Summary
Masami Arima is a Staff Engineer and multilingual AI transformation leader based in Japan with 13 years of cross-industry experience delivering enterprise cloud, data, and GenAI initiatives across automotive, finance, and retail. She has a proven track record of driving GenAI adoption and aligning technical execution with go-to-market strategy, including brand partnerships and large-scale campaigns. Masami combines hands-on delivery—leading global engineering teams, running Fit & Gap analyses, PoCs, and Salesforce platform projects—with strategic consulting experience from Accenture and SYNTHESIS. Her background in multicultural roles and languages (Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese) enables her to bridge stakeholder groups from HQ to store level and to run bilingual workshops and vendor negotiations. Currently at Honda she focuses on promoting GenAI, talent development, and organizational branding, drawing on prior work overhauling back-office systems for major restaurant and banking clients. An unusual strength is her early career mix of creative hospitality, diving instruction, and brand marketing that informs a pragmatic, user-centered approach to technical transformation.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General, Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General at National Taiwan Normal University
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General, Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General at Munich Business School