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Project Management support, Process Improvement at Woven by Toyota

Project Management support, Process Improvement

Woven by Toyota · Tokyo

1 months ago

Project Management support, Process Improvement

Woven by Toyota · Tokyo

a month ago
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About the Role

Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s transformation into a mobility company. Our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation, expanding what mobility means and how it serves society. Our work centers on AD/ADAS, Arene, Woven City, and Cloud & AI. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, working toward a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the operation of the application and approval process for various Proof of Concepts (PoCs) conducted at Woven City, and drive continuous process improvement (Kaizen).
  • Act as a bridge between the Product Development team and Risk Experts to coordinate and support smooth risk assessments and safe PoC execution.
  • Promote the reduction of communication costs among stakeholders and shorten the contribute time to the start of demonstrations through the categorization and standardization of PoC projects.
  • Improve the operation of the PoC application and centralized management system utilizing digital tools like Slack and Salesforce, and consolidate system requirements.
  • Communicate rules of the risk management process to PoC applicants and related departments, develop guidelines, and plan/conduct briefing sessions.

Requirements

  • Practical experience in developing new businesses, or comprehensively contributing the launch and operation of new technology demonstrations (PoCs) or services.
  • Experience in analyzing existing business workflows and systems, identifying issues based on qualitative on-site information and quantitative data, and contributing continuous process improvement (Kaizen).
  • Ability to balance, plan, and coordinate smoothly between product development teams and risk experts, taking into account the situations and requests of both sides, and to advance projects according to a schedule.
  • Technical knowledge and communication skills, backed by basic digital and software knowledge, to clearly communicate requirements for process improvements to get engineers and stakeholders with diverse backgrounds to take action.

Skills

  • Basic knowledge of digital technologies and software
  • Project management
  • Slack
  • Salesforce
  • Risk management
  • Information security (cybersecurity)
  • Personal information protection (privacy)
  • Business improvement (Kaizen)
  • AI tools (e.g., Generative AI)

Location

  • Tokyo
  • Susono

Work Type

  • Full-time
  • Hybrid

Experience Level

  • Mid-level

Salary/Compensations

  • Competitive Salary - Based on experience

Benefits

  • Flexible working time
  • 20 days per year paid holiday (prorated)
  • 6 days per year sick leave (prorated)
  • Japanese Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance)
  • Housing Allowance
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Rental Cars Support
  • In-house Training Program (software study/language study)

About the Company

  • Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company.
  • Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.
  • Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation.
  • Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.
  • Toyota is redefining what it means to move. We're challenging the current state of mobility by enhancing the movement of people, goods, information and energy.
  • Centered around three core concepts - A Living Laboratory™, Human-Centered, and Ever Evolving City™ - Woven City serves as a test course for mobility to fulfill our purpose of well-being for all.
  • We do this by bringing together a diverse community of people with a shared passion for the future of mobility to co-create, develop and refine innovative products and services.
  • This cross-section of social infrastructure, mobility, and people provides a unique opportunity for inventors, residents and visitors to interact seamlessly with new technologies throughout daily life in an environment that emulates a real city.
  • Our team facilitates the safe and smooth implementation of a wide variety of Proof of Concepts (PoCs) conducted in this city, contributing governance and risk management.
  • We are tackling the improvement (Kaizen) of the PoC process to balance the speed of development/testing with safety by solving the issues faced by both product developers and risk experts, and by standardizing PoCs.
  • To support the creation of innovative future services, we are looking for team members who will make history with us.

Equal Opportunity

  • We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
  • Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.