
In the approximately 10 years since our founding in 2013, we have successfully developed over 600 new businesses and driven digital transformation (DX). This achievement is powered by our unique business model known as the “Digital Creative Studio”—a value creation team structure that seamlessly integrates Business, Creative, and Technology.
In particular, our high-quality and rapid development capability, powered by over 1,000 in-house IT engineers based overseas (primarily in Vietnam), is one of our core strengths and the driving force behind our ability to deliver numerous successful projects in short timeframes.

WHAT WE DO:

Responsibilities:

• Lead Generation: Identify and attract prospective new clients
• Problem Analysis & Proposal Strategy: Analyze client challenges in business and service development, and formulate strategic proposal directions
• Alliance Building: Establish and foster strategic partnerships with external companies
• Solution Planning: Conceive, plan, and build new business solutions
• Upon Promotion to Manager (In the Future):
  • Member Management: Handle team member evaluations, talent development, and mentorship
  • Organizational Strategy: Plan, formulate, and execute strategic directions for the department or unit

Key Perks & Career Appeal

• Operate at the Forefront of Global Innovation: You will actively contribute to the cutting-edge frontier where the world’s updates take place
• Involvement from Scratch: Engage from ground zero in DX and new business development projects across various scales, industries, and business challenges (issues)
• Diverse Expert Collaboration: Work alongside a rich spectrum of professionals, including engineers, designers, and strategy consultants
• High Discretion and Autonomy: This is not a repetitive, routine job; you are empowered with the autonomy to drive initiatives flexibly to achieve your goals
• Direct Impact on Our Growth: Contribute significantly to Sun Asterisk’s own business growth through alliance building and solution architecture

WHO YOU ARE:

Must have:

Applicants must possess experience in at least one of the following:

• At least 3 years of experience in IT outsourcing in roles such as Sales Executive, Account Manager, or Business Development Executive
• Experience in new customer acquisition / business development (hunting)
• Experience in solution sales / proposal-based sales related to software development
• Japanese competency at professional level
• Has current or previous living experience in Japan, with a strong understanding of Japanese culture and business practices.

Nice to have:

• Management experience as a Manager or Team Leader (any team size welcome)
• Experience in solution sales / proposal-based sales related to software development
• Experience in creating and proposing RFPs (Request for Proposal)
• Experience leading software development projects (as a PM or PdM)
• A broad network of relationships with CxO-level executives (any company scale)
• Experience launching a new business or serving as the project owner/person-in-charge
• Experience in setting up or launching a startup company

BENEFITS AND PERKS:

Professional, open-minded, and creative environment:

• Work with colleagues who embrace ideas to change the society
• Respect different perspectives within a team
• Strong learning culture that promotes individual development
• The culture of taking risks to experience and thrive

Focus on individual development

• Be consulted, accompanied, and supported in career development with the career path system (developing in expertise or management direction) that has been studied and tested for many years.
• Be oriented for individual, group, and organizational goals
• Be empowered
• Be supported to define a 3-month or 6-month goal (Goal Define Support)
• Get access to company Learning Hub online library with various courses provided by Udemy, LinkedIn,…

Special care for employees

• Salary: Negotiable + competitive allowance (lunch, living allowance, beauty care, Japanese and IT certificates, etc.)
• Year-end bonus
• Performance review: Once/a year
• Hybrid working policy; flexible check-in, check-out
• Comprehensive health insurance Sun* Care
• Seniority Allowance
• Women care allowance: Women’s physiological leave: 2.5 hours/month; Postpartum leave for female employees with under 1-year-old children: 1 hour/day
• Policies supporting learning activities, knowledge sharing, and cultural exchange (Technology Seminar – Tech Expert, Club: Reading, Japanese, Music Club, …)
• Annual company trip and quarterly team-building activities

Location: 

• Japan: B1F Otemachi Building, 1-6-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
• Vietnam: Floor 13, Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower, Plot E6, Cau Giay New Urban Area, Yen Hoa Ward, Hanoi City.

Note: By applying for this position, you consent to Sun* collecting, storing, and processing your personal data for current and future recruitment purposes. Your data may be shared with relevant parties involved in the recruitment process and retained indefinitely until you submit an official written request for data deletion. For details regarding your rights and how your data is protected, please refer to [Sun*’s Personal Data Protection Policy here]