Business Development Manager - FTC

This is a Fixed-term employment contract.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a high performing Business Development professional in Japan who is ready to step into a bigger, more influential role.

The Senior Hybrid Business Development Representative role is designed for someone who has already built strong foundations in business development, recruitment, or another activity driven outreach role and is now looking for their next level of impact. This is not a step sideways. It is a step up.

You will be a builder. Someone who enjoys creating structure, refining local processes, and helping shape how enterprise business development is executed in Japan within a global organisation. You will play a key role in solidifying top of funnel strategy and execution for the region, while representing Japan's perspective and performance on a global stage.

This role suits someone who is competitive by nature and proud of their craft. You enjoy calling, prospecting, building relationships and creating opportunity. You like being in the numbers, tracking performance, and holding yourself to high standards. You are motivated by execution, but you also think strategically about how pipeline is built, sustained, and scaled.

You are comfortable leading thinking in the region. You do not shy away from clear, confident conversations about what great performance looks like, and you bring others along with you through credibility, data, and results.

The role is a true hybrid of inbound and outbound business development. You will work with a strong flow of inbound interest while also prospecting into a large, established database and targeted outbound campaigns. For someone who loves activity, variety, and ownership, this is a highly rewarding portfolio.

Cornerstone offers a unique environment where high performers are trusted, visible, and supported. You will have access to world class learning, global career pathways, and the opportunity to influence business development strategy well beyond your local market.

If you are currently in a business development, recruitment, or outbound focused role and are looking for a position where you can build, lead, and be recognised as a top of funnel leader, this role was built with you in mind.

Key accountabilities

• Own top of funnel pipeline generation for the Japan region across outbound and inbound
• Deliver high volume, high quality outbound activity with proven experience sustaining 80+ dials per day
• Execute at speed across phone, email, LinkedIn, and targeted campaigns
• Build and maintain a healthy, future focused pipeline aligned to quarterly and annual targets
• Design and execute outbound campaigns in partnership with Marketing and Sales
• Qualify opportunities using strong commercial judgement and buying signal alignment
• Act as a strategic voice for the Japan market, sharing insights and recommendations
• Report weekly and quarterly on activity, pipeline, and conversion to APJ BD and local Commercial leadership
• Represent the Business Development function confidently in leadership forums
• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to continuously improve performance

• Spend the majority of time actively prospecting and creating opportunities
• Plan and manage your own book of business without being chased
• Use Outreach and Salesforce with discipline, accuracy, and intent
• Maintain strong follow up, data hygiene, and next step clarity
• Balance day to day execution with forward looking pipeline planning

• Strong, predictable, and growing top of funnel pipeline for Japan
• Trust and credibility with Sales, Marketing, and leadership teams
• Clear visibility into pipeline health and future opportunity
• Consistent achievement or overachievement of KPIs
• Increased flexibility, trust, and recognition earned through performance

• Consistent execution and exceeding KPIs through disciplined, repeatable delivery
• Pride in craft through preparation, execution, review, and follow through
• Feedback driven improvement using data, call reviews, and outcomes
• A growth mindset grounded in curiosity, resilience, and coachability
• Full ownership of outcomes without needing to be chased
• Clear, proactive, and respectful communication at all levels
• A team first mindset where wins are shared and support is expected
• Positive energy, humour, and optimism, even under pressure

• Proven experience in high volume outbound business development
• Ability to consistently sustain 80+ dials per day
• Genuine passion for top of funnel prospecting and pipeline creation
• Ability to execute quickly without sacrificing quality
• Experience reporting performance and pipeline to senior leadership
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Experience selling to HR, Learning and Development, IT, or Finance leaders preferred
• Existing networks within enterprise or HR Japan markets highly desirable
• Experience contributing to or running outbound campaigns is a plus
• High operational discipline combined with strategic thinking
• Comfort with autonomy, accountability, and visibility

• Transparent and equitable total rewards program
• Flexible work arrangements focused on outcomes, not micromanagement
• Family first, inclusive benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
• Financial planning seminars and wellbeing resources
• World class learning and development opportunities
• Career growth across regions, roles, and functions
• Access to an experience marketplace with wellbeing, learning, and cultural experiences
• Performance based flexibility and additional leave for top performers
• A supportive, high energy, high trust team culture
• Weekly/ monthly and quarterly incentives and competitions
• Ability to attend our annual SKO for top performers (this year in Bali!)
• Access to presenting at a global level for top performers