Site CTO

ROLE OVERVIEW: - Lead the technical side of sales: join early-stage conversations, present demos, and guide architecture and security discussions. - Act as hands-on engineering lead - shipping code, building integrations, and setting high quality standards. - Build and lead a high-performing technical team across engineering, integration, and pre-sales. - Drive customer integrations, from scoping to deployment of AI agents, and ensure production accuracy. - Gather customer feedback, localize the product, and represent regional needs to the global Product team. - Serve as the local technical point of contact, building partnerships and handling escalations. REQUIREMENTS: - Based in Tokyo and willing to work on-site with clients - Communication skills in Japanese: Fluent to native-level as the role will be working closely with stakeholders at traditional Japanese enterprise companies - Communication skills in English: Business to fluent-level - Proven track record in pre-sales, solution architecture, or complex technical implementations - Customer-facing background in roles like Site CTO, Solutions Architect, or Deployed Engineer - you know how to speak both tech and business - Strong leadership DNA - ideally with experience at Director, VP, or Founder level - Comfortable operating independently in a zero-to-one environment - building the plan, the team, and the system from scratch - Experience thriving in a fast-moving startup where speed and ownership matter more than titles Candidate Privacy Notice https://www.wonderful.ai/careers/candidate_notice