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# Senior Marketing Manager - Japan (Contract) at Mozilla

- **Company:** Mozilla
- **Location:** Japan
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-11-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mozilla/jobs/8351300

## Job description

Why Mozilla?

Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people.

The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms.

The Opportunity

Project duration: 6 months

Over the past 12–15 months, Mozilla has expanded its marketing strategy in Japan, launching multiple campaigns across a growing mix of channels to drive Firefox mobile growth. As we look to expand our footprint in 2027, we are seeking an experienced marketer who recognizes the opportunity ahead and brings the local insight, ambition and hands-on execution skills to help deliver our next phase of growth.

Join Mozilla’s Global Marketing team as Senior Marketing Manager, Japan, to lead local execution and optimization of Firefox’s integrated marketing program in Japan. This six-month contract builds on campaigns already underway, connecting brand awareness and consideration with user acquisition and engagement across paid media, creators, owned channels and local activations. This will be a 6 month contract opportunity.

Working closely with the Japan workstream lead, you will translate agreed priorities into effective local campaigns, coordinate agency delivery and use market insights and performance data to recommend improvements. Overall Japan strategy and investment accountability remain with the Japan workstream lead; you will lead day-to-day local marketing delivery within the agreed plan and budget.

You will partner with Global Integrated Marketing, Product Marketing, Performance Marketing, Analytics, Product, Policy, Communications and Business Development, as well as local creative, media and creator agencies.

## Key Responsibilities

- Lead local campaign execution across awareness, consideration, acquisition and engagement, coordinating channels and activities against shared objectives and the Japan campaign calendar.
- Manage local agency delivery across creative production, media and creators, with clear briefs, timelines, feedback, approvals and quality standards.
- Manage creator and UGC campaigns from briefing and content review through launch, paid amplification and performance evaluation, in partnership with agencies and channel owners.
- Partner with Product Marketing to adapt product positioning and feature messaging for Japanese audiences, ensuring cultural relevance, accuracy and alignment with brand and legal guidance.
- Coordinate with Performance Marketing on localized acquisition creative, campaign timing and testing; use shared results to connect awareness and consideration activity with acquisition outcomes.
- Work with Analytics and agencies to consolidate reporting, monitor agreed KPIs and budget pacing, and recommend changes to creative, channel mix and spend for approval.
- Translate consumer research, competitor activity and cultural trends into practical campaign recommendations; assess local advertising platforms and marketing or distribution opportunities with relevant internal teams.
- Maintain clear delivery updates, flag risks and dependencies early, and document learnings to support the next phase of Japan marketing.

Success During the Contract: Priorities and targets will be agreed with the Japan workstream lead at the start of the contract. Expected deliverables include:

- An integrated six-month delivery calendar covering agreed campaigns, creator activity, creative assets and agency milestones, with clear owners and dependencies.
- Timely launch and optimization of agreed activity within approved budgets, with appropriate localization and stakeholder approvals.
- Regular consolidated performance updates and actionable recommendations, developed with Analytics and channel owners, covering brand and consideration signals, acquisition and engagement where measurable.
- A final learning and handover document summarizing results, effective creative and channels, outstanding actions and recommendations for the next phase.

Professional Profile

- [MANDATORY] Bilingual proficiency in Japanese and English, with the ability to brief agencies, review Japanese creative and communicate clearly with global stakeholders.
- 8-10 years of consumer marketing experience in Japan, including delivery of integrated marketing or go-to-market programs for global brands.
- Experience marketing consumer apps or digital products, or demonstrably transferable experience driving consumer acquisition and engagement.
- Proven ability to manage multiple agencies and coordinate creative development, media delivery and creator or UGC programs.
- A strong understanding of paid and owned channels, how awareness and consideration support acquisition, and how to evaluate campaign effectiveness.
- Confidence interpreting marketing data, monitoring budgets and turning results into practical optimization recommendations.
- Strong program and project management skills, with the ability to manage concurrent activities and deliver across a six-month contract.
- Sound judgment in Japanese localization, consumer insights and cultural relevance, balancing creative quality with measurable outcomes.
- Excellent collaboration skills and a track record of leading through influence across functions, time zones and cultures.
- A proactive, hands-on approach, with the ability to identify issues early and move work forward independently within agreed priorities.

## About Mozilla

Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.

Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission.  We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws.  Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.

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## #LI-REMOTE

## About Mozilla

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Mozilla is a global nonprofit-backed technology organization that builds privacy-first browsers, AI tools, and internet health initiatives to keep the internet open and accessible to all.
- **Entity Type**: Private (nonprofit foundation with a for-profit subsidiary — Mozilla Corporation)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA (remote-first globally)
- **Founded**: 1998 (Mozilla Project); 2005 (Mozilla Corporation)
- **Founders**: Originally founded by Netscape staff and the open-source community; key early leaders include Mitchell Baker (current CEO of Mozilla Corporation) and Brendan Eich (creator of JavaScript)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Internet software & services, browser technology, digital privacy, artificial intelligence, online advertising technology
- **Target customers**: B2C (individual users — Firefox browser, Pocket, VPN, Relay); B2B (advertisers and publishers via Anonym); developers (open-source tools, MDN Web Docs, AI developer tools)
- **Mission statement**: "To ensure the internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all." — Mozilla Manifesto

