UX Program Manager, 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 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 UX Program Manager - 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 with relevant project and program management work experience 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

• Work with Product and UX leadership to create roadmaps that are aligned with the company mission and values
• Partner with discipline leads such as UX Design, UX Research to deliver values by planning and prioritizing deliverables, assigning or sourcing resources when required, tracking progress, mitigating project risks, and identifying dependencies within and across teams
• Champion inclusive and cohesive experiences for Woven City by establishing processes and frameworks
• Weave Woven City Experience disciplines into the processes established by the Woven City management and engineering teams while giving suggestions to improve them
• Collaborate with Woven City Management and Engineering team to help define priorities and remove roadblocks
• Schedule necessary stakeholder meetings with clear agenda and facilitate meetings to help the team make decisions or define the next steps
• Create detailed plans where needed to ensure the execution

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in design, HCI, Information Design or other related business areas, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years experience as a Design Producer, UX Project Manager, Product Manager, or similar role within a UX team at enterprise companies
• Proven ability to work with broad and loosely defined requirements
• Knowledge and practical experience with how the UX workflow is integrated from beginning to end of the product development cycle
• Efficient at using tools such as Jira, Confluence, or other common project management tools
• Bilingual in Japanese and English, both written and spoken at a business level

NICE TO HAVES

• 5+ years of experience working on large-scale products and services connecting physical and digital worlds
• Experience working in both in-house design/product team and design consulting firms (not advertising or marketing)
• Experience in urban planning in architectural field
• Design experience

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)

By submitting your application you agree to the following terms: https://woven.toyota/en/applicant-privacy-notice

Our Commitment

• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
• We pledge that any information we receive from you will be used ONLY for the purpose of hiring assessment.