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Moon Creative Lab Tokyo Studio 4F

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Isabel Moon Creative Lab

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We like to think of the culture at Moon as a wild garden.&nbsp;We are forever evolving, planting seeds, experimenting, buzzing, and growing. Moon is a space where (bio)diversity is nurtured by all the beings in it. A field for play, creativity, and curiosity that puts people first.

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Health care, dental, vision, and wellbeing

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Flexible PTO and hybrid working schedules

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LGBTQIA+ events, volunteer days of service, external startup networking

Team retreats, creativity workshops, appreciation groups (Book Club, Coffee Lovers, Music Fans)

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Paid training and professional development

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Paid travel between San Francisco and Tokyo

Moon has two studios: one in Palo Alto, USA and one in Tokyo, Japan. Each studio is incomplete without the other. Every team works collaboratively across studios and across countries, inseparable by location.

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Product Lead&lt;/strong&gt;, you will work on the venture project (Tanekt), which is incubated at Moon Creative Lab, that aims to build products and experiences for amateur gardeners in the United States. As a project lead, your task would be to design and manage this project&#39;s path as it develops from an early-stage, pre-product incubation project to deploy MVP.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You will combine knowledge of the amateur vegetable seed industry with a competency in product management to develop a novel product offering for the amateur vegetable seed market. You will have access to Moon’s resources, including design researchers, product designers, UI/UX designers, software engineers, marketers, and others to support your efforts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;notion-enable-hover&quot; data-token-index=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You have an entrepreneurial mindset&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;You have experience utilizing a lean start-up approach to: (I) run hypothesis-driven iterations; (ii) craft a go-to-market strategy; and (iii) build a minimum viable business. You are prone to action and are comfortable in fast-paced ambiguous environments. Being resourceful is second nature, and you believe that more can be done with less.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;notion-enable-hover&quot; data-token-index=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You are a go-getter&lt;/strong&gt; -&lt;/span&gt; You are proactive in finding solutions even if the obvious solution is right in front of you. You like to ask the right questions, synthesize multiple perspectives, and then find the critical path to making the best solution come to life. You are comfortable getting your hands dirty, but find ways to make things run more smoothly next time.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;notion-enable-hover&quot; data-token-index=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You are an over-communicator&lt;/strong&gt; -&lt;/span&gt; This will be a high touchpoint role where you will work across disciplines: between design, engineering, our business partners, and company leadership. You’re an over-communicator who is able to eloquently bring the right context to the stakeholders you’re working with.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is scheduled as a 6-month contracting engagement. It will support an effort to develop this project from an interesting problem space and target market into an investable product or service and business model.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What You’ll Do at Moon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build and maintain Product Vision and Priorities&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Own product and material development process end-to-end, prioritizing and allocating work, building and tracking timelines, KPIs, and deadlines, and identifying resource gaps and constraints&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Manage product requirements, features, and budgets. Establish strategies and tactical plans for each formula product, and communicate them clearly across stakeholders&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work with our existing global network of research partners, consultants, and brands (This will require coordination across multiple timezones)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Engage cross-functionally across Design Research, Product Design, and Engineering to accomplish venture goals&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Must-Haves&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2+ years of Product Management experience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Background in, or familiarity with entrepreneurship&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience working with designers and engineers on consumer-oriented products&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in agriculture, agriculture science, horticulture or related field&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience with vegetable farming, either professionally or as an amateur grower&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Product Launch experience (software products preferred)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong communication and presentation skills: written and verbal&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong business acumen with demonstrated understanding of the financial aspects of product development&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You have an ownership mindset and are a strategic thinker. Setting goals and priorities when appropriate, creating and executing plans, measuring KPIs and metrics, and aligning tactics with key results all comes naturally to you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You’re nimble, scrappy, and a leader in ambiguous situations. You create solutions to problems, take proactive ownership, and keep a positive attitude even when times are tough&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Possess eye for creativity and quality in product execution&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to travel between Moon offices (Silicon Valley and Tokyo)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Nice-to-Haves&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience working at start-ups&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience applying human-centered design thinking&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience working with distributed teams across multiple time zones&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Japanese language skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sounds Fun, Right?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;If you identify with Moon&#39;s values and would like to contribute to our work, please submit your resume and optionally, a cover letter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Moon Creative Lab is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who We Are&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Moon Creative Lab is a human-centered venture studio that powers the creation of new businesses. Moon’s mission is to help Mitsui &amp;amp; Co, one of Japan’s largest organizations, in its pursuit to become a more future-forward, entrepreneurial company. We work to unlock the creativity of Mitsui’s 45,000 strong global workforce to build innovative businesses that will have an exponential impact on the world. We do this by bringing together the best talent in design, engineering, product and more to create bold new ventures from zero to launch.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Moon transforms ideas into bold new ventures and provides the resources and expertise to light the way to a more creative future.&amp;nbsp; We are human-centered in our approach and hands-on in our delivery. Our team of talented designers, engineers, product leaders and marketers help our idea owners connect with real users to create prototypes and MVPs and bring them to market quickly. At Moon, you will:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Address real human needs that have far-reaching social impact&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work across disciplines, across industries, and across cultures&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Start with people and leverage the beauty and messiness of human-centered design&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Moon is looking for people who are passionate about unlocking the innate creativity of others while designing impactful businesses. Come join us!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Product

