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Web Designer, UI/UX Designer

7M JPY - ***M JPY

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Tokyo

Full-time (permanent)

Online Interview: Yes

Remote Work from Overseas: Yes / Remote Work in Japan: No

Top-Selling Points

Rate of Foreigners

Less Than

Frequency of English Usage

Less Than

Related Skills

Management/System project Experience

Others

Language Requirements

Required

Preferred

Job Description

【Company Overview】
The company supports corporate transformation for a wide range of businesses.

It provides two main products:
・A platform that enables one-stop search of both internal and external information
・Structures and transforms various types of data into valuable corporate assets

Additionally, the company supports the development of enterprise-specific generative AI solutions and the construction of proprietary systems.

Its primary target market is currently R&D divisions in major Japanese manufacturing companies, with adoption already underway at over 250 companies—including 30% of those listed on the Nikkei 225. Moving forward, the company plans to expand from manufacturing R&D into the broader domestic enterprise space, eventually scaling to all Japanese businesses and global markets.

The company is also actively engaged in the research and development of Japanese-native large language models (LLMs) specialized for business use. In May 2024, it released its own 100-billion-parameter LLM.

In October 2024, the company completed a Series D funding round, raising 4.5 billion yen and reaching a total funding amount of 8.8 billion yen.
With over 100 employees now on board, the company is actively hiring to accelerate its next phase of growth.

【Current Issues】
The product is an information-gathering SaaS platform currently implemented by over 250 enterprise companies, primarily in the R&D divisions of manufacturing firms.

Looking ahead, the company aims to evolve the product into a comprehensive knowledge platform accessible and useful for everyone—from frontline workers to managers and executives. To support this growth, it is working to combine technical excellence with the power of design, striving to deliver a product that is not only highly usable but also reliably solves real business challenges.

To realize this vision, the company is building an environment where designers can drive product growth with an outcome-oriented mindset. As part of this initiative to maximize overall organizational performance, the company is now seeking a Design Manager to join the team.

【Your Role】
As a player-manager, you will be responsible for both managing the design team and leading product design for the UI/UX and design organization of the SaaS product

【Responsibilities】
・Plan and execute various initiatives to define product design strategy and ensure design quality
・People management, including organizational design, designer recruitment, 1-on-1 meetings, and performance evaluations
・Hands-on involvement in UI/UX design for the product
*Scope of responsibilities may expand to include overall development-related tasks

【Team Structure】
Design Uni
4 Product Designers
1 Brand Experience (BX) Designer

【Development Environment】
[Organizational Structure]
Feature-based structure:
1 Product Manager (PdM)
1–2 Product Designers
5–7 Engineers
*Development is carried out in collaboration with BizDev and NLP researchers as needed.

[Tools Used]
Figma, Miro, Zoom, Teams, Slack, Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.
Additional tools may be purchased based on team needs.

【Position Highlights】
・Contribute to a highly impactful social mission: driving innovation within Japanese enterprises
・Gain experience in designing user experiences for a generative AI × SaaS product—an emerging and unprecedented field
・Build valuable experience in scaling and evolving a design organization within a fast-growing company

Required Skills and Experiences

【Required】 *All items below are required ・2+ years of experience managing a design organization ・Hands-on experience in improving design processes, design quality, and workflow structures ・5+ years of experience in UI/UX design for digital products 【Preferred】・Experience designing for B2B SaaS products ・Experience in building and maintaining design systems ・Knowledge of and practical experience with OOUI (Object-Oriented UI) ・Experience working as a designer in agile or Scrum development teams

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Working Condition

■Salary increase (twice a year / May and November)

【About remote work】
■Basically, fully remote work
　Residence must be in Japan (no full remote work while residing overseas)
■Flexible remote/working options (no restrictions on the number of times you can come to the office)
　Each employee works while using the system according to his/her own circumstances.

There are people who work full remotely from Sendai, Kyoto, Osaka, etc., people who enjoy working while on vacation, foreign nationals who return to their home countries for a few weeks to work, and people who mainly come to work, making for a diverse work style.

【Welfare】
■Customer facing allowance (flat monthly amount of 20,000 yen *included in monthly salary)
　Free use for self-improvement and customer value improvement
　(purchase of books/attendance at seminars/equipment, etc.)
■Lump-sum allowance for preparation for remote work (flat rate of 50,000 yen in the first paycheck)
　Provided as an expense for preparation for remote work

【Others】
■Periodic health checkups (all paid by company)
■Influenza vaccination
■PC of your choice provided
■Free drinks such as water/coffee/carbonated drinks/alcohol provided at the office
■Office Glico installed

【Education and Skill Development】
■Onboarding for 5 days after employment is available
■Monthly study day system (for own skill improvement and learning purpose)

【Internal Communication】
■Weekly company-wide online meeting
■Monthly social gathering (offline, some online)
■Semi-annual kick-off (hybrid of online and offline meetings)

【Holidays and Vacations】
■123 days off per year
■Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays (2 days off per week)
■Year-end and New Year vacations
■Paid leave (granted at the time of employment *Number of days granted depends on the month of employment)
■Prenatal leave
■Childcare leave

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Document screening → 3 interviews → offer interview
The selection process is subject to change.

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