Product Manager

Job Description The Role You will report directly to the CEO while working alongside our CTO, developers, designers, marketing staff, and casting managers. You will listen to user feedback, track metrics, and guide our engineering team to ship useful software fast. This high-autonomy position lets you make major product choices and turn a Japanese app into a global brand. What You Will Do - Lead product vision, prioritize features, and build long-term roadmaps for our main app and upcoming projects. - Write clear requirement documents, design logs, and decision records for designers and developers to ship regular software updates. - Conduct research with fans, creators, talent managers, and agencies to find new feature opportunities. - Read product metrics and user behavior figures to find growth opportunities and fix drop-off points. - Help make and execute Go-To-Market plans for new features and whole new products. - Use AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Windsurf to speed up research, coding, decision-making, and daily workflows. - Create a clear, simple product planning process that scales as our team grows. What Success Looks Like in Year One - You launch major features that improve user experience and drive real sales growth. - You boost key figures like user retention and everyday app activity. - You set up clear, scalable product management processes for our growing company. - You guide new products from simple sketches on paper all the way to real app store launches. - You help more overseas fans support Japanese talent on our platform. What We Offer - 8 million to 12 million yen annual salary, with stock options and equity talk available after your trial period. - Hybrid work setup with flexible working hours in Tokyo. - Travel opportunities for overseas business trips, sponsored events, and international partner meetings. - Exclusive access to top Japanese creators, celebrities, talent agencies, and entertainment companies. - Directly work with our CEO, CTO, and founding team to define how AI transforms consumer software. Job Requirements What You Must Have - 5+ Years of PM Experience: You have built and shipped software before, including apps for users in Japan. - Languages: Native or business-level Japanese plus professional-level English skills. - Full understanding of product development, software build cycles, and agile methods. - Experience managing products side-by-side with software engineers, designers, and business stakeholders. - Strong initiative in fast, changing environments with shifting priorities and unknown factors. - Ability to read dashboards and product metrics to make clear choices. - Strong hands-on leadership skills to take work far beyond basic project tracking. Nice to Have - Past work in music, gaming, media, fan communities, or creator economy tools. - Hands-on app development work with iOS, Android, or Figma designs. - Prior work experience at a tech startup or fast-growing company. - Direct experience working with talent agencies, influencers, and entertainment companies. - Experience launching AI features, AI workflows, or modern AI agents like Claude Code or Claude Design. - Experience working with global development teams or making consumer software for overseas markets.