Manager, Product Management, Smart Logistics Biz&UX
Tokyo
Woven City – Woven Flagship Product /
Employee /
Hybrid
About Woven by Toyota
Woven by Toyota, a part of the Toyota Group, is challenging the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation and empowering mobility transformation. Through our AD/ADAS technology, our automotive software development platform Arene OS, our mobility test course Toyota Woven City, and Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital, we are pioneering the movement of people, goods, information, and energy, weaving a future of enhanced safety, connectivity and well-being for all.
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TEAM
Toyota is redefining what it means to move. We're challenging the current state of mobility by enhancing the movement of people, goods, information and energy. Centered around three core concepts - A Living Laboratory™, Human-Centered, and Ever Evolving City™ - Woven City serves as a test course for mobility to fulfill our purpose of well-being for all.
We do this by bringing together a diverse community of people with a shared passion for the future of mobility to co-create, develop and refine innovative products and services. This cross-section of social infrastructure, mobility, and people provides a unique opportunity for inventors, residents and visitors to interact seamlessly with new technologies throughout daily life in an environment that emulates a real city.
As a mobility of goods, our project is going to provide innovative logistics services in Woven City, which is located in Susono, Shizuoka, by using delivery robots, smart devices and simulation technology. We believe that super-easy movements of goods can change our value and lifestyle. The product management team is leading and operating the product development of our product. You will manage the team and report to the manager of managers in the department.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for a passionate and experienced project manager who can lead the product development with partners from the UX and business point of view, and manage the product management team. And this position might be requested to change the working place from Tokyo to Susono. At least you have to go there frequently as a business trip. If you want to tackle our new challenges of developing innovative services as a mixture of hardware and software, let’s make history together.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead designing and operating the product development with partners from the UX and business point of view
- Manage the small team (maximum 5 persons) for product management team
- Communicate the stakeholders and manage the schedule of the entire product development
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of experience doing project managements for B2C product developments
- Hands-on experience defining product backlog items based on UX requirements
- Hands-on experience doing user interviews and user testings with prototypes in product developments
- High ability and concrete experience communicating with UX researchers, UI designers, engineers and the product manager who have different background from yours
- 3+ years experience in the planning job or related job in complicated decision making process within large organizations
- Business level English and Japanese
NICE TO HAVES
- High flexibility and adaptability for the frequent changing situations
- Hands-on experience defining PRD (Product Requirement Document)
- Hands-on experience evaluating and improving products based on metrics
- Experiences developing not only digital products but also hardware ones
- Domain knowledge in logistics or real estate development fields
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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.
