Sr. Engineering Manager, Money Forward X, Tokyo

*This position is employed by Money Forward, Inc. and seconded to Money Forward X Co., Ltd. with evaluation systems and benefits aligned with Money Forward.

About the product

At MFX,  we understand the unique challenges and ambitions of small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan. That’s why we’re built a corporate banking platform designed specifically to support business growth with speed, security, and simplicity.

Our platform offers a full suite of financial services tailored for SMEs — from seamless digital account management and automated cash flow tracking to efficient payment solutions and smart financing tools. Whether our users are expanding operations, managing day-to-day expenses, or planning for the future, MFX is here to make banking one less thing to worry about.

Job Summary

The Sr. Engineering Manager is responsible for the overall performance, delivery, and operational excellence of the engineering organization. This role bridges business objectives and engineering execution, ensuring teams deliver high-quality products on time and within budget while meeting customer and regulatory requirements.

The Sr. Engineering Manager owns engineering delivery, staffing, cost management, and execution strategy, working closely with Product, Sales, and the CTO to align technology execution with business goals. This role has strong people leadership and operational accountability, with a focus on predictable delivery, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

1. Engineering Operations, Delivery & Execution

• Own engineering delivery and operational performance across multiple teams and large, multi-project initiatives (programs)
• Define and execute engineering operational strategy aligned with business objectives
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and quality expectations
• Ensure delivery quality, reliability, and client satisfaction across all engineering engagements

2. Organization Management

• Lead and manage engineering managers and department heads, ensuring clear ownership and accountability
• Drive performance management, coaching, and professional development for engineering leadership
• Design and evolve engineering organizational structure to support growth and delivery needs
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Ensure sustainable team operations and healthy delivery cadence

3. People & Performance Management

• Own staffing strategy including headcount planning, hiring approvals, onboarding, and team allocation
• Manage workforce planning to balance delivery demand, utilization, and long-term capability growth
• Partner with the CTO to align hiring plans with technical skill requirements and platform needs
• Support talent retention through career development planning and performance evaluation

4. Business, Budget, Risk & Stakeholder Management

• Manage engineering budgets, utilization, vendor contracts, and operational costs
• Align engineering execution with customer needs, product priorities, and business goals
• Manage commercial relationships with vendors and delivery partners
• Identify and mitigate delivery, operational, and business risks
• Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, and organizational requirements
• Collaborate closely with Product, Sales, Operations, and the CTO to ensure execution feasibility

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 4–6 years in engineering management or delivery leadership roles
• Proven experience managing multiple engineering teams or large-scale delivery programs
• Proven experience managing organizations of approximately 25-30 engineers, including multiple teams or managers 
• Proven experience working on Enterprise SaaS applications, platforms and web applications. 
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, agile delivery, and engineering operations
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, modern DevOps practices, and delivery automation, including hands on experience working with AWS.
• Prior experience collaborating closely with a CTO or architecture leadership role
• Demonstrated experience with budget management, cost control, and resource planning
• Excellent people management skills, including performance management, mentoring, and organizational design
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to balance business, customer, and engineering needs
• Experience working closely with Product, Sales, QA, Security, and Operations teams
• Ability to make data-driven decisions using delivery, utilization, and quality metrics
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to align executive leadership and delivery teams
• Experience managing offshore, nearshore, or distributed engineering teams
• Conversational-level Japanese language ability (able to participate in meetings and basic business discussions)

Good to have

• Experience in regulated or compliance-driven environments (finance, healthcare, enterprise SaaS, etc.)
• Background in scaling engineering organizations in high-growth environments
• Business-level Japanese proficiency (able to lead discussions, client-negotiations, and documentation in Japanese)

Language Requirements

• Japanese: Conversational Level required, Business Level preferred
• English: Business level (TOEIC score of 700 or above)

