Product Manager, Global Trade

Thomas Reuters; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in global trade compliance software solutions seeks a Product Manager to enhance product offerings in the Japan market. This role involves developing product strategies, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring market compliance while providing top-tier customer engagement.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Flexible vacation policies

Tuition reimbursement

Mental Health Days off

Employee incentive programs

Qualifications

• 2+ years of product management experience in global trade compliance.
• Familiarity with Japan market regulations and customs.
• Proven communication skills with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop product strategy and maintain product roadmaps.
• Work cross-functionally to refine business cases for products.
• Lead product features ensuring customer satisfaction.

Skills

Fluent in Japanese

Product management

Customer engagement

Knowledge of regulations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Computer Science

Job description

Product Manager, Global Trade

The Product Manager is responsible for developing and refining product content and functionality to establish, enhance, or distinguish our global trade compliance software solutions within the Japan Market. This role requires a deep understanding of customer needs, market trends, and industry regulations. The Product Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams, including design, engineering, marketing, and sales, to bring products to life and drive business growth.

Our team is responsible for developing and delivering innovative global trade compliance software solutions to the Japan market. We are a dynamic and collaborative team that values customer obsession, innovation, and teamwork. Our software helps companies navigate the complexities of global trade, ensuring compliance with regulations, mitigating risk, and optimizing supply chain operations.

About the Role

In this opportunity as a Product Manager, you will:

• Develop strong product intuition by interpreting and assessing customer problems, business needs, and opportunities, and offering potential solutions with a moderate level of guidance and direction.
• Build world-class capabilities and products by creating a vision for the product and maintaining the product roadmap, partnering closely with dev teams and UX to execute the roadmap and deliver efficiently.
• Demonstrate leadership by taking extreme ownership for a feature/product, its performance, and reliability, and delighting our clients with a positive experience.
• Work cross-functionally with segments to refine the business case for new products and enhancements.
• Collaborate with external partners and stakeholders, including customers, regulators, and industry associations.

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Product Manager if you have the following required qualifications:

• Industry experience preferred, with 2+ years of product management experience in the global trade compliance software industry.
• Experience with Japan market regulations and remain up to date on changes.
• Fluent in Japanese and English.
• Familiarity with global trade compliance software and regulations, such as customs clearance, tariff classification, and supply chain security.
• Experience speaking at events, engaging customers and regulators, and representing the company in a professional and knowledgeable manner.

Additional preferred qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Computer Science preferred or equivalent experience
• Certified Customs Broker (Gaikoku Boeki Shōnin) or equivalent certification.

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

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