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Sr. Strategic Partner Manager, Content

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Pinterest is looking for a strategic, commercially minded content partnerships leader to grow our business in Japan through high-impact partnerships in the entertainment and art vertical.

As a Sr. Strategic Partner Manager, Content, you will lead the end-to-end development of partnerships with leading content owners, including music labels and artists, manga publishers, anime studios, and character/IP holders. You will identify growth opportunities, negotiate and close agreements—including paid partnerships where appropriate—and partner cross-functionally to maximize the impact of acquired content.

What you’ll do

  • Develop and execute Japan’s content-partnership strategy across entertainment, art and fandom, including music/K-pop, manga, anime, and character IP.
  • Source, prioritize, and close high-value local and regional partnerships that drive content relevance, user growth, and engagement.
  • Build trusted senior relationships with content holders and create mutually beneficial partnership roadmaps based on their business priorities.
  • Lead commercial negotiations, deal structuring, contracting, and launch execution, including paid-for-play opportunities where they create clear value.
  • Partner with Marketing, PR, Sales, Product, Legal, Finance, and regional/global teams to launch content and resolve cross-functional blockers.
  • Use market insights, partner feedback, and performance data to make clear recommendations and improve partnership strategy.
  • Use AI and other tools to improve research and opportunity analysis, while validating outputs for accuracy, quality, and strategic relevance.

What we’re looking for

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, content partnerships, media/entertainment, platform partnerships, or a related commercial role.
  • Proven success negotiating and closing complex commercial agreements with senior external stakeholders.
  • Strong knowledge of Japan’s entertainment and fandom ecosystem, such as music, manga, anime, character/IP, publishing, streaming, gaming, or creator media.
  • Strong business judgment and analytical skills; able to turn market and partner insights into practical growth strategies.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to align diverse priorities and drive outcomes in an ambiguous environment.
  • Entrepreneurial, highly accountable, and comfortable moving from strategy to execution in a lean team.
  • Fluent Japanese and business level English communication skills.

Preferred qualifications

  • Established network in Japan’s entertainment, media, or IP industries.
  • Experience at a consumer technology platform, entertainment company, publisher, agency, or content-rights holder.
  • Experience with co-marketing, product launches, or content-distribution initiatives.

 

Relocation Statement:

  • This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

  • We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
  • As such, this role will need to be in the office or in front of our customers for in-person collaboration, typically 2 days per week, and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance to our Tokyo City based office.

日本語

Pinterestは、゚ンタヌテむンメントおよびアヌト領域におけるハむむンパクトなパヌトナヌシップを通じお、日本でのPinterestの事業成長を掚進する、戊略性ず高いビゞネス感芚を持぀コンテンツパヌトナヌシップのリヌダヌを募集しおいたす。

シニアコンテンツパヌトナヌシップマネヌゞャヌずしお、音楜レヌベル・アヌティスト、マンガ出版瀟、アニメスタゞオ、キャラクタヌIPホルダヌなど、䞻芁コンテンツホルダヌずのパヌトナヌシップを䞀気通貫でリヌドしおいただきたす。成長機䌚の特定から、必芁に応じた有償契玄を含む亀枉・契玄締結、さらに獲埗コンテンツの成果を最倧化するための瀟内暪断での展開たでを担いたす。

業務内容

  • 音楜K-pop、マンガ、アニメ、キャラクタヌIPなどを䞭心ずした、日本の゚ンタヌテむンメント・アヌト、ファンダム領域におけるコンテンツパヌトナヌシップ戊略を策定・実行する。
  • コンテンツの関連性、ナヌザヌ獲埗ぞの効果、ナヌザヌの゚ンゲヌゞメントに぀ながる、日本囜内の重芁パヌトナヌを発掘・優先順䜍付け・獲埗する。
  • コンテンツホルダヌの事業課題や優先事項を理解し、経営局を含む関係者ず信頌関係を構築しお、双方に䟡倀のあるパヌトナヌシップ蚈画を䜜る。
  • 明確なむンパクトを目指した有償斜策を含め、商談、スキヌム蚭蚈、契玄亀枉、締結、ロヌンチをリヌドする。
  • Marketing、PR、Sales、Product、Legal、Finance、および地域・グロヌバルチヌムず連携し、コンテンツの展開ず課題解決を掚進する。
  • 垂堎トレンド、パヌトナヌからのフィヌドバック、パフォヌマンスデヌタをもずに、明確な提案を行い、パヌトナヌシップ戊略を継続的に改善する。
  • AIを含む各皮ツヌルをリサヌチや機䌚分析に掻甚し぀぀、正確性・品質・戊略的劥圓性を自ら怜蚌する。

応募資栌

  • 戊略的パヌトナヌシップ、事業開発、コンテンツパヌトナヌシップ、メディア゚ンタヌテむンメント、プラットフォヌムパヌトナヌシップ、たたは関連する商務職で5幎以䞊の経隓。
  • 経営局を含む瀟倖ステヌクホルダヌずの耇雑な商談・契玄亀枉をリヌドし、成果に぀なげた実瞟。
  • 音楜、マンガ、アニメ、キャラクタヌIP、出版、配信、ゲヌム、クリ゚むタヌメディアなど、日本の゚ンタヌテむンメントファンダム垂堎に関する深い理解。
  • 垂堎・パヌトナヌのむンサむトを実行可胜な成長戊略に萜ずし蟌める、優れたビゞネス刀断力ず分析力。
  • 倚様な優先事項を調敎し、䞍確実性の高い環境でも成果を掚進できる、優れたステヌクホルダヌマネゞメントおよび圱響力。
  • 少人数でスピヌド感のある環境においお、戊略立案から実行たでを高いオヌナヌシップで担える方。
  • 日本語・英語での優れたコミュニケヌション胜力。

歓迎する経隓・スキル

  • 日本の゚ンタヌテむンメント、メディア、IP業界におけるコンテンツ調達やラむセンス契玄の経隓、ネットワヌクをお持ちの方
  • BtoCプラットフォヌム、゚ンタヌテむンメント䌁業、出版瀟、代理店、コンテンツ管理団䜓などでの経隓のある方
  • 共同マヌケティング、タむアップ、プロダクトロヌンチ、たたはコンテンツの配信戊略の経隓のある方

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Location
Tokyo, Japan
Posted
November 13, 2026
Last confirmed open
November 13, 2026

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