Business Operations - Corporate Strategy Division
About the job
- At least two years of experience in business development, business planning, establishing, managing, or improving operational systems, or advancing projects at a consulting firm or similar organization.
- Experience independently planning and leading projects through completion while engaging multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to break down abstract challenges into concrete tasks and independently manage multiple projects in parallel.
- Manage domestic and overseas data-collection operations, including progress, quality, staffing structures, and improvements to operating processes.
- Coordinate and negotiate with contractors and other external vendors, and manage progress and quality after contracts are signed.
- Plan and operate workshops at international academic conferences, including developing themes, coordinating speakers and co-hosts, managing event-day operations, and reviewing outcomes afterward.
- Research and analyze domestic and international precedents and industry trends, and recommend initiatives based on the findings.
- Advance cross-departmental projects and coordinate with internal teams, member companies, academia, and overseas partners.
- Launch new projects as they arise and establish operating processes and organizational structures.
- Experience planning and advancing projects while handling multiple tasks in an early-stage startup or similar environment.
- Experience managing and improving site operations or frontline operations, including contractor management.
- Experience planning and operating workshops or events.
- Business-level English proficiency or experience negotiating with overseas sites or partners.
- Experience collaborating with engineers or researchers.
- Interest in AI or robotics and related specialist knowledge or practical experience, or willingness to learn.
About the company
AI Robot Association is best understood as an open research association working on foundation models for robotics. Researchers and engineers build datasets, training systems, evaluation methods, and embodied artificial-intelligence software. Its initiative brings together motion data, vision-language-action research, model development, and humanoid-robot experimentation. Roles may span machine learning, robotics, data engineering, simulation, infrastructure, research operations, and partnerships. The entity has a limited public footprint, so the profile stays close to its official research and recruiting materials.
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- On 2026-08-03, AIRoA released 5,000 hours of robot motion data and a foundation model.
- On 2026-08-04, it consolidated at a 3,500 m² Heiwajima facility, signaling execution.
- Its 2026-02-10 ICRA workshop and RSJ 2026 talks widen partner demand and visibility.
What critics are saying
- AIRoA depends on public programs like NEDO and GENIAC, exposing it to budget cuts.
- Open-data coordination among members can stall, while DeepMind and NVIDIA race ahead.
- If members stop contributing data, AIRoA’s ecosystem model loses scale and relevance quickly.
What makes AI Robot Association unique
- AIRoA launched in 2024 as Japan’s open robot-data consortium, not a single vendor.
- It combines academia, industry, and METI-NEDO-backed projects around robot foundation models.
- Its Heiwajima hub centralizes R&D and corporate functions across Tokyo, Miraikan, and Kyoto.
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Benefits
- Remote Work Options
- Training Programs
- Commuter Benefits