Product Manager

Remote OK - Anywhere in Japan
Full-time
August 27, 2024

Main Responsibilities

Create clear and concise PRDs and collaborate with various stakeholders including design team, engineering team, and QA team
Manage and execute the daily product development cycle with an eye on the product vision of PayPay Securities
Drive the timely implementation of ideas into the product without being constrained by precedents
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand user challenges and plan and execute to solve them
Identify metrics that allow for a deep understanding of the user experience and repeatable continuous improvement of it

Required Qualifications

At least 3 years of Product Management experience in the Internet/web company or an equivalent role
Bachelor’s degree in a technology related field or at least 3 years of technical experience
Business level in either English or Japanese (Native Japanese speaker or JLPT N1 equivalent)

Preferred Qualifications

Product Management experience in the financial domain

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About PayPay Securities

PayPay Securities, as an important part of PayPay’s financial ecosystem, has launched “Point Management” with over 10 million users and “PayPay Asset Management", the first initiative in Japan that enables asset management on a payment application.

Now that the business foundation of the financial ecosystem is finally in place, PayPay Securities intends to expand its business to change the structure of asset management in Japan, with the main target being those who have not yet started asset management or were not interested in it before.

Japanese Language Policy
PayPay Securities started internationalizing their product teams in 2024. They are looking for someone who has business English proficiency, an open mind to embrace Japanese culture, and curiosity towards Securities.

PayPay Securities is on the move of creating an international-friendly environment like PayPay's Product Division, where English is the main language, and having interpreters who can provide simultaneous translation when necessary.

Please note that:
- For Engineers, Japanese language skills are not required but are beneficial to have.
- For Product Managers and Product Designers, business-level Japanese is a must.
Paid Leave
PayPay Securities offers National holidays (in Japan), Summer break (2 days), Year-End and New Year Holidays.

They also offer annual leave (1 to 10 days, depending on the month of joining, will be granted upon employment date for the 1st year).
Benefits
👶 Parental Leave

🧡 Interpretation support

💟 Complete health and social insurance

💚 Translation support
Engineer Interview Process
PayPay Securities hiring process are as below:

(1) Application Review (English CV is required)
(2) Coding Test or Take Home Assignment (only applied to required positions)
(3) 2-3 Interviews (including both technical and behavioral interview)
(4) Offer Meeting
Highlights of PayPay Securities

PayPay Securities is part of PayPay Group

PayPay is a FinTech company that has grown to over 65M users (as of August 2024) since its launch in 2018, and is rapidly expanding its business scale as a payment platform used by approximately one in two smartphone users in Japan. PayPay Securities provides a unique and familiar asset management service that anyone can easily use in their daily lives as a specialized smartphone brokerage firm that can be used through PayPay. As a member of the PayPay Group, they are refining their products at an overwhelming speed, and promoting the spread of cashless payments in Japan.

Establishing a foundation for the second startup phase
PayPay Securities is aiming to change the structure of asset management in Japan. To achieve this goal, they are establishing a foundation for the second startup phase. You will be able to be involved in redesign and renewal of existing products, gain experience from providing new mobile securities services and utilize PayPay’s service and user base to create a direct impact to Japan’s society.

Opportunity to take part in internationalizing engineering division
PayPay Securities is on the move to create an international friendly environment and welcome talents from all over the world to join. They want to improve their engineering practices to meet worldwide industry standards and are targeting to internationalize the engineering division, improve cross-company interaction and insist on creating user friendly products that are easy to understand and fun to use.