fixed-term project engagement｜Director of Product Management

株式会社天地人; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 302,000 - 411,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Cross-border collaboration

Competitive contractor compensation

Exposure to JAXA tech

Job summary

Tenchijin Inc. seeks a Director of Product Management to own the product vision and 18‑month roadmap for Tenchijin's platform, aligning satellite data and AI with utility needs in Global South markets.

You will translate aging infrastructure and budget constraints into a compelling product, coordinating with clients, government partners, and engineering leaders across a fully remote, cross-border team.

Qualifications

• Experience shaping product vision and strategy for large platforms.
• Ability to translate utility operations into usable product features.
• Strong stakeholder communication with sponsors and government partners.

Responsibilities

• Define and evangelize the product vision, strategy, and 18‑month roadmap for the Tenchijin platform.
• Conduct market and user research across Global South regions to uncover pain points and procurement dynamics.
• Prioritize the backlog with a data-driven framework balancing pilots, foundation work, and expansion bets.
• Write clear product requirements and success metrics; run roadmap reviews with engineering leads.
• Own stakeholder communication with executive sponsors, pilot utilities, and partners.
• Define pricing/packaging inputs and support proposals and pilots.
• Establish product analytics and measure adoption and client outcomes.
• Coordinate launch readiness across engineering, localization, and ops for each market entry.

Skills

Product vision

Roadmap strategy

Stakeholder management

Market research

Job description

fixed-term project engagement｜Director of Product Management

Description

[ ABOUT TENCHIJIN ]

Tenchijin Inc. is a Tokyo-headquartered space-tech company and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) certified venture. Through its land-evaluation and analytics platform, Tenchijin COMPASS, the company fuses earth-observation satellite data, geospatial and environmental layers, IoT and ground-sensor feeds, and clients' operational data with proprietary AI to deliver multimodal analytics for utilities and infrastructure enterprises. Tenchijin's flagship water-infrastructure solution, KnoWaterleak, assesses pipeline deterioration and leak risk from space-derived insights and is used by a growing number of water utilities to prioritize inspection and investment, reduce non-revenue water, and extend asset life.

[ ABOUT THE PROJECT ]

The Global South Project is an 18-month initiative (November 2026 – April 2028) to design, build, and deploy a scalable, secure, AI-ready analytics platform tailored to utilities and infrastructure operators across Global South markets. The project adapts Tenchijin's satellite-data and GeoAI capabilities to regions facing aging or rapidly expanding infrastructure, constrained budgets, and limited field-inspection capacity — delivering risk assessment and decision-support tools that improve infrastructure management workflows. All positions are contract-based and fully remote, operating as one distributed, cross-border team with English as the working language.

[ ROLE SUMMARY ]

You will own the product vision and roadmap for Tenchijin's Tenchijin platform — deciding what gets built, for whom, and in what order. You will translate the realities of utility operations in emerging markets (aging infrastructure, budget constraints, workforce gaps, data scarcity) into a product that decision-makers adopt and renew. You are the connective tissue between clients, government partners, engineering leads, and Tenchijin's leadership.

[ Reports To ]

Project Executive Sponsor / CEO Office

[ Project Language ]

English (professional working proficiency or higher required)

[ KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ]

• Define and evangelize the product vision, strategy, and 18-month roadmap for the Tenchijin platform, aligned with Tenchijin's satellite-data and AI capabilities.
• Conduct market and user research across target Global South regions: utility pain points, procurement dynamics, regulatory context, and willingness to pay.
• Prioritize the backlog with a data-driven framework, balancing pilot-client commitments, platform foundations, and market-expansion bets.
• Write clear product requirements and success metrics; run roadmap reviews with the Senior Cloud Architect and engineering leads.
• Own stakeholder communication: executive sponsors, pilot utilities, government/development-agency partners, and internal teams.
• Define pricing/packaging inputs and support business development on proposals and pilots.
• Establish product analytics and feedback loops; measure adoption, engagement, and client outcomes (e.g., reduced non-revenue water, improved maintenance targeting).
• Coordinate launch readiness across engineering, localization, and operations for each market entry.

[ WHAT WE OFFER ]

• A central role in applying satellite data and AI to real infrastructure challenges, with measurable social and environmental impact in Global South markets.
• Fully remote, cross-border collaboration with senior specialists across cloud, GeoAI, product, and design.
• Competitive contractor compensation commensurate with experience and scope.
• Direct exposure to earth-observation technology, including data ecosystems built with Japan's space agency (JAXA).

