Description

Regional (Associate) Product Manager

Department: Software Solutions

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Description

Aurora's Software Solutions team is building the global investment analytics platform for the energy transition. It is a seamlessly integrated suite of software products allowing our users to value and benchmark any asset or portfolio, under any business model and market scenario, anywhere in the world. Widely adopted by leading energy companies and investors, the platform changes the way that energy market analytics is performed and delivered.

We are currently looking for an entrepreneurial and quantitatively minded leader to take charge of the Japan part of our software platform. As the Regional (Associate) Product Manager, you will be responsible for shaping the Japan software product strategy and driving its execution. You will understand the needs of our external and internal software customers in Japan, and closely engage with our technical teams to design and deliver solutions that meet them. You will build and lead a highly effective team.

Key Responsibilities

• You will play a key role in defining the vision and strategy for our software platform in Japan.
• You will build and maintain the regional roadmap for all Japan software products making key decisions on feature prioritisation, in line with product vision and strategy.
• You will own and manage a structured backlog of user needs and feature ideas.
• You will define requirements for UI and modelling features of our Japan software, and you will work with local and central technical teams to design solutions meeting these requirements.
• You will play a leading role in a cross-functional team of highly skilled software engineers, product managers, modellers, research and advisory analysts, commercial and customer success representatives in continuous product delivery.
• You will develop and manage client relationships, develop in-depth understanding of client requirements, and manage user feedback.
• You will build and manage the Japan software product team and build relationships with software stakeholders across our offices in APAC and Oxford, fostering a positive working culture and providing mentorship and development opportunities for the team.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required attributes:

• Fluent in Japanese (written and spoken).
• Minimum 2-3 years of professional experience at a major consultancy, energy company, software company, financial services company, or other knowledge-focused firm or institution. Prior experience in the energy or software sectors is particularly valuable.
• Proven track record of successfully managing large complex projects or products that require significant cross-functional coordination.
• Strong process management and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple teams, priorities, and dependencies.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills (including quantitative analysis), and attention to detail.
• Good understanding of energy markets.
• Results-driven, with a high degree of persistence in reaching goals and a hands-on approach to ensuring targets are achieved.

Desirable attributes:

• Good understanding of power market models, and the life cycle and commercial arrangements of energy projects.
• Track record of building stakeholder relationships across functions and countries and leading successful teams.

What we offer

Some of the benefits we include are:

• A fun, informal, collaborative and international work culture
• Commuting allowance
• Private medical insurance
• Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering a complete support network that offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7/365, covering a wide range of personal and professional aspects

The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavorable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity/paternity.