Bilingual Go-To Market Associate, CADDi
Japanese Speaker
$65-85k
More information about location
5 days a week in office
AI data platfrom for manufacturers
Be an early applicant
AI data platfrom for manufacturers
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$65-85k
More information about location
5 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To democratize clients drawings and supply chain data.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 1–3 years of professional experience in marketing, business development, or a related field. Startup experience is a plus!
- Language Proficiency: Native or business-level fluency in both Japanese and English
- Strategic Mindset: A structured thinker with strong ownership of outcomes and an interest in learning how global strategy translates into local operational frameworks
- The Toolkit: Exposure to KPI frameworks, ICP definitions, or customer journey design is a plus
- Sales Curiosity: Comfortable supporting consultative sales conversations and eager to learn how marketing and sales align with customer reality
- Systems Fluency: Familiarity with CRM tools (Salesforce a plus) and general comfort with data and performance tracking
- Work Environment: Ability to work in-office 5 days a week in our Chicago office location
What the job involves
- CADDi is on a mission to transform how manufacturers work, and our Marketing and Business Development functions are the engine driving that growth
- As the Bilingual Marketing & BDR Associate (Japanese/English), you will act as a strategic bridge between our global roots and the US market, supporting leadership in driving growth across the Marketing and BDR functions
- This is an opportunity for a bilingual professional early in their career to learn how high-level strategy translates into a world-class customer experience, using data-driven PDCA cycles to help maximize the value we deliver to the market
- Targeting & Value Prop: Support the definition of qualification criteria for target customers and help clarify the value we deliver to those segments in the US market
- Journey Design: Help shape the user experience so that targets understand what they can achieve by working with us and are motivated to choose us as their partner
- Bilingual Support: Assist Marketing and BDR functions with localized communications, ensuring messaging resonates in both Japanese and English
- Sales & Insights: Participate in sales meetings to build understanding of customer challenges and support clear value communication across cultural boundaries
- Data & Operations: Support data acquisition processes and operational frameworks used to run PDCA cycles for KPI achievement
- Efficiency: Contribute to developing and executing productivity methods that support growth and market impact
Our take
The manufacturing industry is growing increasingly complex, with companies juggling large inventories, multiple suppliers, and intricate supply chains. Founded in 2017, CADDi is using AI to make manufacturing smarter and more efficient, turning scattered design and supply chain data into actionable insights for industries from automotive to robotics.
CADDi's platform identifies duplicate or similar parts, helping manufacturers streamline procurement, consolidate suppliers, and cut costs. Teams can search parts using keywords or design specs, reducing reliance on veteran employees' knowledge. And companies like Subaru and DENSO have reported major time saving and faster sourcing, showing just how transformative CADDi's AI really is.
The company's growth reflects its impact and ambition too. After raising over $200M in venture funding and deepening its partnership with Google Cloud, CADDI is expanding its US presence and doubling its engineering team. It's also been recognized by Fast Company as one of the Most Innovative Companies in 2024, and now is targeting $1B in revenue by 2030, its ambitious but CADDi sure is shaping the future of manufacturing with AI.
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Company
Company HQ
Chicago Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Yushiro Kato
(CEO)After graduating from the University of Tokyo, they worked at McKinsey & Company where they were an Engagement Manager leading the procurement and IoT practice in the manufacturing industry.
Aki Kobashi
(CTO)After four years of building data processing systems at Lockheed Martin in coordination with NASA and JAXA, they joined Apple. There, they worked on mobile products including the iPhone, and as a senior engineer on the development of embedded products such as the Airpods.
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