Role Description One of our top clients, a well-established Japanese company currently undergoing a major digital transformation within one of Japan’s most important and globally influential industries, is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to help scale its next-generation DX SaaS platform. This position will play a critical role in leading engineering teams, improving engineering processes, developing organizational capabilities, and fostering a modern AI-assisted engineering culture across the company. Join a new global team driving innovation and making a large societal impact. Key Responsibilities - Engineering Team Management & Mentorship - Lead and support multiple engineering teams and/or team leads - Conduct regular 1-on-1 meetings, performance feedback, and career development planning - Support engineer growth, promotion planning, and performance improvement - Foster a psychologically safe and collaborative engineering culture - Help engineers adapt to AI-assisted development environments and workflows - Engineering Process Improvement & Delivery Quality - Improve sprint operations, code review culture, incident response processes, and documentation standards - Introduce and optimize AI-assisted development workflows, including: - AI code generation - Automated testing - AI-supported code reviews - Agent-based development workflows - Analyze and improve engineering metrics such as: - Cycle Time - Deployment Frequency - MTTR (Mean Time to Recovery) - Continuously identify bottlenecks and improve development efficiency and delivery quality - Cross-Functional Collaboration - Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Business teams - Communicate engineering capacity, technical constraints, priorities, and risks to stakeholders and leadership - Identify and resolve blockers and dependencies across teams - Participate in product planning and executive-level discussions - Technical Leadership & Architecture Review - Participate in architecture discussions and design reviews - Conduct technical risk assessments and provide guidance to senior engineers - Support teams during technically challenging situations with hands-on problem solving when necessary - Maintain practical understanding of: - AI technologies - LLM integrations - Automation pipelines - Agent-based systems - Hiring & Organizational Scaling - Design and manage structured hiring processes from JD creation to offer stage - Support onboarding strategy including 30/60/90-day onboarding plans - Participate in headcount planning and organizational scaling initiatives - Build balanced, high-performing engineering teams Qualifications - Japanese Language Fluent and English Business Level - 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager - Experience managing multiple engineering teams and/or team leads - Strong experience in people management, mentoring, and engineer development - Proven experience supporting career development, performance improvement, and promotion processes for engineers - Technical Background - Previous experience as a Senior Engineer, Staff Engineer, or equivalent technical leadership role - Ability to participate in architecture reviews, design reviews, and technical risk assessments - Ability to provide technical coaching and guidance to senior engineers - Strong understanding of modern software development practices, system design, APIs, cloud solutions, and engineering quality - AI-Assisted Development & Engineering Process - Knowledge of AI-assisted development practices and agent-based workflows - Understanding of LLM integration, automation pipelines, and AI development tools - Experience identifying engineering process issues and driving continuous improvement - Experience using engineering metrics such as Cycle Time, Deployment Frequency, and MTTR to analyze problems and propose improvements - Cross-Functional Communication - Strong communication skills with Product, Design, Business, and Executive stakeholders - Ability to understand customer and product challenges deeply and translate them into technical solutions - Experience in product planning, stakeholder reporting, and executive-level communication - Hiring & Organization Building - Experience designing and operating hiring processes from JD creation to offer stage - Experience supporting onboarding and team structure planning Benefits - Employment Type: Full-time employee - Estimated Annual Salary: Up to ¥12M - Remote Work: Fully remote within Japan - Flexible Time: Yes (Core Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM) - Holidays: Weekends + National Holidays - Annual Leave: Approx. 122 days/year - Additional Leave: Paid leave, seasonal breaks, refresh leave, life support leave Company Description This company is one of Japan’s most established and respected enterprises, with over 1,200 employees and a remarkable 400-year history in the construction industry. The CEO graduated in the United States and is highly committed to innovation—has made a strategic decision to build the company’s first-ever in-house digital and product development organization. To achieve this, he has recruited some of Tokyo’s top technology leaders, including a world-class CTO & CIO. The company aims to become a global leader in DX solutions and already has offices in: - India - Singapore - Indonesia - Vietnam