Jobs in Japan
Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
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Jobs in Japan
Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
Vetted companies only. Apply from overseas.
WayveThe Technical Program Management team sits within Production Programs in Product & Delivery and leads Wayve’s programs with OEM customers, from early-stage advanced development initiatives to full-scale production. This role sits at the intersection of customer, product and engineering, with close collaboration with our US teams. As Robotaxi Customer Program Manager, you’ll be the main customer-facing program lead for Wayve’s Japan-based OEM and partner activity, with a current focus on robotaxi work involving Nissan. You’ll work with the customer to define and manage project plans, and make sure their requirements flow into our internal development pipeline and are delivered on schedule. You’ll turn customer needs and feedback into clear internal priorities, filter and structure requests so the wider organisation can focus on what matters most, and report progress and risks in both Japanese and English. It’s a high-visibility, high-ownership role in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment with significant autonomy. You’ll lead cross-functional teams in executing complex customer programs, establish and maintain project management frameworks, engage customers to understand technical requirements, translate customer demands into actionable technical requirements, align customer requirements with internal milestone planning and execution, run progress reporting and stakeholder communication in Japanese and English, structure customer requests, and provide first-level customer support.
- Fluent Japanese and English, with the ability to lead high-stakes external discussions in both languages. - Strong program management experience, ideally more than 5 years or at senior individual contributor level, in complex automotive software development. - Direct experience working with Japanese OEMs, automotive companies or tier-1 suppliers. - Proven customer-facing stakeholder management experience, not just internal program delivery. - Strong ownership and the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity. - Robust technical expertise, with comprehensive knowledge of the automotive industry and software development, and some robotics, autonomy or AI-related experience. - Proficiency with program management tools (e.g. Jira), and exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. - The ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, and a willingness to travel as needed.
- Knowledge of current AI advancements, including Generative AI, AV 2.0 and Large Language Models (LLMs). - Hands-on software development experience (Python, C++, Rust and others). - A Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
- Salaries benchmarked against the market annually. - Meaningful equity, sharing in the ownership and long term success of Wayve. - Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable. - Hybrid working, core hours and the chance to work hands on in vehicle workshops and labs. - Learning and development budgets with support for training, conferences and growth. - Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, retirement or pension where applicable, access to therapists, wellbeing partnerships, team socials and more.
