Director of Product Management
- Tokyo
- Partial Remote
- Full-time
- March 19, 2024
Our Mission:
Why Drivemode:
About the Role
What You Will Do
- Build products that are central to people’s lives, backed by one of the strongest brands on the planet.
- Create the vision and strategy for software products related to EV motorcycles.
- Lead, mentor, and grow the product management team.
- Oversee the entire product life cycle from conception to launch to growth.
- Work cross-functionally with leaders of hardware and software teams to create industry defining motorcycle products sold globally.
- Occasional international travel to markets our products are sold in.
What We Are Looking For
- 7+ years of product management experience in Agile environments with at least 2 years managing teams of PMs.
- Track record of successfully launching and growing consumer-facing software products.
- Customer-centric, UX obsessed, and strategic.
- A flexible attitude and entrepreneurial mindset. Be willing to do what it takes, even if it's outside of your usual responsibility area.
- Someone who thinks that cars and motorcycles can be 1000x better than they are today.
- Business level or above Japanese (spoken and written)
Nice to Have
- Experience delivering software products that interact with hardware.
EEOC Statement
About Drivemode
Smarter, Safer, Connected driving in any vehicle.
We were founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs from Zipcar and Tesla Motors and acquired by Honda in 2019. In 2020, we released Honda RoadSync with Honda motorcycle team. In 2023, our CEO Yo Koga was named as Global UX Officer and Drivemode is set to expand further to transform Honda and win in the growing Electric Vehicle market with our expertise in software and user experience.
Our Current Work
Honda motorcycles
We are building a modern software platform for Honda's new electric motorcycles. The platform, including mobile app and infotainment system, will be deployed in many countries.
Not only working with Honda's motorcycle engineers as one team, we also do our own in-house hardware prototyping to enable us to learn and move quickly. The goal is to provide seamless motorcycle rider experiences with deeply integrated software and hardware.
Honda/Acura vehicles
We are working on a vehicle companion app & platform for Honda's next generation electric vehicles. The app will be a critical part of connected service offering for any future Honda & Acura vehicles globally.
We are working closely with Honda's industry-leading hardware and vehicle experts to design the software and hardware as one experience for users.
Our Future Direction: This is just the beginning for us; we expect to expand our scope into other software driven areas for Automotive while continuing to grow and build on more capabilities
Working at Drivemode
We’re a diverse group of Silicon Valley and Tokyo entrepreneurs who want to make driving better. Our approach focuses on speed, learning, flexibility, and data-driven decision-making. We aren’t just “coders” or “designers;” we are problem solvers who understand that why you do something is just as important as what you do. We love challenges: the bigger, the better.
Our organizational structure is flat and everyone has an opportunity to share ideas, regardless of manager or job title. Openness, transparency, and communication are always priorities. We trust our employees’ abilities to make decisions in the best interest of Drivemode and give them the freedom to do what it takes to bring out the best in themselves and others. We provide support, mentorship, and growth across all positions to help employees identify and reach career and developmental goals.
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