Skillhouse Internal Career Opportunity
Product Manager
Position Title:
Product Manager
Employment Type:
Permanent
Working Hours:
Japanese Level - Fluent, English Level - High Intermediate (TOEIC 730)
Salary
Description
A leading global flexible workspace provider is seeking a Product Manager to help strengthen the digital products and services that support both the physical workplace experience and digital experience in Japan.
This role is not limited to a single product. The Product Manager may work flexibly across both CX and Platform-related themes, including improvements to Japan-facing web / app experiences, business process standardization, and digital transformation initiatives.
Development is conducted in agile, sprint-based cycles. In addition to defining requirements and setting priorities, this role is expected to collaborate with designers on UX/UI exploration and design reviews, and to help drive product decisions forward in an iterative manner.
Responsibilities:
- Identify product problems and structure key issues to be solved
- Define product requirements based on user needs, operational realities, business goals, and technical constraints
- Manage prioritization, roadmap, and backlog in collaboration with multiple stakeholders
- Drive requirement clarification and decision-making within agile / sprint-based development
- Make pragmatic MVP scope decisions under limited time and resource constraints
- Work with designers on UX/UI discussions and review design proposals
- Use AI tools or prototyping tools when needed to make hypotheses more concrete
- Discuss APIs, system integrations, and technical constraints with engineers and make informed trade-off decisions
- Collaborate with overseas engineers or global teams when required
- Improve product value through process standardization and operational improvement initiatives
Required Skills:
- Hands-on experience in Product Manager, Product Owner, service planning, or requirements definition roles for web services, business systems, or applications
- Understanding of UX/UI fundamentals and the ability to review direction with designers
- Advanced skills in G Suite (Google Slides, Google Docs, Google Spreadsheets) and Office 365
- Ability to understand technical constraints and implementation trade-offs, and make decisions in discussion with engineers
- Demonstrated ability to make decisions independently and move products or projects forward
- Experience working in agile or sprint-based software development environments
- Experience leading stakeholder alignment and cross-functional decision-making
Why Should You Apply?
-Drive forward digital product and products for a global brand
-Work with an international company and a multinational development team
-Gain experience coordinating in-house development, external vendors, and third-party services
-Hybrid work style with full flextime
-Good benefits, including transportation allowance and learning support
Company Details:
A leading global provider of flexible workspace solutions with a worldwide network of locations and a growing presence in Japan. The company is backed by a major investor and is focused on technology-driven customer experiences and a diverse, international working environment.
Work Location:
Tokyo
Working Hours:
9:00-18:00, Monday-Friday (full flextime, no core hours)
Workstyle:
Hybrid
Benefits:
Transportation allowance, social insurance, pension plan, online learning platform access, employee benefits program, and qualification subsidy
