NEWSLETTER

Drivemode

Tokyo

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Project Manager - Internal Consulting

Tokyo
Remote OK
Full-time
June 16, 2021

Our Team:

Founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs from Zipcar and Tesla Motors, Drivemode is fundamentally changing vehicle technology for drivers – we enable smarter and safer connected driving in any vehicle.

Drivemode has built a mobile-based connected vehicle platform which integrates directly with the vehicle to bring key communication and navigation features, while putting your vehicle’s data right at your fingertips. Our products are used by millions of riders and drivers in over 150 countries. In 2019 we were acquired by Honda as an independent subsidiary to integrate our platform directly into Honda vehicles around the world.

Honda Smartphone Voice Control system: https://global.honda/voice-control-system/

私たちのチーム：

ZipcarとTesla Motorsの起業家によって2014年に設立されたDrivemodeは、どの車両であっても、よりスマートで安全なコネクテッドドライビングを可能にするという、ドライバーの車両技術を根本的に変えることにチャレンジしています。Drivemodeは、車両とダイレクトに連結し、主要な通信やナビゲーション機能を提供すると同時に、車両のデータをすぐに活用できるような、モバイルベースのコネクテッドカープラットフォームを構築しました。そのような当社の製品は、すでに150か国以上で数百万人のライダーやドライバーに使用されています。2019年には、当社のプラットフォームを世界中のホンダ車にダイレクトに連結するために、独立子会社としてホンダに買収されました。

Honda Smartphone Voice Control system: https://global.honda/voice-control-system/

Why Drivemode?

The best work is impactful, challenging and valued. Come to Drivemode to do your best work.

Drivemode hires the best and the brightest people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, then offers a diverse collaborative and rewarding environment where they can thrive both professionally and personally. At Drivemode, you will have the opportunity to create global products that impact millions of drivers in a unique startup culture that values flexibility and innovation. At Drivemode, you are empowered to put your ideas to practice, accelerate your growth and do your best work.

YES, Drivemode offers highly competitive financial rewards, comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives and belonging. As Drivemode evolves and grows, so will you.

Drivemodeは才能、能力、可能性を持った最高の人材を採用し、彼らがプロフェッショナルとしても個人としても成長できる、多様で協力的でやりがいのある環境を提供します。コミュニケーション・柔軟性・コラボレーションを重要都市、ユニークなスタートアップ文化の中で、世界中のドライバーに影響を与える製品の開発に携わることができます。自分のアイデアを実践し、成長を加速させ、ユニークな技術や製品・サービスでイノベーションを起こしたい方は是非ご応募ください。

仕事環境：

● グローバルな環境、多様なバックグラウンドのメンバーが集まっています

● 服装自由

● ２０２０年１１月に恵比寿に移転しました。広々としたスタイリッシュなデザインオフィスで快適に作業。集中スペース、仮眠室もあり！

※コロナウィルスの影響により、現在は必要に応じてのみ出社してます

● シリコンバレー本社への出張あり

● ウィークリーチームランチ

※現在はオンラインで行ってます

● 仕事で必要な知識を身につけるための書籍購入・イベント参加等は、会社としても推奨しており、社費で申請することが可能です

Who you’ll work with?

As Drivemode’s first project manager, you will be responsible for leading a newly built internal consulting division to advise internal clients on large software initiatives. You will be part of a small, extremely talented startup team and report directly to the VP of Engineering.

募集内容：

Drivemode初のプロジェクトマネージャーとして、新設された社内コンサルティング部門を率いて、大規模なソフトウェアの取り組みについて社内の顧客にアドバイスする役割を担います。小規模で非常に優秀なスタートアップチームの一員として働くことができます。レポーティングラインはVP of Engineering となります

What You Will be Doing?

The Project Manager will be responsible for the overall planning, directing, and coordination of project activities and resources for assigned projects. The Project Manager is responsible to make sure that the team is aligned and stakeholder expectations are managed.

Manage consulting engagements on medium to large software projects.

Plan for the scope, timelines, resources management and milestones of Projects.

