Regional Marketing Manager II (Japan)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Regional Marketing Manager, Japan

Reporting to the Regional Marketing lead, the Regional Marketing Manager for Japan will help drive market share growth, strengthen customer engagement, and translate Japan market needs into actionable product and business strategies. This role serves as the key link between Axcelis headquarters, the Japan sales organization, and local customers across assigned product lines.

The ideal candidate combines semiconductor technical knowledge with customer-facing business ability, strong communication skills, cultural awareness, and the accountability to deliver results in a complex global environment.

Candidates may come from semiconductor equipment, device manufacturing, materials, research, or academic backgrounds. Individuals with semiconductor experience gained while living, studying, working, or conducting research in Japan are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Customer engagement: Drive Japan customer strategy across key accounts; lead customer meetings, technical reviews, and tool evaluations; and build relationships that accelerate adoption.
• Marketing and strategy: Execute regional marketing plans, develop customer-ready collateral, and align account strategies with product positioning and competitive dynamics.
• Market insights: Provide actionable intelligence on Japan semiconductor trends, customer roadmaps, TAM, and competitive activity to support planning and business decisions.
• Sales enablement: Serve as the primary liaison between factory and Japan sales teams; support visits, demos, quotes, upgrades, and product training.
• Voice of customer: Capture customer feedback, NPS insights, and technical requirements from Japan accounts; translate them into roadmap, feature, and service improvement inputs.

Qualifications

• Experience: Semiconductor experience in technical marketing, applications engineering, process engineering, sales, device manufacturing, materials, research, supplier management, or technical customer-facing roles.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Chemistry, Business, Marketing, Management, or a related discipline. Advanced degree or equivalent research experience preferred.
• Language: Business proficiency English required. Native or near-native Japanese capability is a plus.
• Additional qualifications: Strong understanding of the Japan semiconductor ecosystem, customer expectations, executive and technical communication, and cross-functional collaboration. CRM experience is a plus.
• Personal characteristics: Strategic, customer-focused, self-motivated, collaborative, and effective at building consensus across cultures, functions, and complex customer environments.

Job Location and Travel

• Primary base of employment is Beverly, Massachusetts, with international assignments supporting the Japan region.
• Expected travel is approximately 15–20% within Japan, with occasional global travel.
• Flexibility is required for collaboration across US, Europe, and Asia time zones.

Position Type

Full-time/Regular

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Axcelis to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment for all persons free from discrimination based on race, sex, religion, age, color, national origin, disability status, medical condition (including pregnancy), veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.  Axcelis will provide reasonable accommodation necessary to enable a disabled candidate or employee to perform the essential functions of the position, unless the accommodation would create an undue hardship for the Company.
 

U.S. BASE SALARY RANGE

This base salary range reflects the typical compensation for this role across U.S. locations.

Our salary ranges are determined by role and level; individual pay is determined based on

multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, work

location, and internal equity. The range provides the opportunity for growth and progression as

you develop within the role.

Base pay is one part of our U.S. total compensation package which includes eligibility in the

Axcelis Team Incentive bonus plan, and comprehensive benefits package (for regular

employees working 20+ hours a week).