Senior Product Engineer/Product Manager

Job Description

This is a full-time, on-site role as a Senior Product Engineer / Product Manager located in Osaka. You will be responsible for:

• Coordinating and overseeing the deployment of vending machines and IoT devices in the Japanese market.
• Providing application support for vending machines and IoT devices.
• Acting as a bridge between the R&D team and Japanese B2B clients and partners, including foodservice companies and property owners.
• Gathering feedback from the Japanese market, including UI and customer experience, and proposing improvement plans to the R&D team.
• Providing ad hoc support for our Japan office.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in product development and/or management
• Analytical skills and ability to interpret data and customer feedback to inform product direction
• Organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at once
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• Fluent in Japanese and basic to conversational English
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with B2B and/or enterprise hardware products
• Demonstrated success in launching and growing products from ideation to launch
• Understanding of design thinking and UX principles

If you meet these qualifications and are excited about the opportunity to grow with a startup that is rapidly expanding, we encourage you to apply! Our email address is: info@wadabento.com.

About the Company

Wada Bento is a startup that helps restaurants expand their operations and increase profit margins with hot-chain automated FoodTech. They have sold 700,000 bento boxes in Hong Kong so far using the technology and are entering to Japan market. Wada Bento has received notable recognition such as Forbes Asia 100 to Watch, HKTDC Startup-Express Winning Startup, Alibaba Jumpstarter Top 100, Innovation Leaders Summit T-100 Top, and SVHK Futuremaker.