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About the Role

Mesh is seeking a leader to establish and drive its presence in Japan from the ground up. This role involves owning commercial growth, building key relationships within the Japanese market, and serving as a director of Mesh's Japan entity with statutory responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Own Mesh's commercial pipeline in Japan across exchanges, PSPs, banks and fintechs, from first conversation to signed contract
Build and manage relationships with the key players in Japan's crypto and payments ecosystem
Act as Mesh's primary representative in market, to partners, prospective clients and regulators
Serve as a director of Mesh's Japan entity, with statutory responsibility for local governance and board reporting
Work closely with Mesh's global business development, legal and compliance teams to keep local activity aligned with company strategy
Report regularly to senior leadership on pipeline, market development and commercial progress
Partner with Mesh's Compliance Officer and outside counsel to navigate Japan's regulatory environment as the business scales
Recruit and manage a small local team as the Japan operation grows

Requirements

10+ years in payments, fintech or financial services, with meaningful time in crypto or digital assets
Experience serving as a company director in Japan, or strong working familiarity with Japanese corporate governance and board obligations
A real network across Japan's exchange, PSP and financial services landscape, built over years, not weeks
Business-level fluency in both Japanese and English (a native Japanese speaker is preferred, given the nuances of business communication and the complexity of local regulatory contexts)
A track record of closing complex, multi-stakeholder commercial deals
Comfort operating with significant autonomy in a fast-moving, early-stage environment
Prior engagement with Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA)
Based in Tokyo, or able to relocate

Skills

Commercial pipeline ownership
Relationship management
Market representation
Corporate governance
Board reporting
Regulatory navigation
Team recruitment and management
Deal closing

Location

Tokyo

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

10+ years

Salary/Compensations

¥23,973,000 to ¥45,000,000

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity
Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family
Unlimited PTO
Dedicated budget for courses, conferences, and certifications
Remote-friendly approach
Top-tier tools and equipment

About the Company

Mesh's mission is to enable consumers to pay and be paid with any asset, bridging the gap between tokenized assets and everyday commerce.
Mesh combines a powerful orchestration engine with a seamless consumer app to unlock liquidity.
Mesh is backed by leading investors including SBI, Money Forward, Paradigm, Dragonfly, Galaxy, and PayPal Ventures.
Mesh is building the infrastructure for the next era of the global economy.

Equal Opportunity

Mesh Pay is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.