Senior UX Designer, UX&Design, Woven City Management

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Job Description

TEAM

Woven City is not a smart city, it is the City as a Test-Course for newer mobility and technology. It is not a complete product, but an ever evolving living laboratory where various inventors come from all over the world to test the seeds of new technologies. Woven City’s experience aims to be beyond just a city living experience, where people support each other to realize "Well-being for all" and feel the warmth of humanity. People who are living there will be the co-inventor for all technologies and services that will be developed at the site to support the realization of this goal.

Our mission is to help design a city as a test course for mobility that enables technology to unlock human potential to thrive. We take this mission seriously and we take our team dynamics equally seriously. The Woven City UX & Design team consists of three UX disciplines: UX design, UX research, and UX technology. We use the latest technologies such as Digital Twin to turn ideas into reality and uncover meaningful and unexpected connections between people, technology, and the environment. 

The work we do here is unlike any other. Our initiatives are complex and we regularly work with unknowns. If you’re a detail oriented, but strategic designer who thrives in an environment where you need to be scrappy, this team might be right for you. Are you ready to evangelize a human-centered approach in pursuit of well-being for all? If the answer is yes, we’d love to hear from you.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

As a Senior UX Designer - UX & Design Team, you will work with multi different digital product R&D teams in WCM, design firms and design contractors, to deliver holistic experience design, to make sure that experiences at Woven City will become truly represents our core values, visions, and most importantly ideal work and living experience for future residents, researchers / workers, collaborators, and visitors.

We are looking for someone who is well versed in the production phase of digital and physical products and has a proven track record of building products to launch. These digital products need to be closely connected to the physical experience and the city environment, not just the digital product on its own.

You will report to the lead of function and the work style is hybrid (office and remote).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development of the best experience design through our digital and physical product for Woven City as an test infrastructure of multi different future mobilities.
• Responsible for UX development for inventor’s own products and services will be developed at Woven City.
• (To provide support to accompany the development of Inventor products to make it more human-centered and provide a better experience.)
• Deliver multi different products with in high design quality that by reaching consensus with all stakeholders involved
• Co-work with Physical Product Design, UX Planning, UX Research, and UX Tech teams to ensure to make great experiences for people who live and visit the city
• Inspire WCM cross-functional teams to deliver Human-Centered approaches.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of experience in product design development and 5+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary UX teams at user-centered technology at enterprise companies
• Proven expert knowledge of UX design, Service Design, and visual design principles and practices, to demonstrable success in creating, launching, scaling, and maintaining software products
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, energetic environment with a proactive approach, a unique perspective, and an open mind to see things from different angles
• Excellent communication skills, encompassing the ability to speak the language of business and design simultaneously, while effectively engaging with diverse audiences through verbal, written, and visual/presentational means
• Business level Japanese and English language proficiency
• Strong ability with design tools, such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Flutter, etc.

NICE TO HAVES

• Experience developing and maintain web creative for desktop and mobile
• Strong practical knowledge of Design Thinking Process, User-Centered Design methodologies and usability principles
• Familiarity with React, Flutter, MUI framework, WCAG, Supernova documentation

All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.

About the Company

Woven by Toyota is the mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. Our mission is to deliver safe, intelligent, human-centered mobility for all. Through our Arene mobility software platform, safety-first automated driving technology and Toyota Woven City — our test course for advanced mobility — we’re bringing greater freedom, safety and happiness to people and society. 

Our unique global culture weaves modern Silicon Valley innovation and time-tested Japanese quality craftsmanship. We leverage these complementary strengths to amplify the capabilities of drivers, foster happiness, and elevate well-being.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive Salary - Based on experience
• Work Hours - Flexible working time with NO core-hours
• Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)
• Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)
• Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company
• Japanese Social Security - all applicable (Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance)
• In-house Training Program (software study/language study)

Our Commitment

• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
• Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.