Execute monitor and report Project status to internal client stakeholders

Work with executive leaders to build Drivemode’s internal consulting practice

業務内容：

プロジェクトマネージャーは、担当するプロジェクトの活動やリソースの全体的な計画、指示、調整を担当します。プロジェクトマネージャーは、チームが一致団結し、ステークホルダーの期待に応えられるようにする責任があります。

中規模から大規模のソフトウェアプロジェクトにおけるコンサルティング業務の管理

プロジェクトのタスクおよび進捗の管理

エンジニアとの情報共有、スケジュール調整

プロジェクトのスコープ、タイムライン、リソース管理、マイルストーンの計画

経営陣と協力して、ドライブモードの社内コンサルティング業務を構築

Your Background Includes, (応募資格（必須)

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or other related subjects or project management related major.

You have been doing Software Project management for at least six years.

You can generate, explain, and present detailed project metrics, schedules, milestone objectives, status reports, and other documentation clearly and accurately.

You have Exceptional, clear and effective communication skills and you are a genius when it comes to building consensus, influencing others without direct authority and keeping stakeholders aligned.

You are fluent in Japanese both written and verbal.

ビジネス、統計学、コンピュータサイエンス、エンジニアリング、その他の関連の目、またはプロジェクトマネジメント関連の専攻で学士号を取得

6年以上のソフトウェアプロジェクト管理経験

詳細なプロジェクト指標、スケジュール、マイルストーン目標、ステータスレポート、その他の文書を明確かつ正確に作成、説明、提示できる方

チームの一員として円滑にコミュニケーションをとることができる

日本語流暢レベル

It will be great if you (歓迎する資格)

Can communicate in English at business level.

Have consulted for Automotive companies in the past.

Have mobile Software experience.

Think cars, motorcycles, and other types of transportation can be 1000x better than they are today.

Are familiar with Agile and scrum methodologies with relevant certification

ビジネスレベルの英語でのコミュニケーションができる

過去に自動車会社のコンサルティングを行ったことがある

モバイルソフトウェア開発の経験

自動車、オートバイ、その他の交通機関は現在の1000倍良くなると考えている方

アジャイルやスクラムの手法に精通し、関連する資格を持っている

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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.

Japanese Language Policy
Although Drivemode's official language is English, Business level + fluency in Japanese may be required depending on a role that needs communication with Japanese-speaking stakeholders.
Visa Sponsorship
Drivemode provides visa and relocation support for certain positions, and for the roles where they have such support in place, they will clearly state that in the job description.
Paid Leave
- Weekends (Saturday and Sunday), Japanese national holidays, New Year’s holiday
- Annual paid leave (10 days for the 1st year)
- Sick Leave (5 days per year)
- Celebratory/bereavement leave
Benefits
🧡 Conveniently located office in Tokyo

🏥 Health insurance

🚃 Commuting allowance

👩‍🎓 Language study allowance for non-Japanese employees

🍻 Team lunch party (Every Friday)

🍬 Favorite snack allowance

💜 We also have education support for up to 15,000 JPY a month, which are to be used to develop skills and acquire knowledge in the job area.
Engineer Interview Process
Interview process at Drivemode varies from position to position.
Here is an example of a process for our Software Engineer:
- 1st step: Resume screening and Screening online test
- 2nd step: 1st Technical interview with a hiring team
- Further step: 2-3 more interviews with the management
Remote Work
Drivemode was already a “remote team” before COVID-19, and they will continue to be with offices in multiple locations. However, due to the nature of work that happens inside Drivemode, there is a need to be at the office together from time to time when developing new products that involve hardware prototypes.
Work style
- Our standard working hours: 9:00 - 18:00
* We currently do not have flex time set up in our company.
* However we value and respect employees' work-life balance, and we provide an environment where employees feel comfortable enough to discuss his/her schedule with a reportline manager to prioritize a personal life, e.g. taking care of families.
* Also, we offer "holiday swap option" for employees to be able to move holidays to their non-busy time.
Tech Stack
Android: Android SDK, Kotlin, Java, Jetpack, Coroutines/Flow, Dagger/Hilt, Gradle, Android Studio

iOS: iOS SDK, Swift, SwiftUI, Combine (Async/Await), SPM, Xcode

Server/Infrastructure: Rust, PostgreSQL, gRPC, Docker, GCP/Firebase (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, etc.), Kafka, Terraform

CI/CD: GitHub Actions, DeployGate, Fastlane

IoT: Raspberry Pi, Arduino board, M5Stack, C++/C

Communication: Slack, Google Meet

Project Management: Jira Software, Notion, Miro

Analytics: BigQuery, Firebase Analytics, Jupyter, Pandas, scikit-learn

Others: Google Workspace
Parents and Family
We offer maternity leave and child care leave.
Also, we offer money gift for childbirth.