Director, Product Management - APAC, Dow Jones Newswires (Tokyo)

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Tokyo
Expert/Leader
Digital Media • Fintech • Information Technology
The Role
The Director, Product Management for APAC oversees product offerings specific to the Japanese market and the greater Asia/Pacific region. Responsibilities include managing product features, collaborating with sales and marketing, documenting requirements, coordinating with engineering teams, and analyzing market opportunities to enhance product distribution for clients.
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Job Description:

About the Team:

Dow Jones Risk & Compliance is a global provider of best-in-class risk data, technology solutions, due diligence and managed services for managing regulatory and reputational risk. For 20 years, its market-leading data has helped financial institutions and businesses have greater control managing Financial Crime Compliance, Third Party Risk Management, Sanctions Compliance and Trade Compliance. With a global team of expert researchers covering more than 60 languages, Dow Jones applies the same rigor to its data that it has always brought to its journalism, offering the most accurate and complete risk datasets on the market.

About the Role:

As Director, Product Management for Asia/Pacific you will report to the Head of Business Management & Commercial Strategy. You will define, support, and manage products and offerings specific to the Japanese market with additional responsibilities for the greater Asia/Pacific region where Newswires has business interests and priorities. These products are the backbone of the real-time distribution of Dow Jones content for firms in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea and Australia who require it for their own employees and their customers.

About the Role:

As Director, Product Management for Asia/Pacific, you will report to the Head of Business Management & Commercial Strategy. Your primary focus will be on products for the Japanese market, with additional responsibilities across the Asia/Pacific region. These products support the real-time distribution of Dow Jones content for firms in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, and Australia.

This is a hybrid role, requiring you to be in the office three days per week.

You Will:

  • Collaborate with sales, marketing, and client support to explain product functionality.
  • Support customer-facing teams and regional partners during sales and support processes.
  • Identify and document requirements for new features and products.
  • Work with product development and news teams to translate requirements into technical specifications.
  • Coordinate with local and global engineering teams on product development and maintenance.
  • Ensure technical documentation is updated for clients using APIs.
  • Develop product messaging and strategies with Marketing.
  • Contribute to sales documentation and training materials.
  • Present product enhancements to sales teams and internal stakeholders.
  • Identify new market opportunities and define market segments with the head of strategy.
  • Review usage metrics and recommend product or messaging changes.
  • Adjust go-to-market plans based on success and failure analysis.

You Have:

  • Bilingual in Japanese and English.
  • 12+ years in business strategy, product management, or related roles.
  • Knowledge of the business information landscape in Japan and the APAC region.
  • Experience with technical documentation and B2B content delivery (B2B4C is a plus).
  • Discuss technology with both engineers and non-technologists.
  • Experience with communicating product updates and persuading internal and external partners.
  • Comfortable with complex products, and enjoy working with diverse partners.
  • Ability to work across geographies and be self-sufficient

Our Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Hybrid working #LI-Hybrid
  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans
  • Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
  • Education Benefits
  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Transformation Office

Job Category:

Project/Program Management

Union Status:

Non-Union role

The Company
HQ: New York, NY
4,898 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1882

What We Do

When you join Dow Jones, you become part of the most dynamic, creative and savvy news and information companies in the world. As a global leader in news and business intelligence, we're newswires, websites, newspapers, apps, newsletters, databases, magazines, and video --including some of the widest-read and most-respected brands, like The Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.

Our products inform the discussions and decisions that are vital to the world's commerce, while our databases make the business world more transparent. We continually develop technology to transform information into insight and prosperity. We enlighten and inspire audiences around the globe with authoritative, differentiated and trusted content.

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