Product Designer

Remote OK - Anywhere in Japan
Full-time
April 28, 2023

At Moneytree, we help people share their confidential financial information with trusted third parties. Our technology is used by major banks, accounting software companies and fintech companies in Japan. Key clients include Mizuho, SMBC, Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos and Yayoi, and our apps are used and trusted by millions of people around the world.

We will give you the freedom and responsibility to do your greatest work. We will provide the best tools and trust you to use them effectively. We are flexible, supportive, meritocratic and expect you to grow as a professional.

The Team

Join the Moneytree Personal team and be a part of a dynamic and innovative group that is dedicated to creating exceptional consumer experiences for Moneytree's flagship iOS and Android applications. As part of the Data Research Group, this team is guided by three pillars: Data Governance, Democratisation, and Monetisation. You will have the opportunity to work independently and use your design skills to find the perfect balance between data access and privacy while leveraging mobile technologies to discover new product opportunities. The team is responsible for the full product lifecycle, from research and design to delivery and iteration. Be a part of a team that is making a real impact on the world of mobile technology and data governance.

About You

You are a designer with a strong background in user interface design for native mobile platforms and have a keen interest in user research. As an active member of both a product team and Moneytree’s design team, you are comfortable being in a position that is multi-disciplinary and multi-lingual.

As part of a design team, you can deliver value by continually evangelizing for design-driven ways of thinking. You are confident conduct product discovery activities while using prototyping and usability testing to inform your design decisions. You enjoy crafting functional user interfaces and visual systems that help users realize their goals.

As part of a product team you prefer to work collaboratively with Product, Engineering and Marketing, rather than alone. Providing an informed-perspective from a user’s point of view, to help your team make high-quality decisions that allow our users' understand their financial data better.

In this role you will

Operate as a design generalist, owning problems, translating research insights in to new ideas, designing the user journeys and detailed interactions to bring those ideas to life.
Support customer interviews, workshops, and user testing sessions to solidify your team’s understanding of customer’s business problems and pain points.
Create low-fidelity user flows and prototypes, considering accessibility and responsiveness, through to pixel-perfect production-ready visual designs.
Collaborate with engineering to ensure that the finished product aligns closely with original design work and maintains a high quality standard.
Apply an iterative design process by collaborating with non-design stakeholders to build consensus.
Contribute to the maintenance and evolution of our existing design systems.
Take advantage of product analytics and data to form solid hypotheses around user experience problems.
Identify new opportunities and shift gears, when necessary, based on user needs.
Help drive the direction, in process and culture, of a young design team.

In the first 3 months, you will

Complete Moneytree’s privacy and security training.
Proactively set up conversations to introduce yourself to leaders within our organization.
Participate in your first interview with an existing Moneytree Personal user.
Contribute your first design change to the Moneytree Personal product for iOS or Android.

Requirements

4+ years of experience working with in-house, embedded, product teams.
A product design-focused portfolio that displays an acute attention to detail.
Experience working for a SaaS company, on mobile products and with distributed (remote) teams.
Native Japanese (or JPLT N2 equivalent) and business-level English proficiency.
Basic knowledge of a mobile programming language, such as Java, Flutter, Objective-C or Swift.
Experience operating in a fast-paced start up environment, while wearing multiple hats.
A willingness to continually learn, embrace the unknown and receive feedback.

Location & Benefits

Working remotely from anywhere in Japan
Flexible work hours without core time (Common working hours: 10am - 4pm at JST)
Employee stock option program participation.
Referral bonus 250,000 JPY per successful hire.
Communication allowance (10,000 JPY/month).
Remote work allowance (3000 JPY/month).
20 annual paid leave.
10 annual sick and care leave.
Health and social insurance support.
Ability to work from overseas for short periods.
Learning support.

Reports to

Director of Design

There are two ways to join Moneytree, apply for the right role, or be the right person and let us find a role for you. We encourage you to get in touch if you are resourceful, have a passion for creation, value integrity and strive to always do your best work.

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About Moneytree

Moneytreeは「人々とお金の関係を身近にし、最適な資産運用をサポートすること」をミッションとし、B2Cでは個人資産管理・家計簿アプリ「Moneytree」を提供、B2BではMoneytreeを元に構築された日本最大級の金融系API、金融インフラプラットフォーム「MT LINK」を企業向けに提供しています。

2017年にはオーストラリア市場に進出しています。国際的な環境が整っており、20ヶ国以上出身の外国籍社員が50%、会社全体の約3分の1が女性であり、とてもダイバシティ豊かです。

またフルリモート勤務が可能で、ワークライフバランスを重視したフレキシブルな環境が整っており、とても働きやすい職場です。

Salary
Moneytree's salary structure is designed to offer a base salary along with stock options. Stock options are still a relative rarity in Japan, so Moneytree is one of a reasonably small list of Japanese companies offering them.
Japanese Language Policy
Japanese is not required for engineers, but it is desirable.

As a customer-centric company building products for Japanese customers, Japanese fluency is required for product managers and product designers in order to do users research, product discovery etc.
Visa Sponsorship
- With the current pandemic, we are only accepting applicants with valid working visas in Japan.
- We offer support for visa renewal to new hires with valid working visas in Japan.
Paid Leave
Moneytree's paid time off policy is awesome.

They offer 20 paid holidays in addition to 10 sick/care leave days.

The legal minimum number of paid time off days in Japan is 10 for an employee's first year, so this is what you'll get at the majority of companies. The fact that Moneytree doubles this to 20 really makes them stand out from other companies in Tokyo.

And then there's their sick day policy. Since these aren't legally mandated in Japan, most companies don't have them at all. Moneytree really goes above and beyond here with 10.
Benefits
💹 Employee stock option program participation

💻 New tech gear

🏠 Remote work allowance

📕 Book purchases

🏋 Gym benefit

👶 Financial support for childcare costs

👶 Parental Leave

👍 Residential rent tax benefits (i.e. company housing / 'shataku')

🧡 Communication (phone + internet bills) support allowance (10,000 JPY/month)

💛 Referral bounty

🚃 Commuter allowance

🏥 Healthcare insurance

💟 Social security / insurance benefits included
Engineer Interview Process
This may depend somewhat on the position but in general, the steps are as follows:
- CV screening (+ survey to fill out for some positions)
- Casual screening meeting (onsite or remote)
- Pair programming
- Topgrading
- Provisional offer + reference check
Remote Work
Moneytree is a remote-first company, so you can work remotely from anywhere in Japan. Those who wish to work from their Tokyo office are allowed to (as long as there's not a state of emergency in effect), but it's also fine to work 100% remotely. Their hybrid approach ensures that everyone can work in the style that allows them to feel secure and safe.

Even once COVID-19 is no longer a concern, Moneytree intends to continue their full remote policy.

※ You will be required to come to Japan if you are living abroad.
Work style
Work hours: 10:00-19:00, core working hours 10:00-16:00
Diversity
Moneytree has been a globally-minded, diverse company from the start. It was founded by 3 foreigners and over 50% of their total members are from outside of Japan, with over 20 nationalities represented. Women account for around 1/3 of their staff, which is on the higher side for tech start-ups.

They maintain a meritocratic culture and conduct quarterly performance reviews with feedback from managers, plus 360 feedback from 3 key people you work closely with cross-functionally.

This helps them track staff performance in an objective way regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender (including transgender), age, sexual orientation, or beliefs (including lack of religion or beliefs).