【職種 / 募集ポジション】
Sr. Engineering Manager, Money Forward X, Tokyo
【雇用形態】
正社員
【給与】
年収 10,008,000円 〜 20,004,000円
Monthly salary system ※Includes fixed allowances for up to 45 hours of legal overtime, legal holiday work, and 40 hours of late-night work.
【勤務地】
108-0023 21F Tamachi Station Tower S, msb Tamachi, 3-1-21 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo
【Salary System】
Min 834,000 JPY / month（10,008,000 JPY / year）- 1,667,000 JPY / month（20,004,000 JPY / year） Each including fixed allowances of 242,807 JPY - 485,282 JPY / month.
【Bonus】
A「High Performance Bonus」may be paid to employees who receive high evaluations based on semi-annual evaluations in addition to their salary. ※Please note that the remuneration of the High Performance Bonus is subject to change according to the company's performance.
【Probation Period】
3 months from join date
【Working Hour System】
Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work ※Conditions apply; subject to change to Flextime System.
【Working Hours】
9:30 - 18:30 (60 min break) are the basic working hours. However, employees are able to choose their working hours at their own discretion. ※There is potential for overtime work outside the determined hours.
【Work Style Policy】
Hybrid work style ・As a standard practice, employees are required to work at the office a minimum of 2 days per week. Employees are encouraged to spend 3 or more days in the office. (This policy may be subject to change based on the company and job circumstances) ・The specific "team office days" may vary depending on the assigned team.
【Holidays/Vacations】
■ Saturdays / Sundays / Japanese national holidays ■ Paid holidays ■ Summer holidays (3 days) ■ Winter holidays (2 days) ■ Year-end and New Year’s holidays (Dec 31st - Jan 3rd)
【Benefits】
■ Various social insurances (employee pension, health insurance, employment insurance, industrial accident compensation insurance) ■ Neighborhood housing allowance and neighborhood moving allowance ■ Salary-based rent deduction benefit ■ Health check and gynecological checkup ■ Influenza vaccine ■ Book purchases support ■ Defined-contribution corporate pension ■ Employee stock ownership plan ■ Preferential treatment when using the following services（limited to businesses under contract with Money Forward） 　- Rental agency 　- Housekeeping services 　- Babysitting 　- Online English conversation school
【Selection Process１】
Casual interview/Document Screening ↓ First interview (Depending on the position, there may be a technical assignment before the interview) ↓ Several interviews (The number of interviews depends on the position) ↓ Final interview (We may ask for a reference check before or after the interview) ↓ Job offer/Offer meeting ※The process may be subject to change depending on the case.
【Selection Process２】
■ What are reference checks? Money Forward may ask for your cooperation with reference checks using a reference check service tool. We believe that mutual understanding is limited to the selection process alone. Therefore, we would like to gather information about you from your supervisor and colleagues at your current or former company to ensure a more reliable match and facilitate your early success after joining our company. ※We do not make employment decisions based solely on the contents of reference checks. ※The fact that you are in the selection process with us will not be disclosed to referees.
【Notes】

• Range of change in job description: Work as determined by the company ・Range of change in work location: Work location as determined by the company
  【Reference Information】
  https://recruit.moneyforward.com/#introduction 【Work Environment】
  At Money Forward, we provide an environment where we can create world-class services together, and we are looking forward to welcoming you. ・Provided PC Specs: We provide PCs equipped with the latest CPUs (MacOS or Windows). Custom-made PCs tailored to business requirements and replacements with the latest OS are also possible. ・Money Forward Library: We have a library system where you can freely borrow books, ranging from technical books to management books. Desired books can be purchased at the company's expense. ・Referral Driven: We cover the cost of recruitment meals. There is a referral reward system. ・Conference Participation Support: The company partially covers participation in domestic and international conferences, such as RubyKaigi and Google I/O.

会社情報

【会社名】
株式会社マネーフォワード
【代表者】
代表取締役社長グループCEO 辻 庸介
【創業】
2012年5月
【取締役】
金坂 直哉 中出 匠哉 竹田 正信 石原 千亜希
【社外取締役】
安武 弘晃 宮澤 弦 Ryu Kawano Suliawan 菊間 千乃 芦田 健 上田 梨々子
【監査役】
畠山 優実 田中 克幸 西山  茂
【グループCxO・VPox】
上利 陽太郎 瀧 俊雄 山田 一也 坂 裕和 松岡 俊 伊藤 セルジオ 大輔 関田 雅和 松久 正幸 野村 一仁 長尾 祐美子 渋谷 亮 金井 恵子 梅田 康吉
【執行役員】
田平 公伸 本川 大輔 冨山 直道 永井 博 駒口 哲也 廣原 亜樹 島村 誠一郎 永井 七奈 木村 慎治 丸山 嘉伸 吉本 憲文 工藤 裕之 島内 広史 小山 幸宏 渡辺 恵伍 松村 道夫 岩崎 大
【オフィス】
本社オフィス 〒108-0023　東京都港区芝浦3-1-21 msb Tamachi 田町ステーションタワーS 21F 北海道支社 〒060-0061　北海道札幌市中央区南一条西4-5-1 札幌大手町ビル3階 東北支社 〒980-0021 宮城県仙台市青葉区中央2-2-10 仙都会館 5F 東海支社、名古屋開発拠点 〒450-6213　愛知県名古屋市中村区名駅4-7-1 ミッドランドスクエア 13F 京都支社、京都開発拠点 〒604-8004　京都府京都市中京区三条通河原町東入中島町78番地 明治屋京都ビル 4階 関西支社、大阪開発拠点 〒541-0042　大阪府大阪市中央区今橋 2-5-8 トレードピア淀屋橋 9階 広島支社 〒730-0015　広島市中区橋本町9-7 ビル博丈5F 九州・沖縄支社、福岡開発拠点 〒810-0041　福岡県福岡市中央区大名2丁目6-50　福岡大名ガーデンシティ 16F
【社内コミュニケーション活性化の取り組み】
■全社週次/月次朝会/半期総会 ■代表との意見交換会（CEOセッション） ■全社懇親会（MF Happy Hour） ■他部門社員との交流会（シャッフルランチ・ディナー） ■上長との定期1on1（ツキイチ面談） ■社内公募制度（MFチャレンジシステム） ■社員満足度調査（MFグループサーベイ） ※一部正社員のみ
【労働条件】
屋内原則禁煙（喫煙室あり）等
【中途採用比率】
2021年11月末　93.8％ 2022年11月末　90.0% 2023年11月末　76.6％ 2024年11月末　88.7%