[Company Profile]

The company's mission is to bring Japanese culture to the world, and it has developed six in-house products, including cross-border social commerce and online crane game applications, mainly targeting foreigners living overseas.

They are developing six in-house products, including cross-border social commerce and an online crane game application, mainly targeting foreigners living abroad.

In particular, it is a leading startup company in the field of delivering snacks and soft drinks in original boxes to the world through a subscription model.

In the creation of its products, the company also communicates the thoughts and origins that the manufacturers put into their products, as well as the charms of each region of Japan, as cultural values, and provides comprehensive cultural education that goes beyond mere product consumption.

In order to create products from the user's point of view, 70% of the employees are non-Japanese.

[Background of recruitment]

As a global startup, they need to compete with U.S. companies, and it is essential for them to create products that can survive on the global stage, always from the user's perspective.

Therefore, they are looking for a person who can work as one team with engineers, designers, and buyers, and lead product development in a data-driven manner.

They are urgently seeking a product manager who can lead the development of data-driven products by working as one team with engineers, designers, and buyers, and who can make it easier for foreigners to experience Japanese products and culture through products in this new area.

[Attractive points of company/work]

The scope of work entrusted to each individual is broad, so you can acquire task management skills and the ability to promote business.

A gratifying job where you will create new services and help the company grow significantly.

[Job description]

- Product management to lead the development of new domain services

- Formulate product vision and roadmap

- Identification of customer issues through user interviews and data analysis, and formulation of product requirement specifications

- Project management to ensure smooth development

- Collaborate with designers, engineers, and all other stakeholders to promote product development.

- After service release, work with marketing and customer support to ensure sales performance and customer satisfaction.

[Requirements]

- N3 level Japanese language skills

- English language skills at a daily conversational level

- At least 3 years of experience in software project management

- Experience using project management tools (Asana/Jira/Wrike/Trello, etc.) to track and report project progress

- Experience working with Agile/Scrum development processes and strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and best practices

- Understanding of alternative project management methodologies (e.g. Waterfall, Lean, APF)

- Experience working on projects throughout the entire lifecycle, from concept to delivery

- Experience delivering projects on scope, on budget, and on schedule.

[Preferred requirements]

- Experience in the e-commerce field

- PMP / PRINCE2 / PMI-ACP or other project management certifications

[Conditions]

Employment Type: Permanent

Trial period: 6 months

Estimated annual income: ¥5M - ¥8

Work location: Tokyo (basically remote work, less than 1 workday per week)

Working hours: 9:30-18:30

Holidays: 2 days a week (Saturdays and Sundays), national holidays

Vacation: Summer vacation, year-end and New Year holidays, and other vacations available

Overtime: Average of less than 20 hours/month

Benefits: Complete social insurance, commuting allowance (according to company regulations), and other benefits

[About selection]

Number of applicants: 1

Documents required for application: resume, resume of work

Online interview: Available

Interview language: Japanese

Number of interviews (flow): 2times

Application for overseas residents: Unavailable

* May change depending on the situation of the candidate