Palo Alto, California, United States

Palo Alto Studio

Product Lead -Contract (Palo Alto)

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;At Moon, we help people create new businesses, products and services - and workshopping is a core part of that process. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Workshop Facilitator&lt;/strong&gt;, you will help our team to create and deliver the most engaging and impactful workshop experiences possible.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You are a creative, experienced, and passionate Workshop Facilitator who will help design, develop and deliver great experiential learning experiences for both Moon and our ecosystem&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You understand the fundamentals of new business design and are familiar with current thinking in topic areas like venture building, entrepreneurship, product discovery, rapid prototyping, design thinking, lean startup, etc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You thrive using the latest learning experience design methods to build innovative workshops tailored for content and audience&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You are a great communicator who loves to work collaboratively with our team to experiment and create new ways of engaging our workshop participants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What You’ll Do at Moon:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You will partner with Moon’s other facilitators, subject matter experts and also stakeholders in our parent organization to scope, design, and build workshops that allow participants to create new businesses and products with speed and confidence&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You will use your creativity to elevate our current workshop programs to a higher level of effectiveness and impact and constantly seek to improve them&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You will find new ways to produce content that scales and resonates with our increasingly global, diverse audience&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You will develop and use feedback analytics to recommend improvements for each design cycle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Must-Haves&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You have a proven track record of creating and facilitating innovative live in-person and online workshops in English&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You have a deep knowledge of current approaches and frameworks for new business and product creation, and are confident in sharing that knowledge with others&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You have a keen understanding of effective and agile design methods, and a technical aptitude to produce and deliver workshop content at speed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You are comfortable with ambiguity, new technology, and welcoming of the challenge of working at a fast-paced company like Moon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You are passionate about the participant experience and how to make it better, open to feedback, and constantly striving to improve our offerings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You are able to work collaboratively with multiple partners, managing input while owning and driving the development of the content you make&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You have the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects, deliverables, and competing priorities with a proven record of success&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Nice-to-Haves&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You have experience working in product design, development, or management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You have experience working with startups, ventures, or emerging tech companies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You have experience working with Japanese consolidated trading companies (総合商社)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You have experience in Learning &amp;amp; Development, Talent Development, Training, General HR, or related fields&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You are a native Japanese speaker or can communicate in Japanese at a level sufficient for day-to-day work (N2 or higher)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You have experience working with Japanese workshop participants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sounds Fun, Right?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;If you identify with Moon&#39;s values and would like to contribute to our work, please submit your resume and optionally, a cover letter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Moon Creative Lab is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who We Are&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Moon Creative Lab is a human-centered venture studio that powers the creation of new businesses. Moon’s mission is to help Mitsui &amp;amp; Co, one of Japan’s largest organizations, in its pursuit to become a more future-forward, entrepreneurial company. We work to unlock the creativity of Mitsui’s 45,000 strong global workforce to build innovative businesses that will have an exponential impact on the world. We do this by bringing together the best talent in design, engineering, product and more to create bold new ventures from zero to launch.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Moon transforms ideas into bold new ventures and provides the resources and expertise to light the way to a more creative future.&amp;nbsp; We are human-centered in our approach and hands-on in our delivery. Our team of talented designers, engineers, product leaders and marketers help our idea owners connect with real users to create prototypes and MVPs and bring them to market quickly. At Moon, you will:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Address real human needs that have far-reaching social impact&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work across disciplines, across industries, and across cultures&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Start with people and leverage the beauty and messiness of human-centered design&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Moon is looking for people who are passionate about unlocking the innate creativity of others while designing impactful businesses. Come join us!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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