Circle is a global financial technology company best known as the issuer of USD Coin (USDC) and EURC, two of the world's leading fully backed digital stablecoins. Headquartered in New York City, New York, the firm builds open financial infrastructure and developer APIs that enable internet-native payment settlement, treasury management, and blockchain integration. By bridging traditional banking networks with public blockchain systems, it allows businesses worldwide to store, send, and trade digital value seamlessly.
HQ: New York, United States • Financial Services • Stablecoins • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2013
$140k – $170k per year • Lead • 5+ years exp • Remote • Staff
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Lovable
Design
Figma
$140k – $170k per year • Lead • 7+ years exp • Remote • Staff
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Lovable
Design
Figma
Scopely is a leading American video game developer, publisher, and interactive entertainment company headquartered in Culver City, California. Founded in 2011, the company specializes in free-to-play mobile games and live-ops game management across mobile, web, and PC platforms.
HQ: Culver City, United States • Game Development • Gaming • Mobile Games • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
≈ $40k – $91k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Senior • English
≈ $24k – $72k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Middle • Japanese: C1
≈ $39k – $88k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Senior • Japanese: C1
Mindrift is an expert-sourcing and AI training platform owned by Toloka (a data services enterprise owned by Nebius Group, Nasdaq: NBIS), operating primarily out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Launched by Toloka CEO and founder Olga Megorskaya to elevate crowd-sourced data generation into high-level human feedback, Mindrift operates on a B2B data-as-a-service (DaaS), custom enterprise AI training contract, and freelance expert marketplace model.
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Professional Services • Data Entry & Processing • Cybersecurity • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2014
up to $90k per year • Remote (Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore) • Freelance • English: C1
up to $100k per year • Remote (Japan, Australia, South Korea, Singapore) • Freelance • English: C1
Kettle is an insurance and reinsurance provider for property owners, specializing in regions affected by catastrophic climate events. Leveraging advanced AI technology, Kettle offers comprehensive risk assessment and protection products, including solutions for wildfires and hurricanes. The company aims to mitigate the effects of climate change on the insurance industry, ensuring fair pricing and coverage for property owners at risk from natural disasters.
$110k – $135k per year • Senior • Remote • Senior
VF Corporation is an American global apparel and footwear company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and founded in 1899. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes a diverse portfolio of lifestyle brands including Vans, The North Face, Timberland, and JanSport. It operates through a network of retail stores and wholesale channels across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions, focusing on outdoor, active, and workwear segments.
HQ: Denver, United States • Outdoor Sports • Sports • Apparel Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Luggage & Bags • Footwear • Consumer Goods • Apparel & Fashion • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $40k – $91k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Woven by Toyota is the primary mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 2018 and rebranded to its current name in 2023, the organization acts as Toyota's software engine and tech innovation lab, driving the automaker's transition from a traditional vehicle manufacturer into a global mobility company.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018
≈ $40k – $91k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Senior • Japanese: C1
≈ $40k – $91k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 10+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
Databases
Databricks
Mastra is a TypeScript-first platform and framework for building, running, observing, and iterating production AI agents and agentic workflows. It provides an agent builder, typed agents, composable workflows, a harness for coordinating multi-mode agents, durable memory, a server with cloud deployment options, and built-in observability (traces, metrics, logs, evals, datasets) so teams can ship and monitor long-running agent systems. The product is developer-focused, supports local and cloud deployments, and is used by startups and large organizations to automate internal workflows and customer-facing automation.
