Lead product strategy, priorities and delivery for Fanicon and other THECOO products in Tokyo. Requires product management experience and communication with stakeholders in Japanese and an English-speaking development team.
About this role
This role acts as a business controller for Fanicon, with responsibility for supporting growth and revenue maximization while managing risks across the business division and maintaining cross-functional governance. The position develops and manages sales strategies aimed at achieving the sales organization’s revenue and profit targets.
Day-to-day responsibilities include managing revenue, costs and other KPIs for the fan business platform, leading budget-versus-actual management, and analyzing data from multiple perspectives to understand business trends and identify factors that restrict growth. The role prepares and operates business-status reports and dashboards for executives and business division leaders. Based on identified issues, it plans medium- and long-term growth strategies and roadmaps, then plans and advances new initiatives, alliances and expansions of existing functions.
Fanicon is a monthly subscription communication app that allows entertainers and artists to connect directly with fans. It provides a paid community positioned between an online salon and a traditional annual-membership fan club. The service is used by idols, artists, actors, musicians, talent, public figures, YouTubers, sports teams and K-pop idols.
Applicants must have at least three years of experience in business planning, corporate planning or strategy work; at least three years of experience managing a team as a team manager; and practical experience creating proposals supported by logical analysis with clearly defined ROI. Experience advancing a business in web services, entertainment or e-commerce while considering related rules and laws, including terms, copyright and payments, is welcomed. Experience establishing internal rules and operating processes and embedding them across the organization with involvement from other departments is also welcomed.
The position is a full-time employee role in Shibuya, Tokyo. The probationary period is six months.
The company operates an internal bar, as well as the BLACKBOX³ LED studio and PEAKS STUDIO streaming studio.
The selection process consists of document screening, two or three interviews, a personality aptitude test during the process and a final interview, followed by an offer. The process may change.
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