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As the APAC Sales Growth Analyst, I work in the Strategy, Data and Insights team within Sales Operations. This entails a range of responsibilities, such as helping identify the best sales business practices and maximising market opportunities, by way of identifying prospects for growth through analysis, insight, and forecasting. Specifically, I conduct revenue and product analysis and report on weekly, quarterly, and area-specific performance to help better understand business behaviours within the Asia Pacific, Adobe’s fastest-growing region.
I was born in Japan, but grew up in Sydney, Australia. I attended Hurlstone Agricultural High School from 2010-2015, where I then began my tertiary education at the University of Sydney. Here I completed my double degree of Science (Psychology) and Arts (Economics and Government and International Relations), which I finished in 2020. In this time, I also went abroad for an exchange semester to Milan, Italy, attending Università Bocconi. In February 2021, I joined Adobe as an APAC Sales Growth Analyst, which has been a wonderful journey so far.
Yes! Using myself as an example, my background lies in three diverse areas – Psychology, Economics, and Government and International Relations. Rather than focus on one line of work, I wanted to make the most of the skills and experience that I gained across these disciplines. I specifically focused on a role that allowed me to both utilise and further develop my creative thinking, analytical skills, and problem-solving abilities. I thrive on life-long learning, challenging the status quo and growing myself in all possible ways. I believe this is a valuable mindset to have in an industry like tech – where it is constantly evolving, and allowing us collectively, as a society, to evolve with it.
In my job, I love the broad scope of work I get to engage with. Since I cover the APAC region, I work with people from different parts of the world, including Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Korea and South East Asia. Being the embodiment of ‘multicultural’, this is something that I value and find very exciting to be able to do. Another aspect that I find highly rewarding is being able to work on and create various pieces of analysis that add value to the business and help influence business decisions and strategy by supporting senior leaders. This ultimately benefits and grows Adobe in many ways.