I'd say the exact opposite. From my impression of it he is in charge of the Japan office. If this is anything like how the company I'm at is doing internationa

I'd say the exact opposite. From my impression of it he is in charge of the Japan office. If this is anything like how the company I'm at is doing internationalization there will likely be pushing (and some implementing) technical requirements to make the product culturally accessible. There will be B2B, and in this case B2Gov discussions. I'm sure he will also be heading up finding office space and hiring others to do the work. This is a very likely a senior management position in addition to I'm sure a senior technical position.