Senior Product Manager
- Tokyo
- Remote OK - Anywhere in Japan
- Full-time
- April 5, 2022
Position Overview
Work Responsibilities
Drive product planning, designing, managing development and operation for Mercari
Identify and improve customer exit factors to create a long-term loved platform
keep an eye on current trends and the needs of users in order to propose, develop, and implement new features or plans.
Create specifications for realizing new business, new functions with engineer, designer and customer services
Own responsibility for product delivery and drive product development
Bold Challenges
The Mercari marketplace app has been downloaded by millions of users around the world, and each individual user utilizes the service in their own particular way. We still have a ways to go, however, in our attempt to achieve our mission of “Creating value in a global marketplace where anyone can buy & sell,” and so we are constantly looking for new ways to challenge ourselves and grow as a company.
At Mercari, we are focused not just on improving our service for our users, but also on expanding our perspective and adopting new ways of thinking. In this context, our product managers must not only possess knowledge of engineering, but also an eye for trends/user needs and the ability to turn those opportunities into concrete business plans.
Required Experience
5 years + product management experience in Internet, Smartphone industry or equivalent experience
Experience of building services by collaboration with engineers, test engineers, infra engineers, designer and so on
Experience of creating specification to input product requirements to developers and test engineers
Leadership skill to drive people
Data-driven approach with the ability to leverage data to make decisions
Enough language skill in Japanese
Passion for Products
Preferred Experience
Basic knowledge of programming, database infrastructure, Microservices, AI and other engineering topics
Understand agile development method, and SDLC(Software Development Life Cycle)
Experience of design and build products though customer journey map, UX design and IA to create customer centric products
Experience of contributing in a prominent manner to the achievement of KPI goals
Data Analytical skill (SQL, BigQuery)
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Screening Criteria
Willing to "go bold" and ready to learn from their mistakes
Capable of thinking/moving of their own volition and willing to take initiative for the success of the team
Possessing a strong sense of ownership in regards to their work and willing to give their absolute best for every project they’re involved in
*For details, please see this page.
Language Requirements
English: Business level
Japanese: Business level
Working Conditions
Employment Status
Full-time
Probationary period: First 3 months after joining the company. (During this period your contract conditions will be the same as that of a permanent employee.)
Office
Roppongi
Smoking is prohibited within our offices
Mercari has introduced a work style policy called “Your Choice.” Each member is free to choose whether they want to work in the office or work fully remote. *Exceptions made for certain kinds of work.
About メルカリ
日本初のユニコーン企業、メルカリは日本で最も多くのユーザー数を誇る、フリーマーケットアプリを運営しています。国籍に関わらず国内外から優秀な人材を大規模に採用しています。シリコンバレーにもオフィスがあり、アメリカ向けにローカライズしたメルカリアプリを開発し、アメリカのフリーマーケット市場でもシェアを拡大しているグローバルテック企業です。
「限りある資源を循環させ、より豊かな社会をつくりたい」。創業者である山田進太郎氏が世界一周の旅で抱いた、そんな問題意識によって生まれたのがフリマアプリ「メルカリ」です。テクノロジーの力によって、世界中の個人と個人をつなぎ、誰もが簡単にモノの売り買いを楽しめる。それにより資源を循環させる豊かな社会、個人がやりたいことを実現できる社会をつくっていきたいと考えています。
これまで中古品の売買は、実店舗で行うのが一般的でした。しかし、お店に行くのに時間がかかること、お店の品揃えが限られていること、販売店が介在することで買い手も売り手も価格が不明瞭になるなどの問題がありました。また、中古品を売買するためのオンライン・オークション・サイトでは、出品手続きが難しかったり、入札に時間がかかったりするなどの問題がありました。
メルカリでは、誰もがスマートフォンを使って簡単に商品を売買することができます。また、配送業者やコンビニエンスストアとの提携により、簡単で安価な配送方法を実現しています。買う側も売る側も個人を対象としたサービスなので、不要なものを簡単に売ってお金にする楽しさや、ユニークな中古品を見つけて買うワクワク感を誰でも味わうことができます。
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