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SENIOR DIRECTOR - CREATIVE

Job-title: SENIOR DIRECTOR - CREATIVE
Location: Tokyo
Specialisation: Food & BeveragesMarketing & Advertising
Salary: 15.0M ~ 22.0M
Reference: IJB2012077
Job-published: May 22, 2026 15:39

​​Work Location , Expected Annual Income :

Tokyo,15.0M ~ 22.0M

About the Company :

World-Famous Tier 1 Global FMCG Company

Responsibilities :

Position Overview:

-Leads end-to-end design of brand, shopper, and consumer experiences to drive business growth

-Serves as a strategic partner to senior leadership, integrating design into business and brand decisions

-Translates consumer insights and cultural dynamics into impactful, scalable experiences

-Oversees experience design across physical, digital, retail, and commerce touchpoints

-Ensures experiences are human-centered, locally relevant, and aligned with broader frameworks

-Establishes design systems, frameworks, and guidelines to ensure consistency and scalability

-Drives excellence in shopper and commerce experiences across multiple channels

-Sets creative vision and quality standards while championing bold, innovative solutions

-Stays hands-on in shaping and elevating key creative outputs

-Builds and leads high-performing teams, fostering collaboration, creativity, and skill development

-Partners cross-functionally with commercial, marketing, digital, and external teams

-Aligns local execution with global best practices and shared standards

-Ensures strong governance, clear performance metrics, and measurable impact of design initiatives

-Manages budgets, resources, and external partnerships effectively

Benefits :

compulsory benefits

pension

Required Experience / Abilities / Skills :

Position Requirements:

-Degree in Design, Marketing, Business, or a related field; advanced education is preferred

-Extensive experience spanning design, creative strategy, branding, and shopper or retail experience

-Demonstrated ability to turn design into measurable business impact and sustained growth

-Strong leadership track record guiding senior leaders and cross-functional teams

-Deep understanding of consumer behavior, shopper insights, and cultural trends

-Proven experience managing agency ecosystems and large-scale creative initiatives

-Familiarity with the Japanese market and local consumer landscape

-Exposure to digital, commerce, and omnichannel experience design

-Comfortable navigating and contributing within global, matrixed organizations

-Strategic, systems-oriented design thinker with a big-picture mindset

-Hands-on leader with strong creative judgment and attention to detail

-Trusted partner to senior stakeholders, influencing business direction

-Clear, persuasive communicator and impactful storyteller

-High emotional intelligence with a passion for coaching and developing talent

-Skilled at balancing global consistency with local cultural nuance