Project Manager, Inventor Activation, Business Planning and Operations for Inventor Garage

このポジションは、Woven City内のInventor Garageの運営を担当するプロジェクトマネージャーです。発明者やスタートアップのデイリーな窓口となり、施設利用の促進、コミュニティプログラムの企画・運営、外部イベントでのWoven Cityの代表を務めます。また、ロジスティクスやベンダー調整、予算管理も担当し、発明者同士の「掛け算」を生むコミュニティを育成します。

Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for inventors and startups using Inventor Garage, helping them get set up, resolving operational issues, and providing high-quality on-site demonstration opportunities
• Promote utilization of Inventor Garage, e-Palette, and other Woven City assets, tracking usage and surfacing issues
• Plan and run recurring community programs at Inventor Garage, such as Meetup events and tours, to keep a steady flow of inventors and potential inventors engaging with the space
• Represent Woven City at external partner events and bring new inventors into the Woven City ecosystem through on-site engagement
• Manage logistics, vendor coordination, and budget tracking for community events and inventor programs

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in project management involving diverse stakeholders, event operations, or partnership/program management
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working directly with large enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses, startups, government agencies, and educational institutions
• Demonstrated track record of planning and running recurring events or programs that build and sustain an active community
• Business-level Japanese and English (written and spoken), sufficient to run programs and represent Woven City to both
• Japanese and international audiences
• Hands-on, detail-oriented approach to logistics, vendor coordination, and budget tracking
• Willingness to be on-site at Woven City (Susono, Shizuoka) on a regular basis (3+ days per week)

Nice to have

• Experience in Japan's startup ecosystem (e.g., creating open innovation environments in collaboration with government bodies, accelerators, VCs, or corporate innovation programs)
• A genuine interest in supporting invention activities that create the "everyday norms of the future"
• Experience designing or facilitating workshops, hackathons, or pitch events

Benefits

• ・Competitive Salary - Based on experience
• ・Work Hours - Flexible working time
• ・Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)
• ・Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)
• ・Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company
• ・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)