The Role
The Product Owner will adapt global solutions for the Japanese market, conducting product discovery with local partners and managing the product roadmap in collaboration with various teams.
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ABOUT US
Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games, Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together, and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500+ game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world. With more paths to profits and ways to win, developers have all the things needed to enjoy the game.
For more information, visit xsolla.com.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for a talented Product Owner who is deeply immersed in the Japanese market who is capable of adapting and localizing global solutions to the expectations of Japanese players and studios, who can lead discovery with Japanese partners (AAA, midcore, and hypercasual), who understands the limitations and features of monetizations in Japan (carrier billing, convenience store payments, and cultural restrictions) who can work in conjunction with Sales and Success teams in the region, and who can form and prioritize a roadmap of solutions, features, and frameworks in demand by Japanese developers.
If you’re passionate about driving business growth, supporting game developers, and expanding the reach of innovative gaming solutions, we would love to hear from you!
This role will be based out of our Japan office and is onsite.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining full-cycle ownership of Japanese products and adaptations of D2C solutions
- Product discovery with local partners
- Adapting features, interfaces, flow, and documentation to Japanese realities
- Collecting and processing user and business analytics for features, activities, A/B tests
- Building a link between the global Xsolla product strategy and the local ones realities
- Maintaining roadmap and product documentation in English and Japanese
- Working with Design, Success, Data and Engineering teams
Qualifications & Skills
- Experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in the Japanese market for at least 3 years
- Experience in the gaming industry (development, publishing or platforms)
- Gacha
- Subscriptions & LiveOps
- D2C cases: Web Shops, external top-ups, in-game campaigns
- Knowledge of key payment instruments in Japan: Konbini, Line Pay, Carrier Billing
- Proficiency in Japanese at least at the JLPT-N2 level
- Experience interacting with Japanese B2B clients or publishers
- Knowledge of English at the upper-intermediate level and above
- Understanding of user patterns of Japanese players (retention orientation, social mechanics, visual preferences)
Deep understanding of monetization models in the Japanese market:
Bonus Points
- Work experience in an international company
- Experience in bringing a global product to the Japanese market
- Experience with BI / analytics / A/B testing / marketing
- Understanding of Japanese legislation regarding advertising, gacha, children and online payments
The duties and responsibilities of this position may evolve over time to support the organization’s goals and individual growth. This job description is intended to outline the general nature and level of work being performed and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required.
By submitting your application, you consent to Xsolla conducting background checks, where permitted by law, after the final interview stage. All checks will comply with local regulations, and your information will be handled confidentially.
Xsolla takes your privacy seriously and will not sell or externally distribute any personal data received during the hiring process. In accordance with applicable data protection laws, Xsolla is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.
For any inquiries related to data privacy, please contact: [email protected]
Explore more opportunities at: https://xsolla.com/careers
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The Company
What We Do
Xsolla's video game business engine helps game developers and publishers operate more efficiently and sell more games. Serving only the video game industry, Xsolla caters to businesses from indie to enterprise, with solutions that solve the complexities of distribution, marketing, and monetization so developers, publishers, and platform partners. Our goal is to increase your audience, sales and revenue.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices worldwide, Xsolla operates as a merchant and seller of record for major gaming entities like Valve, Twitch, Ubisoft, Epic Games, and PUBG Corporation.
