Customer Success and Business Development Manager, APAC
Hybrid (Japan or South Korea), RemoteFull timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Customer success-focused role based in Japan or South Korea, responsible for managing APAC game studio relationships, driving product adoption, and identifying expansion opportunities for FirstLook within APAC.
Responsibilities
- Own relationships with a portfolio of game studios across APAC, with focus on Japan and South Korea.
- Lead onboarding, product walkthroughs, and success planning, connecting studios' goals to practical next steps and measurable outcomes.
- Help studios prepare for playtests, alphas, betas, launches, and ongoing player engagement programs.
- Drive product adoption through regular check-ins, training, and proactive recommendations tailored to each studio.
- Answer product questions, coordinate troubleshooting, and work with technical teammates to resolve issues and keep customers informed.
- Monitor customer health, satisfaction, and usage; identify risks and follow through to improve the relationship.
- Support renewals and account growth by demonstrating value and identifying additional needs to address.
- Bring clear customer feedback and regional insights to Product, Engineering, and the broader commercial team.
- Build relationships with game studios, publishers, and relevant partners across APAC through targeted outreach, referrals, and industry events.
- Qualify opportunities and lead discovery conversations and product demos that connect studio needs to capabilities.
- Work with the sales team on proposals, pricing discussions, and closing opportunities, ensuring a smooth onboarding transition.
- Keep account plans, customer notes, opportunities, and next steps current in our CRM.
Qualifications
- Experience in customer success, account management, partnerships, or business development, ideally serving game studios or selling software to businesses.
- Track record of building trusted customer relationships and helping customers achieve meaningful outcomes.
- Comfort with commercial conversations, including renewals, expansion, prospect discovery, and new business opportunities.
- Based in Japan or South Korea, with understanding of local business practices and ability to support customers across APAC.
- Professional proficiency in Japanese or Korean, plus English for collaboration with a global team. Proficiency in both Japanese and Korean strongly preferred.
- Ability to learn a software product deeply, explain it clearly, and collaborate with technical teammates on customer questions.
- Strong organization, clear written communication, and ability to manage several customers and priorities independently.
- Proactive problem-solving and follow-through on commitments.
Skills
Required:Customer successRelationship managementCommercial negotiationsProduct adoption and onboardingCommunicationLanguage proficiency (Japanese or Korean)
Benefits
- Remote work
- Competitive compensation for the relevant market
- Benefits vary by country and employment arrangement
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Pragma
Modern Publishing Tools for Game Studios
Pragma is a set of publishing tools for game studios including FirstLook - the first Player CRM, The Backend Game Engine, and Connect.
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