Product Manager, Global Process Engineering
Tokyo
Technology Shared Services – Global Safety and Quality /
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
Creating high-quality automated driving systems or advanced driver assistance systems is both challenging and urgent. It's crucial to meticulously design software architecture, development processes, environments, and testing methodologies to meet this goal.
Our team has two primary objectives: establishing and enhancing software development standards for autonomous compliance by engineers, and ensuring that development activities across teams are conducted properly, resulting in high-quality outputs. We believe that active engagement and effective communication, coupled with expertise in international standards, process models, software technologies, and development management, are essential to drive these initiatives forward.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for an experienced product manager who delivers a customer web based platform to accelerate process compliance activity. This position is expected to have knowledge of both automotive industry development process and web base application. You focus on creating value for the customer, and are able to produce and contribute to product vision & strategy with your customers in mind. You are detail-oriented whilst not losing sight of the larger imperatives, ensuring alignment with strategic direction. You can get the best ideas out of stakeholders, and manage requirements and priorities. You obsess about the users of your products and place them at the center of everything you do - in this case closely engaging with users across Toyota Group and Woven. You are experienced in working with cross-cultural customers and teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Understand customers and users’ needs and productivity blockers, working cross-functionally to devise solutions for efficient process compliance
- Develop and contribute to the product vision, strategy, and metrics, and explain to stakeholders
- Work with customers, key users, and business stakeholders to incorporate and manage requirements and prioritization
- Create and continuously refine product roadmap, actionable requirements, and user stories
- Develop a deep understanding of your customers and users, by continuously tracking usage analytics, maintaining feedback loops, and collecting in-depth insights
- Represent the voice of the customer to internal teams, helping to better understand use cases, personas, challenges, and opportunities
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in software development for mass production in automobile industry(e.g. requirement analysis, architecture design, software development)
- Basic knowledge of web base application(e.g. IPA Applied Information Technology Engineer Examination)
- 3+ years of product management experience.
- Fluent in Japanese, both orally and in reading / writing
- Business level fluency in English, especially in reading / writing
NICE TO HAVES
- Strong communication, influencing, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Experience leading project management like PMO.
- Knowledge of ISO standards related to quality (e.g. IATF 16949, ISO26262)
- Experience in software process improvement according to Automotive-SPICE
- Knowledge of cloud base technology(e.g. AWS, Kubernetes)
- Experience in user-centered design and user experience (UX).
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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.
