Platform Product Manager (Enterprise System)

Currently, to achieve further business growth and transformation (the advancement of data-driven management), we are entering a critical phase of comprehensively renewing our internal core systems. In particular, the seamless integration of our accounting system and sales force automation/customer relationship management (SFA/CRM) systems is an urgent task. We are seeking a Platform Product Manager to lead the zero-base construction of a company-wide data hub, integrating siloed systems.

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Back to Job Listings 日本語の求人票はこちら Background (Why Now?) Macromill is a global leading company in the online research and marketing research fields.

Job Satisfaction and Appeal Significant Management Impact: There are high company-wide expectations for the Global Technology Department, which supports Macromill's business growth.

The systems you build will directly contribute to the speed of management decision-making and business growth.

Zero-Base Construction in a Modern Technology Environment: You can build new platforms and processes with modern architectures (SaaS best practices, microservices, etc.), allowing you to fully utilize your knowledge of the latest technologies.

Responsibilities

• You will drive our internal core system renewal, AI utilization, and workplace strategies such as BYOD from a technical perspective, supporting the backend of the research and marketing platform that aids our clients' decision-making.
• Your mission is to formulate medium- to long-term strategies, define requirements, design specifications, and create a robust and flexible architecture that solves management issues under an appropriate development structure (Agile/Waterfall).
• Specific Responsibilities Technical Lead for Accounting and SFA/CRM Renewal Projects: Collaborate with business divisions, engineers, and vendors to lead everything from requirement definition and specification design for highly difficult products and microservices, to business process design considering Employee Experience (EX), and final release.
• Project Lead for Design to Release of System Integration Infrastructure (EAI/ETL): To connect the accounting system (e.g., SAP) and SFA/CRM (e.g., Salesforce/Slack), you will lead the design and implementation of API integration and data infrastructure construction using data integration services (e.g., Workato) and integrated ID management services (e.g., Yesod).
• You will achieve company-wide data consistency starting from master data such as personnel and organization.
• DX Promotion and Implementation in the Back-Office Domain (Contracts, Purchasing, Budgeting): Organize business requirements in collaboration with legal, finance, and purchasing departments, and design processes and approval workflows that meet internal control and audit requirements.
• You will independently expand these requirements into system design and implementation.
• Improvement for Governance and Future Scaling: Design configurations, authorizations, and change management that meet security and audit requirements, and propose and execute continuous improvements that can withstand future organizational and system expansion.

Requirements

• While demonstrating your expertise as a technical engineer, you can cultivate the perspective of an "Enterprise Architect" who overviews the entire system from a business standpoint, building a career with high market value.
• Qualifications Minimum Qualifications Experience in implementing and integrating accounting systems (e.g., SAP) and SFA/CRM (e.g., Salesforce/Slack).
• Experience in upstream processes such as vendor control and requirement definition (Approx.
• 3+ years).
• Web application development experience (Java, Python, Go, PHP, etc. / Approx.
• 5+ years).
• Smooth communication skills (experience in coordinating with non-engineering departments).
• Experience in Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) considering internal control, audit, and security requirements.
• Database operation and design experience using SQL.
• Team development experience using GitHub, etc.
• Ability to act as a hub for diverse stakeholders, including management, back-office, and engineers, and drive projects forward while balancing complex interests.
• Ability to proactively discover issues without waiting for instructions.
• Willingness to cross boundaries to tackle business and organizational challenges beyond the scope of technology.
• Ability to deeply understand the importance of internal control and security (governance) essential for enterprises, and incorporate them into system design, while maintaining an inquisitiveness for the latest technologies (AI, modern SaaS).
• Business level (Ability to perform business operations smoothly).
• Willingness to learn and a positive attitude (Current fluency is not required).

Preferred

• Qualifications API integration implementation experience (REST/gRPC/SOAP, etc.).
• Experience in negotiation and consensus-building with diverse stakeholders (including executive management).
• Experience in building data pipelines.
• Infrastructure construction and operation experience in cloud environments (AWS, GCP).
• Business domain knowledge in accounting, sales management, etc.
• Who are we looking for Product-Oriented & User-First: Ability to view internal systems as "products," understand user (employee) pain points, and pursue the maximization of EX (Employee Experience).