Product Management Director, Arene
Tokyo
Product & Technology – Arene /
Employee /
Hybrid
About Woven by Toyota
Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.
Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.
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TEAM
Arene’s goal is to open vehicle programming to everyone by simplifying vehicle software development and increasing deployment frequency without compromising safety and security. This will create a whole new market of vehicle application developers who, through software, integrate a vehicle into our daily lives in novel ways. Arene aims to significantly improve how vehicles are designed and developed, and we’re working closely with Toyota to realize this goal in its next-generation vehicles.
The Arene Product Management team is the team that defines the Arene Product Line roadmap over close market knowledge, customer focus and technology trends awareness. This team is responsible to deliver the right solution, at the right price and at the right time, so that it can benefit both the customers and the Arene sponsor.
The team is composed of product planning, market & users analysis as well as the product life cycle key functions from product design, system specification, architecture definition to verification & validation to customer support. This team is closely working with the global engineering workforce in order to produce Arene as a cohesive product line, fostering its reputation as a trustworthy and reliable brand, by providing cost-effective solutions that uphold the highest standards of safety and quality.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
You are a seasoned business leader with a deep understanding of product strategy creation and execution in a B2B marketplace, managing Fortune 50 types of customers. We are looking for a seasoned leader that has a proven track record of delivering business results over a product line management process while producing and servicing highly complex products that integrate both extensive logical and physical elements into a cohesive integrated product such as a car, an aircraft or equivalent. Also, the expected candidate has extensive skills in change management and in regulations in the automotive industry.
This role reports directly to Arene’s Line of Business global vice-president and is located in Japan.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define and maintain a global product strategy, roadmap and the associated communication & governance
- Manage a diverse and global team of senior professionals in various specializations such as market analysis, architecture, user experience, requirements management, verification & validation
- Closely communicate with the various stakeholders, producing the material
- Take high-level customer/product goals, identify the requirements, integration points with other teams/customers, and shepherd the work from planning through delivery
- Track schedules created by engineering, identify risks, and clearly communicate them to stakeholders and executives
- Ensure continuity of geographically dispersed teams and stakeholders
- Balance competing factors (risk mitigation and issue resolution, dependency management, fastest vs best solution, ROI, etc.)
- Provide inspirational leadership with active listening, empathy, inclusivity, and modeling company values to maximize the performance of teams and individuals
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated experience delivering business results in a B2B environment similar to the one Arene has with a product line that has similar technology, costs structure and market complexity
- Demonstrated experience leading teams on successful technology products
- 15+ years of pertinent experience delivering and servicing complex products that integrate the human in extensive logical and physical elements
- Experience in communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Demonstrated effectiveness in connecting business context and customer impact to engineering tasks
- Prior experience working directly with engineering teams
- Experience working with automotive OEMs and/or tier-1 suppliers
- Experience working in the automotive, aerospace or defence industries
- Embrace the challenge of creating metrics, designing product roadmaps, and influencing a diverse set of stakeholders toward a common goal
- Fluency in English
- Fluency in Japanese
NICE TO HAVES
- Agile development mindset
- Experience working with Japanese companies
- Experience working in a global environment
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Important Points
・All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.
・The same job descriptions are available in both English and Japanese; therefore, we kindly ask that you apply to only one version.
・We kindly request that you submit your resume in English, if possible. However, Japanese resumes are also acceptable. Please note that, depending on the English proficiency requirements of the role, we may request an English version of your resume later in the process.
WHAT WE OFFER
・Competitive Salary - Based on experience
・Work Hours - Flexible working time
・Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)
・Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)
・Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company
・Japanese Social Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance
・Housing Allowance
・Retirement Benefits
・Rental Cars Support
・In-house Training Program (software study/language study)
Our Commitment
・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
・Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.
