PayPay is a FinTech company that has grown to over 70M (as of July 2025) users since its launch in 2018. Our team is hugely diverse with members from over 50 different countries.
OUR VISION IS UNLIMITED_
We dare to believe that we do not need a clear vision to create a future beyond our imagination. PayPay will always stay true to our roots and realize a vision (future) that no one else can imagine by constantly taking risks and challenging ourselves. With this mindset, you will be presented with new and exciting opportunities on a daily basis and have the opportunity to grow and reach new dimensions that you could never have imagined. We are looking for people who can embrace this challenge, refresh the product at breakneck speed and promote PayPay with professionalism and passion.
※ Please note that you cannot apply or be selected in parallel with PayPay Corporation, PayPay Card Corporation and PayPay Securities Corporation.
Job Description
Role Overview
As a Senior Product Manager, you will drive the vision, strategy, and execution of high-impact products that shape our revenue engine and deliver a "WoW Experience" for millions of merchants and consumers daily. This role requires a unique blend of strategic growth mindset, technical depth, and people leadership. You will not only own the end-to-end lifecycle of scalable platform features and monetization strategies but also mentor and grow the product management team around you.
Main Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Growth
New Feature Innovation: Lead the end-to-end planning, scoping, and successful market launch of high-impact features aimed at monetization and value creation.
Data-Driven Roadmap: Deep dive into user data and market analytics to diagnose user pain points, formulate hypotheses, and build robust product proposals that directly drive key KPIs.
Technical & Architecture Leadership
Scalable Architecture: Create platform products that scale, making high-level technical architecture and UI/UX decisions with a long-term architectural view.
Technical Execution: Write technical PRDs, identify and fill product gaps, and work closely with engineering and design teams to execute the product roadmap predictably and on time.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Stakeholder Management: Act as the central bridge between diverse business units—including Business Development, Sales, Legal, Compliance, and Data Science—to align priorities and clear roadblocks.
Focus & Prioritization: Possess the confidence and diplomatic skill to prioritize relentlessly, making the hard decisions to say "NO" to distractions to keep the team focused on high-impact goals.
Qualifications
Experience: 5+ years of experience in Product Management
Analytical Power: Strong data analysis skills with a demonstrated ability to turn complex data insights into actionable product strategies and KPI growth.
Strategic Problem Solving: A strategic mindset focused heavily on product growth, with the ability to navigate ambiguous challenges and break down complex problems into clear deliverables.
User-Centric Mindset: Excellent understanding of UI/UX principles, with a relentless focus on empathy and thinking from the user's perspective.
Language: Business-level proficiency in English (written and verbal).
Preferred Qualifications
Technical Foundation: Master's degree in a technology-related field, or hands-on technical experience.
AI Utilization Experience: Hands-on experience working with AI-driven features, machine learning models, or AI product integration.
Execution Mindset: An extreme bias towards action (a relentless "Get Things Done" attitude) with a track record of working in very fast-paced environments.
Business-level proficiency in Japanese is preferred to effectively collaborate with regional stakeholders and users.
In principle, 9:00am-5:45pm (actual working hours: 7h45m + 1h break)
Holidays
Every Sat/Sun/National holidays (In Japan)/New Year's break/Company-designated Special days
Paid leave
Annual leave (up to 14 days in the first year, granted proportionally according to the month of employment. Can be used from the date of hire)
Personal leave (5 days each year, granted proportionally according to the month of employment)
＊PayPay's own special paid leave system, which can be used to attend to illnesses, injuries, hospital visits, etc., of the employee, family members, pets, etc.
Salary
Annual salary paid in 12 installments (monthly)
Based on skills, experience, and abilities
Reviewed once a year
Late overtime allowance
※Payroll payment can be changed to digital salary payment “PayPay Paycheck” for an amount set by you
Benefits
Social Insurance (health insurance, employee pension, employment insurance and compensation insurance)
