About the Role
The Senior Marketing Manager will hold strategic responsibility for the Korea and Japan markets, acting as the strategic lead for Japan and collaborating with a local coordinator. This role requires balancing high-level regional planning with hands-on collaboration to define Taboola’s growth trajectory in these key markets.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Sales leadership in Seoul and Tokyo to develop quarterly marketing strategies and plans for Korea and Japan to drive business growth and maximize long-term ROI.
- Design the marketing roadmap for Japan and work closely with the Japan Marketing Coordinator to ensure the successful execution of your strategy.
- Build and manage the marketing budgets for both regions, finding resourceful ways to optimize impact and efficiency.
- Own both sponsored and hosted events across both markets, from coordinating operations to creating impactful content that drives leads.
- Plan and execute customer retention activities, including high-touch client entertainment events and bespoke gifting strategies.
- Translate regional activities into meaningful data and reports using platforms like Salesforce and QlikSense to demonstrate marketing impact.
- Drive PR efforts in collaboration with local agencies, turning Taboola’s proprietary data into compelling stories for press pick-up in both Korea and Japan.
- Oversee the localization of global content into Korean and Japanese, ensuring messaging is culturally relevant and fits the specific needs of each market.
- Maintain a deep understanding of Taboola’s product positioning and unique offering to effectively represent the company to diverse external audiences.
Requirements
- Native or fluent in Korean and English.
- Proficiency in Japanese is a strong plus but not required.
- 8+ years in B2B marketing, with at least 1+ years in a senior or lead strategic capacity within the AdTech, SaaS, or Digital Media space.
- Proven ability to create comprehensive marketing plans and lead the "dotted-line" execution of those plans through partners or coordinators.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Korean and English.
- Creative self-starter with a solution-oriented mindset and high attention to detail.
- Comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy and managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Experienced in working with remote, international teams and managing stakeholders across different cultures and time zones.
- Working closely with the sales organisation as their main stakeholder to drive commercial outcomes will be essential.
Skills
- Salesforce
- QlikSense
Location
- Seoul
- Tokyo
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- 30 days holiday
- Excellent health insurance
- Lunch options at the offices
- Stock options
- Charity days
About the Company
- Taboola is a company that embraces diversity and change, with enormous potential for growth and that offers a challenging yet collaborative working environment, where you will always feel valued and be given every opportunity to make a name for yourself.
- With an office culture that’s international, social and supportive, Taboola offers very generous benefits.
Equal Opportunity
- Taboola is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in all forms.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and believe such an environment is critical for success.
- Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
