Product Manager, Technical

About Mercari

We believe the world needs a place where people can exchange their loved goods. That’s why we built Mercari—to connect people who want to buy and sell things of emotional value through their mobile phones. Mercari has grown to become a leading community-powered marketplace that brings together millions of people every day.

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Position

Remote work is also possible.

Mercari’s culture has been central to the company since our founding, with the three core values of Go Bold, All for One, and Be a Pro. In addition, the “Trust & Openness” value was introduced to embody our culture of mutual trust, where information remains transparent and rules are kept to a minimum. Regardless of how big Mercari gets, our culture is essential to achieving our mission and will be promoted throughout our organization.

Responsibilities

• Drive product planning, designing, managing development and operation for Mercari
• Collaborating with Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, Products Managers to compile requirements, design and manage schedule for Microservices
• Own responsibility for product delivery and drive product development
• Manage development status and share them to all stakeholders clearly

Bold Challenges

• The Mercari marketplace app has been downloaded by millions of users around the world, and each individual user utilizes the service in their own particular way. We still have a ways to go, however, in our attempt to achieve our mission of “Creating value in a global marketplace where anyone can buy & sell,” and so we are constantly looking for new ways to challenge ourselves and grow as a company
• At Mercari, we are focused not just on improving our service for our users, but also on expanding our perspective and adopting new ways of thinking. In this context, our product managers must not only possess knowledge of engineering, but also an eye for trends/user needs and the ability to turn those opportunities into concrete business plans

Your qualification

• 5 years+ technical product management experience in Internet, Smartphone industry or equivalent experience
• 3 years+ experience of designing and development for business logic, data model and Web API
• Passion for Products
• Leadership skill to drive people
• A BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
• English capability to work

Will be a plus

• Knowledge of DevOps, infrastructure, Machine Learning and other engineering topics
• Experience of product development using Agile development methods
• Experience of planning and management for middle or bigger projects
• Experience of contributing in a prominent manner to the achievement of KPI goals

Screening Criteria

• Willing to "go bold" and ready to learn from their mistakes
• Capable of thinking/moving of their own volition and willing to take initiative for the success of the team
• Possessing a strong sense of ownership in regards to their work and willing to give their absolute best for every project they’re involved in

*For details, please see this page

Language Requirements

• English: Business level
• Japanese: Business level

Articles

• If at First You Don’t Succeed: The Development Team Behind the Redesigned Mercari Home Screen

What we offer

Employment Status

Full-time

• Probationary period: First 3 months after joining the company (During this period your contract conditions will be the same as that of a permanent employee)

Office Location

Roppongi

• Smoking is prohibited within our offices
• Mercari has introduced a work style policy called “Your Choice.” Each member is free to choose whether they want to work in the office or work fully remote. *Exceptions made for certain kinds of work

Work Hours

• Scheduled working hours: 10 AM – 7 PM
• Currently, due to COVID-19 pandemic, we have introduced a full-flex system without core time to increase the choice of working hours and allow for more flexible working styles (*does not apply to all positions)

Holidays

• Two days off per week (as well as national holidays, New Year's break, etc.)
• Paid leave, congratulatory and bereavement leave, relax days, sick leave

Salary

• Annual salary paid in 12 installments (monthly)
• Based on skills, experience, and abilities
• Reviewed twice a year

Benefits

• Complete health and social insurance
• Incentive program
• Support systems, including those that benefit employee family members
• Language learning support
• Translation/interpretation support
• *See this page for details

Additional details

Media

Corporate Sites

• Mercari, Inc.
• Souzoh, Inc.
• Mercari US

Owned Media

• Mercari Careers
• Mercari Engineering Portal
• Mercan - Introduces the people that make Mercari
• Mercari US Careers
• Mercari US Blog