Business Development Representative

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Anthropic

Tokyo, Japan

Hybrid

Posted April 1, 2026

Job Description

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

As a Business Development Representative at Anthropic, you'll drive the adoption of safe, frontier AI by optimizing our lead management processes and identifying new market opportunities. In this pivotal role, you'll enable our sales team to focus on high-value, revenue-generating activities by leveraging your analytical skills, project management expertise, and strategic thinking. Your role is critical in streamlining our sales pipeline and uncovering untapped potential in the AI market.

Responsibilities:

Maintain full ownership of pipeline generating activities in your sales territory
Collaborate with sales teams to understand their needs and optimize lead handoff processes
Manage and prioritize a high volume of inbound leads
Conduct initial qualifications for high-potential leads
Outbound against strategic prospects to generate high-intent opportunities with Startup and Enterprise teams
Support the development and execution of strategic outbound initiatives
Provide data-driven insights to inform sales strategies and resource allocation
Continuously refine processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness

You may be a good fit if you have:

2-3+ years of experience in a fast-growing startup, preferably in lead management and project management roles or 2-3+ years of experience in a field like finance & investment banking, consulting or software engineering
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
Experience with Salesforce, HubSpot, and SQL (preferred)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Passion for AI/ML and understanding of API-first or consumption-based business models
Fluent in Japanese and English

Logistics

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on

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