Omio

Travel

JapanGeneralManager

$18000–30000k ~AI est. Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Japan General Manager at Omio. Skills: Business development, General management, Partnership management. Serve as relationship owner. Cultivate long-term trust”

Industry & Context.

Travel
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years experience, Senior commercial roles, Business development roles, General management roles, Driving revenue growth Japan, Building strategic partnerships, Monetising strategic partnerships, Large enterprises Japan, Government-linked organisations Japan, Native-level Japanese, Business-fluent English, Communicate executive level, Present executive level, Bachelor's degree

Nice to Have

MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification

What You'll Do.

Serve as relationship owner

Cultivate long-term trust

Identify new partnership opportunities

Pursue partnership opportunities

Work with global supply team

Ensure partner onboarding

Ensure content quality

Ensure inventory accuracy

Grow local supply partners

Negotiate commercial agreements

Close commercial agreements

Define marketing roadmap

Execute marketing roadmap

Set market-share targets

Lead marketing initiatives

Lead brand-building initiatives

Drive customer acquisition

Drive customer retention

Work with central marketing

Translate consumer insights

Translate competitive insights

Product recommendations

Pricing recommendations

Advocate Japan features

Establish go-to-market motions

Amplify reach beyond direct

Act as senior representative

Manage regulatory relationships

Manage industry relationships

Manage government relationships

Build Omio's brand equity

Report to global leadership

Provide performance updates

Provide opportunity updates

Oversee country operations

Surface actionable insights

Address operational gaps

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with global supply; Work with central marketing; Global leadership updates; Finance and operations partnership

Communication Scope

Executive presentations; Board-level reporting

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

Omio’s vision is to enable people to travel seamlessly anywhere, anyway. We are bringing all global transport into a single distribution system and creating end-to-end magical consumer journeys. With Omio you can compare and book trains, buses, ferries and flights anywhere in Europe, the US, and Canada with one simple search, on mobile, app or desktop. By offering transparent pricing and easy booking, Omio makes travel planning simple, flexible and personal. Omio is the largest source of inventory, with 1000+ suppliers operating in 46 countries. Our brands also include Rome2Rio for global discovery, while Omio powers ticketing and journeys, which attract 900m+ users every year. Our offices are based in Berlin, Prague, Melbourne, Brazil, Bangalore, and London. We are a growing team of more than 400 passionate employees from more than 50 countries who share the same vision: to create a single tool to help send travellers almost anywhere in the world. Omio is looking for a dynamic and commercially driven General Manager to lead our Japan business and unlock the full potential of one of the world’s most exciting travel markets. As our first in-country senior leader, you will be the face of Omio in Japan: building the partnerships, brand presence and commercial momentum needed to turn early traction into lasting market leadership. This is a rare opportunity to shape a high-growth business from the ground up, combining entrepreneurial ambition with the institutional backing of a global travel platform. Responsibilities: Commercial Partnerships & Supply * Serve as the primary relationship owner for all strategic suppliers in Japan, cultivating long-term trust and preferential terms through frequent executive-level engagement * Identify and pursue new partnership opportunities across travel, tourism and adjacent ecosystems to diversify Omio’s distribution and revenue streams * Work closely with the global supply team to ensure partner onboarding, content quality and invento

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