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Corporate Development Assistant

Sakana AI· Corporate Development
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Tokyo, Japanfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Assistant in the Corporate Development team at Sakana AI, coordinating logistics for domestic and international travel, meetings with investors/partners, and administrative tasks to enable the team to focus on core work. Requires proactive, precise execution and business-level English.

Responsibilities

  • Domestic and international travel logistics coordination: airfare/hotels, local transportation, schedule planning, visa procedures, travel expense support
  • Meeting coordination with investors and partner companies: scheduling across domestic and international parties, setting up conference rooms/online meetings, welcoming guests
  • Schedule management: calendar management, cross-timezone meeting coordination, prioritization with internal meetings
  • Contract and document administration: signing, sending, storing NDAs and other contracts, e-signature tool operation, drafting supporting internal approvals
  • Document storage and organization: maintaining receipt and created documents, assisting with data rooms uploads
  • Expense and invoicing processing: travel and dining expenses, processing invoices from external advisors/vendors
  • Hospitality and guest management: arranging meals with investors/partners, attending overseas visitors, arranging gifts
  • General administrative tasks: office supplies management, drafting simple bilingual communications, coordinating team activities

Qualifications

  • 1+ year of relevant assistant/secretarial/administrative experience (including travel logistics coordination)
  • Business-level Google Workspace proficiency (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar)
  • Communication skills in Japanese and English with internal and external stakeholders; practical English for international coordination
  • Attention to detail and ability to work accurately and efficiently with non-negotiable information (travel, contracts)
  • Autonomy and flexibility to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities
  • High level of confidentiality handling sensitive information (fundraising/M&A related)

Skills

Required:Administrative coordinationCommunication (Japanese/English)Google Workspace

Benefits

  • Not specified in description
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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