Grafana Labs

Senior Observability Architect | Tokyo, Japan

Japan

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Open-Source Software, Biotechnology, Software DevelopmentIndustries

About Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse. There are more than 20M users of Grafana, the open source visualization tool, around the globe, monitoring everything from beehives to climate change in the Alps. The instantly recognizable dashboards have been spotted everywhere from a NASA launch and Minecraft HQ to Wimbledon and the Tour de France. Grafana Labs also helps more than 3,000 companies -- including Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay -- manage their observability strategies with the Grafana LGTM Stack, which can be run fully managed with Grafana Cloud or self-managed with the Grafana Enterprise Stack, both featuring scalable metrics (Grafana Mimir), logs (Grafana Loki), and traces (Grafana Tempo).

We’re scaling fast and staying true to what makes us different: an open-source legacy, a global collaborative culture, and a passion for meaningful work. Our team thrives in an innovation-driven environment where transparency, autonomy, and trust fuel everything we do.

You may not meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If this role excites you, we’d love you to raise your hand for what could be a truly career-defining opportunity.

The Opportunity

Grafana Labs is hiring an Observability Architect to join our Customer Experience organisation and help redefine post-sales technical partnership. This is a pioneering role for a technically skilled professional who will drive long-term customer success by guiding adoption, expansion, and value realisation. You will be responsible for delivering an exceptional customer experience across a portfolio of key accounts in Japan, supporting their observability maturity journey with strategic consulting and expert-level support.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Serving as the primary technical point of contact for a portfolio of Grafana customers in Japan
  • Designing and guiding customers through their observability maturity roadmap
  • Providing expert-level guidance and troubleshooting to drive product adoption
  • Conducting regular technical reviews and health checks, including root cause analyses
  • Advising on best practices and helping customers align Grafana’s technology with their business goals
  • Developing and executing tailored technical roadmaps with clients
  • Identifying opportunities to optimise costs and increase adoption of new features and products
  • Building and maintaining long-term relationships with key customer stakeholders
  • Collaborating closely with Engagement Managers and Onboarding Solutions Architects throughout the customer lifecycle
  • Acting as a customer advocate internally, representing their needs to Product Management and Engineering
  • Conducting training sessions, workshops, and developing technical documentation and tutorials
  • Participating in regular customer business reviews, assessing satisfaction, value delivery, and future requirements
  • Preparing reports on customer performance, engagement metrics, and strategic recommendations

What Makes You a Great Fit

  • 5+ years of experience in technical account management, consulting, professional services, or a related post-sales technical role in the technology industry
  • Proven ability to manage multiple customer relationships and technical projects concurrently
  • Strong understanding of observability solutions, with hands-on experience in tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki
  • Skilled in deploying and operating Kubernetes environments
  • Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
  • Experience working with tools such as CRM systems, ticketing platforms, and modern cloud technologies
  • Ability to deliver both technical depth and business value in customer interactions
  • Comfortable with travel (up to 25%) to support customer engagements across Japan
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, or equivalent experience

Bonus Points For

  • 5+ years of experience in technical sales, technical account management, or post-sales customer success

Skills

Observability
Grafana
Metrics
Logs
Traces
Technical Consulting
Customer Success
Troubleshooting
Product Adoption
Roadmap Design

Grafana Labs

Observability and monitoring solutions provider

About Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs specializes in observability and monitoring solutions for cloud infrastructure and applications. Its main product, Grafana, is an open-source metrics dashboard that allows users to visualize and analyze data from various sources. This helps businesses monitor the performance and health of their systems in real-time. Grafana Labs serves a wide range of clients, including large enterprises and individual developers, particularly in sectors like technology, finance, healthcare, and retail. Unlike many competitors, Grafana Labs offers both open-source and commercial products, generating revenue through premium features, enterprise support, and managed cloud services. The company's goal is to provide essential tools for monitoring and visualizing data, ensuring that digital services are reliable and efficient.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$783.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

30 days of paid vacation each year on top of national holidays, parental leave, & sick leave
Health coverage
4% contribution match on our 401(k)
$1,500 learning and development stipend
Udemy subscription
Complimentary subscription to Headspace
Discounts on a wide variety of services, including entertainment, food, and fitness.
Remote Work Option
Global Employee Assistance Program

Risks

Increased competition from Datadog, Dynatrace, and New Relic pressures Grafana to innovate.
Recent critical security vulnerabilities could affect customer trust and adoption.
Rapid regional expansion may strain resources and impact service quality.

Differentiation

Grafana Labs offers a unique open-source observability platform with extensive customization.
The company provides both self-managed and fully managed observability solutions for diverse needs.
Grafana Labs integrates AI to enhance data analysis and monitoring capabilities.

Upsides

Grafana Labs raised $270M, boosting its valuation to over $6 billion in 2024.
The company surpassed $250M in annual recurring revenue with over 5,000 customers.
Expansion into Southeast Asia shows Grafana's commitment to localized cloud services.

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