Key Responsibilities

Data Product Strategy Formulation and Promotion:
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to define product vision and strategy. Ensure alignment with organizational and business goals, and powerfully drive their realization
- Formulate comprehensive catalog data strategies, maximizing the value of data products through optimization of operations, systems, and utilization methods
- Proactively identify data-related business challenges and execute strategic solutions. Maintain continuous improvement of catalog data and its alignment with strategic objectives

Execution Management and Quality Assurance:
- Collaborate with global teams, including those in Japan, China, and India, to formulate and promote common goals and execution plans for catalog data management and utilization
- Establish and enforce best practices and standards for data generation processes, ensuring data accuracy, reliability, and comprehensiveness
- Develop and manage Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to visualize performance. Support data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement cycles
- Lead projects for data quality improvement and utilization expansion, pursuing business contributions

Cross-functional Collaboration:
- Efficiently collaborate with relevant parties (including offshore teams) to maximize team performance towards achieving product goals
- Smoothly coordinate collaboration between business divisions and development divisions. Lead catalog data-related projects and product improvements to success.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Proven Success in Data Product Leadership:

- 5+ years of experience in product management or related fields, with a demonstrated track record of leading data products from strategy and launch through growth, and achieving tangible results

Deep Understanding of Data & Business:
- Experience in solving complex business challenges and creating new value through data extraction, analysis, and insights

- Ability to understand complex data and systems, translating them into impactful business outcomes

Strategic Thinking and Execution Capability:

- Proven track record of independently formulating strategies even in uncertain situations, engaging teams and stakeholders, and powerfully driving projects towards goal achievement

- Project management capability and KPI management skills based on business, customer, and operational metrics

Leadership in Driving Change:

- Proven ability to develop strategies, mobilize teams and stakeholders, and effectively drive projects towards goal achievement, even in ambiguous or uncertain environments

Global Collaboration & Communication:

- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multicultural teams with high proficiency in both Japanese and English, enabling seamless cross-functional collaboration and effective stakeholder management in a diverse, global setting

Desired Qualifications:

Deep Data Management Expertise:

- Solid understanding and practical experience in data modeling, analysis, and quality

Knowledge System Experience:

- Practical experience with Information Architecture, ontologies, taxonomies, or similar knowledge organization systems

Domain-Specific Data Insight:

- Experience in data analysis or design within E-commerce, Internet Services, or Advertising

Translating Business to Data:

- Ability to convert business needs into actionable data strategies and requirements

AI/ML/LLM Application:

- Experience applying AI, ML, or LLM solutions for operational or product improvements

Strong Analytical Tool Skills:

- Proficiency in analytical tools and languages like SQL, Python, or R

Business-Driven Development Leadership:

- Experience leading development balancing technical execution with strategic business impact