Manager - Product Design (UX/UI), Tokyo - Japan
Glance · Tokyo, Japan · 2mo ago
Glance
Glance is an intelligent shopping agent, redefining the commerce experience. Powered by proprietary agentic intelligence and generative AI, Glance delivers a hyper-personalized consumer experience across mobile and TV — shaping the new era of shopping. Glance is operated by Glance InMobi Pte. Ltd., a non-consolidated subsidiary of global technology leader InMobi, and is backed by Mithril Capital, Google and Jio Platforms. To learn more, visit glance.com.
InMobi
InMobi Group is a global technology company shaping the future of agentic commerce and advertising. Through its ecosystem of businesses — including InMobi Advertising and flagship consumer platform Glance — InMobi leverages data, machine learning, and generative AI to help brands reach audiences more precisely and consumers discover products more intuitively. Glance, which is pioneering new models of agentic commerce, is owned and operated by Glance InMobi Pte. Ltd., a non-consolidated subsidiary of InMobi Pte. Ltd.
InMobi Advertising
InMobi Advertising, part of global technology company InMobi, is an agentic advertising platform helping brands and merchants achieve their business outcomes. Through its proprietary intelligence, AI-led solutions, and vast consumer reach — including flagship consumer platform Glance — InMobi Advertising delivers the omnichannel performance defining what's next in advertising and commerce. Glance is owned and operated by Glance InMobi Pte. Ltd., a non-consolidated subsidiary of InMobi Pte. Ltd. To learn more, visit advertising.inmobi.com.
What will you be doing?
- Own end-to-end design for key journeys across Glance's surfaces — from research and flows through wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI
- Turn complex, AI-driven commerce experiences into intuitive, visually compelling designs that resonate with Japanese users
- Partner with product and engineering to shape the roadmap from a design perspective and ship high-quality work
- Use user research, testing, and data to validate decisions and continuously improve the experience
- Contribute to and apply Glance's design system, maintaining consistency and quality across the product
Key Requirements:
- Around 4–7 years in product design, UX/UI, or interaction design, with a strong portfolio of shipped consumer products
- Proven ability to own design end to end — from problem framing and user flows to final UI
- Proficiency with modern design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma) and familiarity with design systems
- Strong grasp of mobile-first and responsive design, with the ability to balance user needs and business goals
- Business-level Japanese and English
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience designing for mobile consumer apps at scale, ideally with a commerce or content component
- Familiarity with user research methods and working alongside dedicated researchers
- Exposure to CTV / large-screen design, or AI-driven product experiences
Why Glance AI
- Ownership. You will not be confined to one category or one type of partner. You operate where you can also build a portfolio that is genuinely yours.
- Structural backing without big-company friction. Glance is part of InMobi Group with proven scale (Glance reaches 400M+ monthly users globally) and infrastructure already built, but JP operates as a startup with founding-team on strategy and deals. Backed by strong global investors including SoftBank and Google, with SoftBank as anchor partner in Japan
- A first-team seat in Japan. The JP strategy is being written now. The partner playbook and deal architecture that will be replicated across other markets such as Korea, Germany, UK, Australia in the future.
- Real category creation, not incremental work. Work on genuinely new, AI-first agentic commerce — built from the ground up, not an improvement on today's shopping
- Culture. Work with smart, humble people who value openness, trust, and honest collaboration
- Competitive salary and benefits: Benchmarked against roles at comparable global tech in Tokyo, meaningful equity grant, annual performance bonus tied to outcomes, plus full health, retirement, and standard Japan-market benefits.
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