Tenchijin Inc. is an equal-opportunity organization. We evaluate all applicants on qualifications and merit, without regard to nationality, race, religion, gender, age, or disability.

TENCHIJIN INC. GLOBAL SOUTH PROJECT

Requirements

[ ABOUT TENCHIJIN ]

Tenchijin Inc. is a Tokyo-headquartered space-tech company and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) certified venture. Through its land-evaluation and analytics platform, Tenchijin COMPASS, the company fuses earth-observation satellite data, geospatial and environmental layers, IoT and ground-sensor feeds, and clients' operational data with proprietary AI to deliver multimodal analytics for utilities and infrastructure enterprises. Tenchijin's flagship water-infrastructure solution, KnoWaterleak, assesses pipeline deterioration and leak risk from space-derived insights and is used by a growing number of water utilities to prioritize inspection and investment, reduce non-revenue water, and extend asset life.

[ ABOUT THE PROJECT ]

The Global South Project is an 18-month initiative (November 2026 – April 2028) to design, build, and deploy a scalable, secure, AI-ready analytics platform tailored to utilities and infrastructure operators across Global South markets. The project adapts Tenchijin's satellite-data and GeoAI capabilities to regions facing aging or rapidly expanding infrastructure, constrained budgets, and limited field-inspection capacity — delivering risk assessment and decision-support tools that improve infrastructure management workflows. All positions are contract-based and fully remote, operating as one distributed, cross-border team with English as the working language.

[ ROLE SUMMARY ]

You will own the product vision and roadmap for Tenchijin's Tenchijin platform — deciding what gets built, for whom, and in what order. You will translate the realities of utility operations in emerging markets (aging infrastructure, budget constraints, workforce gaps, data scarcity) into a product that decision-makers adopt and renew. You are the connective tissue between clients, government partners, engineering leads, and Tenchijin's leadership.

[ Reports To ]

Project Executive Sponsor / CEO Office

[ Project Language ]

English (professional working proficiency or higher required)

[ KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ]

• Define and evangelize the product vision, strategy, and 18-month roadmap for the Tenchijin platform, aligned with Tenchijin's satellite-data and AI capabilities.
• Conduct market and user research across target Global South regions: utility pain points, procurement dynamics, regulatory context, and willingness to pay.
• Prioritize the backlog with a data-driven framework, balancing pilot-client commitments, platform foundations, and market-expansion bets.
• Write clear product requirements and success metrics; run roadmap reviews with the Senior Cloud Architect and engineering leads.
• Own stakeholder communication: executive sponsors, pilot utilities, government/development-agency partners, and internal teams.
• Define pricing/packaging inputs and support business development on proposals and pilots.
• Establish product analytics and feedback loops; measure adoption, engagement, and client outcomes (e.g., reduced non-revenue water, improved maintenance targeting).
• Coordinate launch readiness across engineering, localization, and operations for each market entry.

[ WHAT WE OFFER ]

• A central role in applying satellite data and AI to real infrastructure challenges, with measurable social and environmental impact in Global South markets.
• Fully remote, cross-border collaboration with senior specialists across cloud, GeoAI, product, and design.
• Competitive contractor compensation commensurate with experience and scope.
• Direct exposure to earth-observation technology, including data ecosystems built with Japan's space agency (JAXA).

Tenchijin Inc. is an equal-opportunity organization. We evaluate all applicants on qualifications and merit, without regard to nationality, race, religion, gender, age, or disability.

TENCHIJIN INC. GLOBAL SOUTH PROJECT

Preferred Experiences

• Experience with utilities, infrastructure, GIS/earth observation, or climate/sustainability products.
• Experience launching products in emerging markets or working with development-finance / international-cooperation stakeholders.
• Technical background sufficient to engage credibly with ML and geospatial engineering leads.
• Experience working in a cross-functional POD / squad delivery model.

Salary

Up to ¥1,300,000 / month

Location

Remote — Global (cross-border, distributed team)

Job Type

Independent Contractor (fixed-term project engagement)

Work Hours

Contract Period: March 1, 2027 – April 30, 2028 (14 months)

Benefits

Notice Regarding the Selection Process

Due to an unexpectedly high volume of applications, the screening process and notification of results are taking longer than usual. We are reviewing applications sequentially and will contact you as soon as possible. We kindly ask for your patience.

Please note that we are unable to respond individually to direct inquiries regarding application statuses made via our recruitment website or phone. Thank you for your understanding.