Engineering Manager VPoE Candidate

Date PostedJune 29, 2026LocationAsia Japan Tokyo MinatoCompanyG Talent/Bizmates, Inc.SalaryJPY 10000K - JPY 18000KTypeit (pc, web, unix) - tech lead/lead engineer it (pc, web, unix) - product manager

Job Summary

The VPoE Candidate will lead organizational strategy, talent acquisition, and engineering culture development for a blockchain-focused firm. You will work closely with the CTO and product leaders to scale engineering teams and optimize development processes. This role acts as a bridge between high-level business strategy and technical execution to drive enterprise-wide outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Define engineering organizational strategy
  • Lead recruitment and talent development
  • Optimize development processes and productivity
  • Collaborate with CTO and Product leadership
  • Foster a strong engineering culture

Required Skills

  • Engineering management experience
  • Proven team scaling capabilities
  • Business and product strategy alignment
  • Process improvement and organizational design
  • Business Level Japanese (JLPT N2)

Job Details

### Responsibilities (VPoE Candidate) - Formulating and executing medium- to long-term organizational strategies for the engineering organization. - Developing engineering recruitment strategies and driving recruitment efforts. - Training, evaluating, and providing career support for engineers. - Developing engineering managers and tech leads. - Improving development team productivity and refining development processes. - Identifying and resolving organizational challenges. - Optimizing the development organization through collaboration with the CTO, Product Managers (PdMs), business unit leaders, and others. - Formulating the development organization’s action plan based on product strategy and business priorities. - Addressing product development challenges from an engineering perspective to ensure teams can continuously deliver value. - Shaping and fostering an engineering culture. ### Recruitment Background The VPoE Candidate is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving the growth, performance, and overall execution of the engineering organization. This includes designing the organizational structure, talent acquisition, career development, and optimizing processes. The core focus is building scalable, repeatable systems that elevate team-wide output. ### Position Highlights - A Direct Career Path to Executive Engineering Leadership: Designed for leaders transitioning into holistic organizational steering with a clear path to VPoE. - Drive High-Impact, High-Growth Products with Absolute Autonomy: Leveraging blockchain technology to drive business growth from the engineering side. - Comprehensive, End-to-End Ownership: Mandate over team scaling, mentoring, process re-engineering, and engineering culture. - Intersection of Advanced Tech and Dynamic Scaling: Scaling specialized infrastructure within the blockchain and fintech domains. ### Job Requirements - Management experience within an engineering organization or development team. - Experience in training, evaluating, setting goals for, and providing career support to engineers. - Experience identifying challenges within development teams and driving process improvements. - Experience driving product development across different roles (PdM, designers, business leaders). - Development and management experience in the SaaS, B2B product, or business systems domains. - Ability to understand business and product strategies and translate them into technical initiatives. - Japanese Level: Business Level (JLPT N2).