Sales Director, Japan

Location: Tokyo · Category: Sales & Business Development · Seniority: Unspecified · Posted: September 17, 2026 · Verified: Sep 20, 2026

Role Overview & Description

Why Join Equativ? Be part of a fast-growing, independent ad tech leader with global reach and European roots with a team of more than 700 people in 20 offices. Work at the forefront of innovation creating a bespoke marketplace for luxury & tech Advertisers in Japan.  Help create a more transparent, sustainable, and privacy-first advertising ecosystem. What’s in it for you?  You will join Equativ at a key moment as we start our Japan operations and set up the founding team for the market. You will be a critical member to start our local demand-side business by taking onleading all sales activities and building the future of Equativ Japan!
Source & Transparency: This position was structured directly from the publicly accessible career portal of Nowtilus. Details on the employer’s original job posting are authoritative. Polaris7 charges no placement fees and conducts no candidate screening.

About the company

Nowtilus

nowtilus.tv

SSAI and OTT monetisation infrastructure for broadcasters and streaming platforms.

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