Hideki Takahagi

Hideki Takahagi began their career in 1995 as a C/E Manager in Fuji Xerox, where they managed field engineer activities and won awards for their technical skills. Hideki then worked as an Account Manager for Logica Japan, where they handled telecommunications and IT consulting for J-Phone (now Softbank). In 2002, Takahagi became a Sales Manager for Kofax, overseeing direct and distributor sales of unified communications products. Hideki joined Adobe in 2007 and held roles as a Partner Sales representative and a High Touch Salesperson, focusing on enterprise product sales in financial and manufacturing industries. Takahagi transitioned to Microsoft in 2012, serving as an Incubation Sales Specialist for Intune before becoming a Global Business Manager and later a Black Belt Solution Specialist. In 2019, they joined ServiceNow as a Senior Global Account Executive. Most recently, Takahagi joined JFrog in 2021 as the Sales Director, responsible for strategically important customers in the Japanese market. In 2022, Takahagi joined Japan IBM as the Instana Division Manager.

Hideki Takahagi attended Merry Mount College in CA, but no information is provided about the degree or field of study. In 2015, they obtained a certification in INSEAD Online Business Strategy and Financial Acumen. Additionally, in September 2023, they obtained the FOCP: FinOps Certified Practitioner certification from The Linux Foundation.