## Products & Services
- **[Firefox Browser](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/)**: Privacy-focused web browser with tracking protection, available on desktop and mobile. Core product.
- **[Mozilla VPN](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/)**: Virtual private network service for online privacy.
- **[Firefox Relay](https://relay.firefox.com/)**: Email masking service to protect user identities.
- **[Mozilla Pocket](https://getpocket.com/)**: Content discovery and read-later service.
- **[Mozilla Monitor](https://monitor.mozilla.org/)**: Data breach alert and personal data removal service.
- **[Mozilla.ai](https://mozilla.ai/)**: Open-source AI developer tools and trustworthy AI initiatives.
- **[Anonym](https://anonym.co/)**: Privacy-preserving digital advertising measurement platform (acquired by Mozilla in 2022).
- **[Fakespot](https://www.fakespot.com/)**: AI-powered tool to detect fake reviews and counterfeit products (acquired by Mozilla).
- **[MDN Web Docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/)**: Industry-standard web development documentation and learning platform.
- **[Mozilla Ventures](https://mozilla.vc/)**: Venture capital arm investing in responsible tech startups.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private, nonprofit-backed organization)
- **Key Revenue**: Approximately $593 million in total revenue (2022, latest publicly available — Mozilla Foundation annual report). The majority comes from search partnerships (primarily Google).
- **Notable Partners**: Google (search partnership, revenue driver), Meta (via Anonym), Amazon, eBay, and major ad-tech platforms.
- **Growth Signals**: Mozilla has aggressively expanded through acquisitions (Anonym, Fakespot, Pulse, Active Replica); launched Mozilla.ai to bet on open-source AI; growing headcount across engineering, AI, and privacy product teams. As of 2024, the organization employs roughly 800–900+ people globally.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Brand trust and mission**: Uniquely positioned as a "not-for-profit" tech company — no shareholder pressure to maximize profit at user expense. Consistently ranked among most trusted tech brands.
- **Privacy-first product DNA**: All products are built with privacy and security as core features, not afterthoughts — a strong differentiator vs. Big Tech competitors.
- **Open-source foundation**: Transparent codebase, community-driven development, and strong developer credibility (MDN Web Docs is the gold standard for web dev learning).
- **Diverse revenue streams**: Beyond browser search deals, Mozilla is building a portfolio of subscription products (VPN, Relay, Monitor Plus) and ad-tech (Anonym) to reduce single-partner dependency.
- **Talent and culture**: Decades of experience in remote-first, asynchronous, globally distributed work. Strong engineering culture with deep expertise in privacy, security, and web standards.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI with trust**: Building open-source AI tools and models through Mozilla.ai, emphasizing transparency, privacy, and user agency — contrasting with closed, extractive AI from Big Tech.
- **Product diversification**: Reducing reliance on search revenue by scaling subscription products (VPN, Monitor, Relay) and ad-tech platform (Anonym).
- **Internet health advocacy**: Continuing policy work on data privacy, antitrust, and digital rights through the Mozilla Foundation.
- **Firefox revitalization**: Modernizing the browser with new features (vertical tabs, AI-powered tools, improved performance) to regain market share.
- **Acquisition integration**: Absorbing and scaling recent acquisitions (Fakespot for e-commerce trust, Anonym for privacy-first advertising).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "Remote-first" company with a strong emphasis on asynchronous work, work-life balance, and global collaboration. The culture is mission-driven, collaborative, and values "responsible participation" — generosity and kindness in communication. [mozilla.org](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/)
- **Benefits (US employees)**:
    - **Health**: 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents.
    - **Mental health**: Free therapy and coaching sessions.
    - **Time off**: 12+ paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave (accrued from day one), quarterly company-wide wellness days, and your birthday off.
    - **Parental leave**: 26 weeks paid for childbearing parents, 12 weeks paid for non-childbearing parents.
    - **Remote-first**: Work from anywhere with a strong stipend for home office setup. [mozilla.org](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/)
- **Engineering culture**: Engineers work on "some of the most interesting challenges facing the internet today — privacy, security, decentralization, access, convenience, compatibility." The Data Organization is at the forefront of using data to guide product decisions while respecting user privacy. [mozilla.org](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/)
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Mozilla explicitly states it wants to be "a place where everyone can do their best work" and that "diverse perspectives and experiences result in better solutions." They publish transparency data on their progress.
- **Open roles**: As of mid-2025, Mozilla has ~90 open positions across engineering (Front-End, Machine Learning, Fullstack), product management, data analytics, marketing, and infrastructure. Key teams hiring include Firefox, Anonym, Fakespot, and Mozilla.ai. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mozilla?gh_src=e5ad1d6b1us)

## Sources
1. [Mozilla Careers Page](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/)
2. [Mozilla About Page](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/)
3. [Mozilla Job Board (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mozilla?gh_src=e5ad1d6b1us)
4. [Mozilla.org Homepage](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/)
5. [Mozilla Open Positions List](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/listings/)

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