Project Manager

About Wantedly

Wantedly pioneered "social recruiting" in Japan with their unique matching platform where anyone can request a meeting with a company with a single click of a button. They remain one of the most popular job matching services in Japan, and are seen as a success story in Japan's startup industry.

We hear they maintain a high technical bar for engineers and offer chances to use the latest tech, but they prefers engineers to have business level Japanese skills (~JLPT N2). However, this isn't a 100% strict rule and they've been known to make exceptions in the past. They also provide language lessons to help people get up to speed.

Job Description

You will join the team in order to help guide the development of our overseas product. Working closely with our engineers and our overseas teams, you will help us implement our product roadmap and lead us ever closer to creating a world where work drives passion. Success in this role will lead to a bigger team and future expansion to more countries. We hope to leave the following to you:

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the CEO and country managers across all stages from product roadmap to implementation.
• Communicate release dates, schedules, product information and project status to international members.
• Prioritise tickets for implementation.
• Allow engineers to focus on coding by removing operational obstacles and ensuring smooth communication.
• Use your understanding of the needs of users and clients to contribute your own ideas to the development process.
• Take the ideas of our business members and make it clear what can or cannot be done based on current resources.
• Be involved in UI and UX discussions and make data-driven decisions regarding the direction of the English language product.
• Manage the localisation process to ensure corners are not cut and the product is exemplary across borders.

Who are we looking for?

• Strong communication skills in Japanese and English (N2~ish Japanese preferred with at least business level English).
• Have a strong understanding of software development (coding skill is looked upon very favorably).
• Experience as the bridge between engineering and business.
• Project management experience (over 2 years).
• Experience in or understanding of software development.
• Data analysis skill. (skill with SQL or Google Sheets is a plus) )

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: 5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY per year
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Housing allowance of 30,000 for those living within 1.5km of the office
• Technical book purchasing assistance
• Japanese lesson assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Commuting allowance
• MacBook Pro
• Social Insurance (health, employment, pension, worker's compensation)
• Kanto ITS health insurance (includes discounts on domestic restaurants, travel, sports clubs etc)

Work Style

• Contract-type: Permanent full-time position (with 6-month probational period)

• Working Hours: Flextime with core hours from 10:30 - 16:30 Monday through Friday (8 hour work day + 1 hour lunch)

• Work Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, Public holidays, Winter break, 10 paid days starting 6 months after joining

• Other paid leave: Childcare leave, Congratulatory/bereavement leave, etc.

• Office Location: Tokyo, Minato City, Shirokanedai, 5 Chome−12−7 MG白金台ビル