Kazuki Hayakawa
Solutions Engineer at Notion
Address: Nakameguro, Tokyo
LinkedIn: kazuki-hayakawa
About me: kzkHykw.notion.site
Summary
- 5 years of product management and product marketing experience at an enterprise SaaS company.
- Over 2 years of experience as a Solution Engineer, and related roles including customer engagement, go-to-market, and evangelist for AI products.
- Proficient in enterprise product management and go-to-market strategies in Japan
| Skills
• Enterprise SaaS Product Management
• Customer Engagement and Adoption
• Product Marketing and Go-to-Market | Technical Skills
• Typescript, Node.js, Python
• Firebase, Supabase, Vercel, Heroku
• Notion API, Open AI API, and Google Cloud APIs. |
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Professional Experiences
2023-08 - Present
Solutions Engineer at Notion
Notion Labs Japan
- Drive technical onboarding + implementation for a product people love that solves real problems
- Help build the foundations of Solutions Engineering at Notion
- Serve as the customer's technical advisor
- Meaningfully shape our future product
- Elevate skills as we tackle our most impactful challenges
2021-09 - 2023-08
Product Management Manager in Product Growth and Adoption
Salesforce, Global
As a product owner of AI-related products for adoption and growth
- Spearheaded the successful launch of 4 AI-related products among stakeholders across Japan, APAC, EMEA, and the US.
- Accomplished 262 organization installations, generating $3M in ACV and Renewal impact within a year.
- Expertise in AI and chatbot, resulting in significant YoY growth: MAU by 167% to 3,200.
As an Outbound product manager and a trusted technical advisor
- Actively engaged with 10+ enterprise global customers to onboard and implement AI products.
- Led cross-functional teams to deliver two innovative AI products with NLP and Voice for the Japanese language.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance and refine products based on customer feedback.
2022-02 - Present
Side Project: Founder of Product Management DAO
Founded PM DAO that is a product-led organization for people who loves Product and want to learn and grow together.
- Developed and launched an AI-driven product, **Value Discovery** powered by ChatGPT, attracting 2,800+ early access users.
- I assembled a talented team, spearheaded product development, oversaw project management, and established key partnerships.
2019-07 - 2021-09
Product Manager at Salesforce
Salesforce Japan
Co-founded the first PM team at Salesforce Japan,
- Served as a local product owner for 6 key products including Sales Cloud, Quip, and Einstein AI.
- Successfully launched 4 products on Work.com to address challenges arising from the complicated pandemic situation.
- Engaged with 39 enterprise customers, resulting in $1.57M in new deals, demonstrating effective customer engagement skills.
2019-07 - 2021-09
Product Marketing Manager at Salesforce
Salesforce Japan
Responsible for go-to-market strategy, customer-facing marketing collateral, messaging, blog posts, and webinars for AI products in Japan.
- Engaged 44 customers and contributed to $8M opportunities.
- 2,000+ leads/customers joined my AI session.
2018-08 - 2019-07
Enterprise Solution Engineer at Salesforce
Salesforce Japan
Assigned as a Solution Engineer in telecom and media industries.
- Contributed to over $3M closed won deals within a year.
- As the first AI expert in Japan, conducted product enablement, created killer demos, and engaged with customers/partners in deal support, onboarding, and implementation.
Education