Group Product Manager, Enterprise Technology

About Woven by Toyota

Woven by Toyota, a part of the Toyota Group, is challenging the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation and empowering mobility transformation. Through our AD/ADAS technology, our automotive software development platform Arene OS, our mobility test course Toyota Woven City, and Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital, we are pioneering the movement of people, goods, information, and energy, weaving a future of enhanced safety, connectivity and well-being for all.

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TEAM

The mission of the Enterprise Technology Engineering team is to increase productivity and accelerate delivery of software and services for both Woven by Toyota and the larger Toyota Group. We do this by building and integrating best of breed cutting-edge technologies to help engineering teams deliver safe, secure software faster. By providing modern, agile and transparent services to our customers, we aim to realize our Woven by Toyota’s vision: ”Mobility to Love, Safety to Live”. This role heads up the product management team for the Enterprise Technology business and will report to the Head of Enterprise Technology Japan. In this role you will have the opportunity to shape the direction of Woven by Toyota products enabling the future of Toyota.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a seasoned product management leader who has experience building high performing product management teams that manage feature rich products. You are detail-oriented whilst not losing sight of the larger imperatives. You work to ensure that tactical product needs always align with strategic direction. You are able to get the best ideas out of stakeholders and communicate a clear vision for the product that everyone can understand and align on. You obsess about the users of your product and place them at the center of everything you do.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead, mentor and retain a team of high performance product managers.
• Build a world-class platform for delivery of software that drives safe, secure collaboration on mobility solutions across the Toyota Group.
• Work with multiple stakeholders inside and outside Woven by Toyota to turn a high level vision into realistic roadmaps and concrete product feature requirements.
• Interface with business stakeholders to incorporate business requirements and prioritization.
• Represent the voice of the customer to the engineering team helping them better understand the use cases, personas, challenges and opportunities.
• Maximize the business value of your product by regularly inspecting it and collecting regular feedback from end users.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 6+ years experience managing complex product portfolios with many types of users and competing priorities.
• Experience with modern agile software engineering practices. 
• Experience managing product managers.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Business level written and spoken English and Japanese language proficiency.

NICE TO HAVES:

• Strong communication, influencing, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Experience working on internal Business to Employee type product.
• Experience building a platform.

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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.