Sofar Ocean is hiring a Routing Specialist - APAC (Remote, Singapore/Japan)

Join Sofar Ocean as a Routing Specialist - APAC, where you’ll be a key member of our Wayfinder team. You’ll handle mission-critical operational tasks for our maritime data and service products while acting as the vital bridge between Sofar and our Japanese-speaking partners, customers, and industry contacts.

What You'll Do

• Provide ship routing support.
• Handle critical operational tasks for data and service products.
• Help the ocean science team integrate new data sources for analysis.
• Improve internal tooling.
• Navigate cross-cultural communication between Japanese clients and the global team.

What We're Looking For

• Native or near-native fluency in Japanese (verbal and written).
• Previous experience in meteorology, oceanography, or a maritime-related field.
• Bachelor's degree in oceanography, climatology, geography, or a related discipline.
• Experience in the shipping or maritime industry, particularly with ship routing or weather routing.
• Familiarity with observation and forecast data including WaveWatch III, HYCOM, and ECMWF.
• Strong understanding of mid- and long-range forecasting and weather patterns.
• Comfortable with data analysis and modern web applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work weekend rotations.
• A genuine passion for and/or connection to the oceans.

Nice to Have

• Data visualization skills.
• Proficiency in additional languages beyond Japanese.
• Experience collaborating across time zones and with internationally distributed teams.
• Familiarity with Japanese maritime regulations, shipping culture, or relationships with Japanese port authorities and logistics companies.
• Experience working with Japanese maritime companies or institutions.

Team & Environment

You’ll join a small, fast-moving team where you can have an immediate impact.

Work Mode

This is a remote position. Candidates should be based in Singapore or Japan.

Sofar Ocean is committed to addressing climate injustices and highly encourages people who identify as women, LGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) to apply.