Bilingual Go-To Market Associate (Japanese Speaker)

Join CADDi, a company on a mission to transform the manufacturing industry. As a Bilingual Go-To Market Associate, you will play a crucial role in driving growth across the Marketing and Business Development functions. This is an excellent opportunity for a bilingual professional early in their career to learn how high-level strategy translates into a world-class customer experience. You will support the definition of qualification criteria for target customers, help shape the user experience, assist with localized communications, participate in sales meetings, support data acquisition processes, and contribute to developing productivity methods. Fluency in both Japanese and English is required, along with 1-3 years of professional experience in marketing, business development, or a related field.

• Support the definition of qualification criteria for target customers and help clarify the value we deliver to those segments in the US market.
• Assist Marketing and BDR functions with localized communications, ensuring messaging resonates in both Japanese and English.
• Participate in sales meetings to build understanding of customer challenges and support clear value communication across cultural boundaries.
• 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
• Strategic Mindset: A structured thinker with strong ownership of outcomes and an interest in learning how global strategy translates into local operational frameworks
• Language Proficiency: Native or business-level fluency in both Japanese and English
• The Toolkit: Exposure to KPI frameworks, ICP definitions, or customer journey design is a plus
• Experience: 1–3 years of professional experience in marketing, business development, or a related field. Startup experience is a plus!
• Work Environment: Ability to work in-office 5 days a week in our Chicago office location