Product Development Support Manager (HealthTech)

TL;DR

Product Development Support Manager (HealthTech): Supporting the discovery, planning, and execution of digital healthcare products for clinicians in Japan with an accent on technical execution and cross-functional alignment. Focus on translating product concepts into actionable backlogs and coordinating between local stakeholders and global engineering teams.

Location: Tokyo, Japan (Mita Garden)

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in information and analytics, providing evidence-based digital solutions to healthcare professionals, educators, and students to improve patient outcomes.

What you will do

• Provide technical and execution support during product discovery and development phases.
• Analyze and classify new product ideas and feature extensions to ensure alignment with customer needs and business growth.
• Develop detailed functional specifications, design briefs, process sketches, and prototypes.
• Translate product concepts into a structured and prioritized development backlog.
• Collaborate with engineering, content, UX, and QA teams to ensure on-time delivery of the product roadmap.
• Monitor sprint progress and proactively remove blockers in the delivery cycle.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience as a System Integration Consultant/Manager or in Product Operations/Support roles.
• Professional background in EdTech, HealthTech, or SaaS environments.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, backlog grooming, and sprint planning.
• Experience working with technical and content teams to align on requirements and execution.
• Ability to document and translate complex product requirements into actionable workstreams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Japanese.

Culture & Benefits

• Promotion of a healthy work/life balance across the organization.
• Flexible working hours to align with individual productivity.
• Comprehensive wellbeing initiatives and shared parental leave.
• Study assistance and sabbatical opportunities.