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Kazue Yanagisawa

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I am Kazue Yanagisawa, a multilingual marketing, sales and project management professional with a track record across IT, ecommerce, consumer goods, and travel industries.

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I am Kazue Yanagisawa, a multilingual marketing, sales and project management professional with a track record across IT, ecommerce, consumer goods, and travel industries. I have led partner marketing, market research, digital campaigns, and cross-cultural collaboration across Japan, Singapore, Europe, and the Americas. I thrive in global teams, turning data into actionable strategies, and delivering results through creative, proactive problem solving.

I hold an MBA from SDA Bocconi with a focus on marketing and innovation, and I am fluent in Japanese and English while comfortable operating in Portuguese and several other languages. I enjoy bridging cultures to drive growth, manage complex projects (including IT/digital transformation), and localization efforts that resonate in diverse markets.

  • 20 years' experience
  • Joined April 2026

Languages

  • JapaneseFluent
  • EnglishFluent
  • PortugueseIntermediate
  • ItalianIntermediate
  • Spanish; CastilianAdvanced
  • FrenchBeginner
  • GermanBeginner
  • ChineseBeginner

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Retail
  • Travel & Hospitality
  • Education
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Other

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Work experience· 34 roles

Freelancer · Portugal (Self-employed)Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Marketing activities & sales support for the Agri-tech industry; Portuguese-Japanese translation; provided Japanese language lessons to adults.

Freelancer · Self-employed - PortugalJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Provided marketing activities & sales support for Agri-tech industry; translation (Portuguese-Japanese); offered Japanese language lessons to adults.

Relationship Manager, Critical Situation Management Execution Team · Inetum Tech Portugal (for Microsoft Technologies)Nov 2022 – Sep 2023 · 11 mos

Managed complex critical outages across all technologies; coordinated with customers, vendors and internal groups, identified failures, and drove improvements; served as a communication hub and responsibility owner for incident resolution.

Relationship Manager, Critical Situation Management Execution Team · Inetum Tech Portugal (via Microsoft)Nov 2022 – Sep 2023 · 11 mos
Vertical SME, Customer Facing Enablement, Bio pharma Ops · IBMJan 2022 – Apr 2022 · 4 mos
Senior Consultant - Vertical SME, Customer Facing Enablement, Bio pharma Ops · IBMJan 2022 – Apr 2022 · 4 mos
Senior Manager, Sales Planning · Nissin Foods SingaporeJun 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos
Partner Marketing Project Manager, Consumer Channel Marketing · Microsoft (Singapore)May 2020 – Jun 2020 · 2 mos

Education

MBA · SDA Bocconi, Italy2007 – 2008
Bachelor of Business Administration · Hosei University2030 – 1996
MBA (Marketing & Innovation) · SDA Bocconi2007 – 2008
Bachelor of Business Administration · Hosei University2030 – 1996

Certifications and awards

MBA, Marketing & Innovation2007 – 2008
Bachelor of Business Administration2030 – 1996
CIPLE Portuguese Language Certification2030 – 2026

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