PR Manager

Position:
PR Manager, Japan

Company:
Adyen

Location:
Japan, Tokyo

Employment type:
Not specified

Work Arrangement:
Office-first

Short Summary:
Adyen is looking for a strategic, hands-on, and creative PR manager to work from our Tokyo office, reporting directly to the Head of PR & Communications, APAC. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in PR and communications, a deep understanding of the tech industry, and experience in balancing strategic and hands-on work to create earned impact.

Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute in-market PR strategies and programs to drive media coverage.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, product, commercial leads, and senior leadership to craft compelling messaging and local storylines.
- Ensure alignment with the company's strategic direction across all of Japan’s external communications channels.
- Work with Japan marketing and business leads to enhance efforts to generate favorable opinion about the market in the region.
- Collaborate with global and regional communications teams to ensure coordinated, accurate, consistent, and effective content and messages.
- Manage and own key media relationships in Japan.
- Direct our local PR agency partner, ensuring alignment on KPIs, strategy execution, and ROI.
- Co-manage our social media presence in relevant Japanese portals.
- Collaborate with the local marketing team to amplify Japan events, product launches, and brand campaigns.

Requirement:
- 7 to 10+ years of experience in PR or communications field.
- Flexible & tenacious with the ability to navigate through ambiguity.
- Exceptional storytelling and editing skills.
- Collaborative nature and team player, with a desire to work in a multicultural environment.
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and engage proactively.
- Successful track record in high tech branding to business audiences.
- Competent project manager who can drive PR and creative projects from brief to completion.
- Excellent command of the Japanese language and business-level communication skills in English.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally 20%+.

Benefits:
Not specified