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Woven by ToyotaWoven City – Social Infrastructures & Platforms is looking for an experienced Business Development/Product Manager to join the Woven City Mobility Infrastructure team. This role sits at the center of our efforts to provide cloud infrastructure and platform capabilities to various Woven City products. We are looking for a modern-day mercenary — an experienced consultant who can drive our teams and offerings to the next stage, supporting an expanding range of business use cases including Product Launches to Woven City, Invention Partnerships, Now Platform Solution and Product Planning, and Go-To-Market initiatives with various Mobility Products. This is a highly challenging position that involves onboarding complex, multi-disciplinary projects and continuously driving their evolution. The role supports an expanding portfolio of capabilities and services for Woven City, working across 4+ sub-teams and supporting 10+ product teams, as well as security, governance, and various assessment teams — with these numbers expected to grow in the coming year. In addition, you will address technical debt within Woven City's cloud infrastructure and implement KAIZENs to ensure application portability.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience - 7+ years of experience in product management, technical product ownership, or technical planning within Cloud Platform services, SaaS, or infrastructure environments - Strong ability to bridge the gap between business and technology. Capable of engaging in deep technical discussions with Tech Leads and Architects while aligning with business stakeholders on ROI and strategic requirements - Proven track record of defining product/platform requirements from scratch, translating high-level business visions into actionable technical roadmaps, and prioritizing features based on value and ROI - A natural collaborator with a strong win-win mindset who can facilitate productive alignment, resolve conflicting requirements, and manage diverse stakeholders across different departments - Exceptional verbal and written presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical or business concepts and tailor the narrative effectively for different audiences (from executives to engineers) - Proficiency in business-level English
- Experience in conducting user needs assessments or data-driven analysis to identify technical commonalities and standard requirements across multiple diverse products - Demonstrated professional experience in large-scale program management, ideally in digital transformation, IoT, Smart-city, Big Data platforms, or AI-based platforms - Excellent project management and organizational skills, with a strong sense of urgency and personal drive to effectively execute complex initiatives - Patience and adaptability in dealing with cross-cultural environments and complex corporate decision-making mechanisms - Proficiency in business-level Japanese (to facilitate smooth collaboration with local stakeholders and engineering teams)
- 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)
