Product Management, Assistant Manager, Software Business Planning

Woven-Planet-2 in Tokyo

Woven by Toyota is building mobility for a safer, happier and more sustainable world. A subsidiary of Toyota, Woven by Toyota develops and invests in new technologies, software, and business models that transform how we live, work and move. With a focus on software-defined vehicles, automated driving, data-driven intelligence, security, mobility services, embedded platforms, AI, and more, we build on Toyota's legacy of trust and safety to deliver mobility solutions for all.

For nearly a century, Toyota has been delivering products and services that improve lives. Its earliest offerings, which automated the simple manual task of weaving, have evolved into the safe, reliable, connected automobiles we enjoy and depend on today. Woven by Toyota is an integral part of Toyota’s vision for the next 100 years—a world where mobility is easier, safer and more enjoyable for more people.

Our unique global culture weaves modern Silicon Valley innovation and time-tested Japanese quality craftsmanship and operational excellence. These complementary strengths enable us to develop and deliver cutting-edge technology at scale—optimizing for safety, advancing clean energy and elevating well-being.  We envision a human-centered future where world-class technology solutions expand global access to mobility, amplify the capabilities of drivers, and empower humanity to thrive.

TEAM
The Toyota Woven City is a fully connected ecosystem powered by hydrogen fuel cells to be built at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. It is envisioned as ‘A Living Laboratory’ and ‘Ever Evolving City’, incorporating various types of cutting edge technologies. At the same time, it is also ‘Human-Centered,’ that is, it is expected to keep people safe and comfortable. Our mission is to guide every single business and service of Woven City to most effectively and passionately move forward towards each operation phase of the ever-evolving city.
The Toyota Woven City contains 10+ key strategic focus areas and we envision empowering people through these services and realizing a “Human-Centered” experience for everyone.

Woven City’s Woven Inventor Garage team will develop innovative products and services as software first for users.
Our mission is to:
1.  Develop services and products for Woven City
2.  Expand capabilities through long-term R&D

As a first party developer, we will also build a foundation upon which third party partners can participate. Therefore, we are responsible for not just the applications but also the core software and capabilities.
Our team consists of many highly experienced members with international work experience. We strive to be open minded as we create a new culture with members from various backgrounds and nationalities. Our global team works closely with the Toyota Motor Corporation and the Toyota Research Institute in North America to develop our technologies and products.
We are seeking talented people to join us as we take on new challenges to create new products and services for the Toyota Woven City.

For more information about Woven City, please visit: https://www.woven-city.global/

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Our team will develop innovative services that are essential to the city and users based on the strategy of Woven Inventor Garage. You will have the opportunity to plan and deliver connected digital service/product with all of these businesses and continue to roll them out in this ever evolving city. We’re looking for a Product Manager who has rich experiences in managing software services/products to lead a product management of Woven City’s new digital service/product. This position reports to the lead of the Software Business Planning  function in the Woven City management organization.
If you are currently located outside of Japan we will set an interview over Google Hangout Meet or Skype.

WHAT WE OFFER
・Competitive Salary - Based on skills and experience
・Work Hours - Flexible working time with NO core-hours
・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 the company
・Japanese Social Security - all applicable (Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance)
Employee Benefits
・In-house Training Program (software study/language study)

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Our Commitment
・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
・We pledge that any information we receive from candidates will be used ONLY for the purpose of hiring assessment.
    • Fully responsible for product management of newly developed digital venture services
    • Initiate creating customer value, vision/concept, business development, roadmap of the assigned digital services and cross-functional user experiences providing  with other city services in Woven City
    • Play the role of agile product development and business/service planning with the engineering and UX team cross functionally to lead the end-to-end success of products from development to launch
    • Commercializing the assigned services and growth hacking of them for ever-evolving value creation ahead to the Woven City grand opening
    • Set a course of business development strategy to scale software services beyond Woven City
    • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
    • 7+ years to take the lead of creating or growing of web or app services/products at various stages including start-up, launching and improving them in an agile way
    • 5+ years working as a product manager or business planner in the related digital transformational business, AI implication or software service/product development companies
    • Passion to move forward and tackle problems in a situation with ambiguity and without a definitive answer
    • Proficiency in business level Japanese/English
    • Startup or new business development experience
    • Both agile and waterfall service/product development experience
    • Experience working within a cloud environment (e.g. GCP, AWS)
    • Global business development experience and deep understanding for Japanese business and industries
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