Director of Product (up to 25M, hybrid, English-first, business Japanese)

Company Description

This is a rare product leadership role for someone who wants to drive core consumer financial experiences at massive scale in Japan while managing an established product team. The company is a well-backed consumer technology and fintech platform operating across Japan, supported by global parent organization infrastructure. They build seamless fintech products that process millions of transactions. The office offers a highly international, English-first product engineering culture with a modern hybrid working setup based in Tokyo.

You would have 7 direct reports. Business-fluent level English is required as well as business level Japanese (English is more important). The salary is up to 25M JPY / annum.

Position Description

In this role, you will lead the product strategy, roadmap, and operational execution for core consumer payment and account features. Reporting directly to executive product leadership, you will guide a team of product managers while managing cross-functional alignment with engineering, design, credit risk, operations, and finance. Your focus will be on driving key performance metrics such as conversion, retention, and transaction value through data-driven experimentation and best-in-class product design.

Ideal Candidate

• 7+ years of product management leadership in fintech, payments, e-commerce, or consumer tech

• 3+ years of experience managing, mentoring, and scaling product management teams

• Strong track record of launching and optimizing consumer-facing digital products using data frameworks

• Professional English communication skills, and business level Japanese

Why Join?

+ Ownership: Direct leadership over core consumer product strategy while managing a team of seven PMs

+ Compensation: High-tier salary up to 25M JPY alongside comprehensive enterprise benefits

+ Flexibility: Modern hybrid work setup combining in-office collaboration in Tokyo with remote flexibility

+ Scale: High-volume consumer platform environment impacting millions of users across Japan

Applicants must be residing within Japan unless they have a business level or higher in Japanese