Lead business development for a tutoring-school SaaS business by researching customer and education-site needs, designing and validating solutions, supporting customer success, and driving growth with product and sales teams.
atama plus is a Japanese education-technology company whose AI learning system identifies gaps in understanding and builds personalized curricula for elementary, middle and high school students. It supplies the platform to cram schools and also offers custom tests and the Sketto AI question-and-feedback tool.
The company runs in-person and online atama＋ tutoring services and provides programs for universities and employee training. It generates revenue from institutional product and program contracts, student fees and franchise operations, although financial results are not publicly disclosed. KUMON acquired 100% of the company in July 2026, and atama plus announced a patent for its AI Step Explanation technology in August 2026.
- Salary range
- ¥5.2M – ¥16M
- Median
- ¥6M – ¥12M
- Most requested
- Generative AI / LLM 11
- AWS 3
- Docker 3
- JavaScript 3
- PostgreSQL 3
- Python 3
- Japanese posting, level unstated 24
- Common areas
- Business development 10
- Consulting & strategy 7
- Customer success 5
- Sales 5
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open positions at atama plus
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