Product Manager

The Product Manager works across pixiv’s illustration, manga, and novel communities to improve user experience and support business growth. The role covers the full product cycle, from identifying and organizing user and community problems through planning, requirements definition, specification development, development coordination, release, and post-release improvement.

Day-to-day responsibilities include discovering and prioritizing problems using data analysis and user insights; planning feature improvements and new features; defining requirements and specifications with development teams; monitoring KPIs and conducting hypothesis validation through A/B testing; and coordinating projects with engineers, designers, marketers, and community managers while managing quality. The role also designs and executes user communications and promotional activities related to feature releases.

The position may address discovery experiences that help new users find works and creators, experience design that supports continued creator activity, communication features that deepen connections between viewers and creators, global user experience across multilingual and multicultural environments, and mechanisms that balance community health with engagement.

Required experience includes at least three years of product management experience involving feature development for an in-house product. Candidates must also have experience driving work from requirements definition through development and release in a team that includes engineers, as well as leading projects through stakeholder alignment and communication across roles and departments.

歓迎 experience includes using pixiv or participating in or operating creative activities and fan communities; planning, growth, or operations experience for UGC services or community-focused products; practical data analysis using SQL or similar tools and hypothesis testing through KPI design and A/B testing; a technical background such as engineering or design that enables technical discussions with development teams; and product development experience involving overseas markets or multilingual support.

The role is a full-time permanent position in Shibuya, Tokyo. Hybrid work is available. Working hours use a flextime system with a standard eight-hour workday, core hours from 10:00 to 15:00, and flexible hours from 7:00 to 10:00 and 15:00 to 21:00. Annual salary is listed as ¥4,800,000 to ¥7,920,000, with monthly pay of ¥400,000 to ¥660,000. Bonuses and housing allowance may be provided to eligible employees. Benefits include transportation allowance, childcare allowance, conditioning care, free drinks, childcare and nursing-care leave, a PC purchase program, and book-purchase support.