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Mercari

Peer-to-peer mobile marketplace for secondhand goods

Product Manager (Logistics) - Logistics, Mercari Marketplace

Product ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMinato City, Tokyo, JapanNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Resonate with the Mercari Group's mission and values.
  • Demonstrate ownership from product discovery through delivery of user value using AI.
  • Have experience using AI tools for research, hypothesis validation, and prototyping; integrating data and customer understanding; and improving decision-making quality and speed.
  • Have experience owning business outcomes such as key performance indicators and leading the full discover-build-learn cycle.
  • Have experience designing for reach, usage, and learning beyond release, including go-to-market activities, cross-divisional coordination, and post-launch learning.
  • Have at least 3 years of product management experience for internet services.
  • Have experience in user interface and user experience design for web and mobile applications.
  • Have experience developing features that include application programming interface integrations.
  • Have basic knowledge of software development, including agile methods, and experience collaborating with engineering teams.
  • Have experience extracting insights through data analysis using SQL or similar tools.

Responsibilities

  • Define the future state of Logistics and develop a mid-to-long-term vision and actionable roadmap.
  • Use quantitative and qualitative data and market and competitive trends to prioritize work tied to business growth, while aligning with leadership and related divisions.
  • Integrate quantitative, qualitative, market, and competitive inputs into a continuous product backlog with testable hypotheses and success conditions.
  • Use generative AI to accelerate research and prototyping and run validation cycles faster.
  • Focus on hypothesis validation and key decisions within an engineering-led end-to-end development structure.
  • Collaborate with the business development team to define application programming interface specifications with shipping carriers.
  • Lead integration testing and releases while understanding carrier-side development work and progress.
  • Lead go-to-market design, including push notifications, promotion, public relations, and coordination with Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Support, and other related divisions.
  • Monitor post-launch growth and long-term impact and design next actions.
  • Coordinate requirements with the business development team.
  • Develop risk mitigation plans with Customer Support and Legal teams.
  • Determine feature development priorities.
  • Report to and align with senior leadership.

Desired Qualifications

  • Have experience in logistics or related operations.
  • Have practical skills in at least one of backend engineering, frontend engineering, design, or data, usable for prototyping and dialogue with engineers.
  • Have experience with both new product launches (0-to-1) and improving existing products (1-to-N).
  • Have experience coordinating stakeholders and aligning with Legal, business operations, leadership, and external partners.
  • Understand A/B testing and have experience making decisions based on test results.
  • Have experience designing shipping or delivery user experiences for e-commerce services.
  • Have work experience using English or experience in product development with multinational teams.
  • English proficiency at Independent level (CEFR B1) or above is preferred; candidates able to acquire it within six months of joining are also considered.

About the Company

Mercari

Peer-to-peer mobile marketplace for secondhand goods

Mercari operates a mobile peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling secondhand goods. Users list items by taking photos in the app, and buyers complete purchases there, with payments held in escrow until receipt is confirmed. Revenue comes from seller fees (10% in Japan; 10% plus 3.6% buyer protection in the US), plus Merpay payments and promoted listings, plus shipping partnerships for integrated delivery. The platform differentiates itself through a simple mobile experience, escrow and buyer protection, shipping integration, and a broader marketplace including Mercari Shops for sellers, with a goal of extending product life and supporting a circular economy.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Founded
2013

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