Senior Engineering Manager (SMB Product Development Division, Money Forward Cloud Accounting), Tokyo

（日本語求人）

Overview

Since its founding in 2012, Money Forward has grown into one of Japan’s leading Fintech companies. Today, we have released dozens of products, and our B2B SaaS offerings alone serve over 200,000 paying users.

The product you will be assigned to Money Forward Cloud Accounting for SMBs (Small and Medium-sized Businesses), has been a core part of our portfolio since our early days and remains one of our largest business drivers.

In the domain of accounting, which supports corporate activities from behind the scenes, stability and reliability are fundamental. At the same time, with the rise of AI-related technologies, customer expectations for SaaS capabilities are shifting rapidly. We believe our products must evolve faster than ever, incorporating greater convenience and problem-solving capabilities. By balancing these two seemingly contradictory demands—stability and agility—we aim to deliver immense value to Japanese SMBs through the lens of accounting.

We are looking for a leader who shares our perspective on these key areas:

• You want to leverage your experience to build development organizations that achieve both system stability and agility.
• You want to drive social impact through decision-making while managing a large-scale product development organization.
• You find fulfillment in modernizing and transforming "legacy" domains with your own hands.
• You see your value in contributing to areas that others might shy away from, precisely because those areas hold the most significant value.

Money Forward SMB Products

• Accounting Software ‘Money Forward Cloud Accounting’
• Quotation, delivery, and invoice creation system ‘Money Forward Cloud Invoice’
• Tax Return software for sole proprietors ‘Money Forward Cloud Tax Return’
• AI-driven tax filing for sole proprietors 'Money Forward Cloud AI Tax Return'
• Company establishment service ‘Money Forward Cloud Company Registration’
• Start-up support service for sole proprietors ‘Money Forward Cloud Business Registration’

Responsibilities and Duties

You will join the Money Forward Cloud Accounting Development Department. Through managing a global development team, you will drive the growth of the product, the business, and the company.

Specifically, to strengthen our continuously growing global organization, you will use your management and development experience to:

• Grow the Organization: Recruit, evaluate, and develop engineers within a global development team spanning multiple locations.
• Strategic Planning: Plan and execute both continuous and non-continuous (disruptive) growth of the systems and organization to obtain market leadership.
• Stakeholder Management: Manage resources, coordinate with stakeholders, and make decisions to realize the product roadmap.
• Technical Leadership: Formulate technical roadmaps, select future-proof architectures, and promote/support technical initiatives.
• Problem Solving: Resolve organizational and product challenges by collaborating with Product Managers and heads of other divisions.
• Division-Level Strategy: Propose and drive growth strategies and solutions for the broader Division level, beyond just your immediate department.

Expected Role and Career Path

Initially, you will be appointed as a Deputy Department Manager overseeing an organization of approximately 10 members. You will build relationships with stakeholders while staying involved in the field to familiarize yourself with Department Manager-level operations.

Subsequently, you will be assigned mission-critical organizational goals. We expect you to identify issues within people, organizations, or processes, and work with team leaders and PdMs to solve them using all available means. In the future, we look forward to you advancing your career toward Deputy Division Manager or Division Manager.

Why This Position is Compelling

• Manage a Flagship Product: You will lead the development organization of Money Forward’s flagship product. Balancing evolution with stability for a 10-year-old system with high traffic and data volume is a high-level challenge rarely found elsewhere.
• Lead During a Historical Turning Point: We view AI as a major industrial shift. Under the "Money Forward AI Vision 2025" you will lead transformation at scale during a period of significant change.
• Global Management Experience: 52% of our engineers are non-Japanese (as of Nov 2024). As Japan’s working-age population continues to decline, the ability to manage across borders, cultures, and languages is becoming a critical skill set—not just at Money Forward, but across the entire industry. Furthermore, the experience of managing global teams makes it an ideal fit for those looking to expand their career opportunities on an international scale.

Required Skills and Experience

• Organizational Management Experience
  • Development and improvement of operational processes
  • Development and improvement of organizational systems and structures
  • Identification and resolution of organizational performance issues
  • Communication and expectation management with executive leadership
• Engineering People Management Experience
  • Team building and member development
  • Performance evaluations and goal management for team members
  • End-to-end involvement in recruitment, from defining requirements to closing candidates
• Web Application Development Experience

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with software development related to accounting systems and financial management.
• Experience managing development organizations of several dozen members.
• Experience managing global/international teams.
• Experience addressing and resolving technical debt.
• Experience in organizational development aligned with business strategy.
• Experience in AI development and/or experience in using AI tools to improve development processes.
  • Money Forward recently announced our AI Strategy roadmap, which focuses on improving AI-driven operational efficiencies, as well as integrating AI agents into our products to deliver better value to our users. (More information here)

Language Requirements

• Japanese：Business Level 
• English：Business Level (equivalent to TOEIC 800 or above)
  • Note: If you do not have a TOEIC 800+ score, you will be asked to take a company-specified test during the selection process (typically after the first interview).

Who We’re Looking For

• Resonates with Money Forward’s Mission, Vision, Values, and Culture (MVVC).
• Can tackle highly abstract requirements with a positive mindset.
• A proactive leader who challenges the status quo and evolves their mindset to drive exponential personal growth.
• Eager to give back to the organization by sharing past successes and failures.
• Can lead from the front to drive teams and projects forward.
• Finds value in tackling difficult challenges and takes high-commitment action to solve them.

Work Environment

At Money Forward, we provide an environment where we can create world-class services together, and we are looking forward to welcoming you.

• Provided PC Specs: We provide PCs equipped with the latest CPUs (MacOS or Windows). Custom-made PCs tailored to business requirements and replacements with the latest OS are also possible.
• Systems to Enhance the Development Environment: Peripheral devices necessary for work (such as displays, mice, keyboards) can be purchased as office supplies. Generally, you can choose from standard products (catalog), and if conditions are met, you can apply for non-standard products as well.
• Money Forward Library: We have a library system where you can freely borrow books, ranging from technical books to management books. Desired books can be purchased at the company's expense.
• Referral Driven: We cover the cost of recruitment meals. There is a referral reward system.
• Conference Participation Support: The company partially covers participation in domestic and international conferences, such as RubyKaigi and Google I/O."