Product Designer at Global E-Commerce Company

Why you’ll love working here?

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonuses and stock options

• Generous training and professional development opportunities

• Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid and remote options

• Strong focus on work–life balance in a friendly, collaborative environment

• Opportunities to collaborate globally with cross-cultural teams

• Supportive culture that values innovation, creativity, and employee wellbeing

We are seeking a Senior Product Designer to join our product design team in Tokyo. This is a bilingual role requiring understanding in Japanese and English, collaborating with cross-functional teams across multiple regions.

The Senior Product Designer will:

• Lead the end-to-end design of digital products, including eReader devices, mobile apps, and responsive web platforms

• Facilitate workshops and align stakeholders around product opportunities

• Translate user research and business requirements into compelling design solutions

• Drive design vision and strategy for the product roadmap

• Contribute to building and implementing a best-in-class design system and component library

Responsibilities

Design Leadership

• Conduct user opportunity mapping and gap analysis

• Lead product discovery and definition initiatives

• Advocate for user-centered design across teams

Collaboration

• Work closely with developers, researchers, analysts, and product managers

• Align design goals across multiple regions and time zones

• Foster a culture of transparency, respect, and collaboration

Design Strategy & Planning

• Integrate customer research into product decisions

• Define design stories, acceptance criteria, and measure outcomes

• Create innovative solutions for complex user needs

Design Creativity

• Actively contribute to the product’s visual and interaction design

• Focus on accessibility (WCAG-compliant) and multi-platform usability

• Support continuous improvement of design systems

You’ll be a great fit if you…

• Have experience designing digital products across multiple platforms (iOS, Android, web, or devices)

• Enjoy translating research and user feedback into actionable design solutions

• Are confident using tools like Figma, FigJam, or similar for wireframing, prototyping, and collaboration

• Like working with cross-functional teams—developers, PMs, researchers, and analysts—to bring ideas to life

• Are motivated by leading design workshops, aligning stakeholders, and shaping product vision

• Care about accessibility and inclusive design (WCAG or similar principles)

• Have a portfolio that shows your thought process, design decisions, and creative solutions

• Enjoy building and iterating on design systems and reusable components

• Are curious about new technologies, trends, and ways to improve user experience

Bonus / Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Storybook, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Zeplin, or InVision

• Worked in digital content, eReading, eCommerce, entertainment, or software

• Comfortable in Agile environments and iterative product development

• Awareness of HTML, CSS, or React.js

Not all boxes checked? No worries!
Even if you don’t match everything above, we still encourage you to apply — we’d be happy to share other exciting design opportunities that may be a great fit for you.