Product Manager

Position Summary

The Product Manager position at AniLive requires a deep understanding of toC product development and a passion for the entertainment industry. This position will play a key role in building up a new product for VTubers, which targets the global market from the beginning.

What you will do

• Create the overall storytelling and product roadmap with the product owner, design team, dev team, and external stakeholders if needed.
• Translate product roadmap into detailed requirements and prototypes
• Scope and prioritize activities based on business and user impact
• Establish alignment with teams and assign tasks accordingly, and manage resources and schedule coordination
• Collect and understand user insights and reflect them into the product

What you will bring

• Passion for the Japanese entertainment industry — anime, manga, gaming, VTubing... you must be an otaku!
• 3+ years of experience in a Product Manager role, particularly in the entertainment sector's digital, social, and emerging technologies such as VTubing
• Understanding of engineering, business, and design related to global targeted B2C products in the tech industry
• Language skill: Business level or above in English
• Proven track record of driving multiple projects to completing without a senior member's support
• Experience in adaptable learning and applying new technologies and trends in projects
• Experience using Figma, Notion, GSuite, Microsoft Office, Slack, and Zoom

Bonus Points

• Interest in VR/AR field and AI-related tooling
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Experience in Data Analysis
• Previous work experience at startups

Perks

• Fully remote work environment
• Flexible and adaptable to various scenarios
• Company off-sites 2x a year held in Japan