Software • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents
≈ $74k – $171k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote • Full-Time • Middle
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
npm
Design
Figma
Renesas Electronics is a major Japanese semiconductor manufacturer specializing in microcontrollers, system-on-chips (SoCs), power management devices, and analog technologies. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company was established through the consolidation of the semiconductor divisions of Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, and NEC. It serves as a key supplier for the automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and Internet of Things (IoT) sectors globally.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Hardware • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
≈ $58k – $105k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • In office (Kodaira, Japan) • Full-Time • Senior
Founded in 2017, RevenueCat is a software infrastructure company that simplifies in-app subscriptions and purchase management for digital applications. Its developer-first platform provides unified SDKs, automated receipt validation, and cross-platform billing tools that allow engineering teams to handle complex app store transactions seamlessly. Beyond subscription logistics, the company offers dynamic paywall tools, data analytics, and A/B testing features to help businesses optimize pricing and maximize recurring revenue.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Software • Commerce • Subscription Commerce • Billing & Invoicing • Mobile App Development • Est. 2017
$205k per year • Equity • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (AMER, Japan, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
OpenAI
Mobile
RevenueCat
Design
Figma
Fiserv is a global financial technology and payments company that provides core banking systems, merchant processing, and electronic payment solutions. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the firm powers transaction processing and digital banking infrastructure for financial institutions, businesses, and consumers worldwide. It is widely known for operating major financial platforms like the Clover point-of-sale system and the Zelle peer-to-peer network.
HQ: Milwaukee, United States • Financial Services • FinTech • Banking • Payments • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1984
≈ $37k – $83k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Senior • Japanese: C1 • English: C1
NBCUniversal Careers is the official global job portal and talent acquisition hub for NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment enterprises. The platform connects candidates with diverse professional opportunities, internships, and early career programs across iconic brands such as Universal Pictures, NBC News, Peacock, and Universal Destinations & Experiences.
HQ: New York, United States • Film Production • Broadcasting • Media & Entertainment • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $29k – $66k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Senior • Japanese: C1
Copilot
Design
Adobe Photoshop
Mantra Labs builds enterprise products, platforms, data flows, and intelligent workflows that help teams modernize systems and improve operating outcomes.
Tokyo
$38k – $51k per year • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Japanese: C2
WPP is a British multinational communications, advertising, technology, and public relations holding company headquartered in London. It is recognized as the world's largest advertising company, operating major global agency networks such as Ogilvy, VML, AKQA, and GroupM. The group provides integrated marketing services, media planning, brand consulting, and enterprise technology solutions to leading brands worldwide.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Media & Entertainment • Sales & Marketing • Advertising • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $57k – $126k per year (Estimated) • Executive • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Architect
Micron Technology is an American semiconductor company founded in Boise, Idaho in 1978 and one of only a handful of manufacturers of both DRAM and NAND flash memory. It designs and fabricates memory and storage products used in data centres, personal computers, smartphones, cars and industrial equipment, and sells them under the Micron and consumer-facing Crucial brands. High-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators has become the fastest-growing part of the business, and the company operates fabrication and assembly sites across the United States and Asia.
HQ: Boise, United States • Data Centers • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Consumer Electronics • Hardware • Storage • Digital Storage • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
≈ $62k – $112k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Staff • Japanese: C1
Verilog
Chips/EDA
Synopsys FineSim
Synopsys HSPICE
Binance is the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, founded in 2017 by Changpeng Zhao and Yi He. The platform offers spot, margin and derivatives trading across hundreds of digital assets, alongside staking, savings products, payments, an institutional custody arm and a self-custodial Web3 wallet. The group also created BNB Chain, one of the most used smart contract networks, and now operates under a licensed regional structure after a 2023 settlement with United States authorities that installed new leadership and compliance oversight.
HQ: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Mining & Staking • Crypto Payments • Web3 & dApps • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
Remote (Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia) • Full-Time
VELZI.AI LIMITED is a company that uses artificial intelligence to provide cutting-edge solutions in enterprise software. Their products help businesses automate and optimize critical operations. VELZI.AI is at the forefront of innovation in AI development for large organizations.
Business Process Automation (BPA) • Software • Artificial Intelligence
Equity • Remote • Full-Time
JavaScript
Frontend
GSAP
Mobile
Lottie
Design
Figma
Framer
Money Forward is a leading Japanese financial technology company that develops personal financial management applications and cloud-based corporate software. The firm offers comprehensive SaaS platforms for accounting, payroll, and expense management that cater primarily to small and medium-sized enterprises. By automating back-office workflows and aggregating diverse financial data, the organization helps individuals and businesses streamline their operations and gain greater visibility into their financial health.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Financial Services • Personal Finance • FinTech • Est. 2012
In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
TypeScript
DevOps
GitHub
Design
Figma
In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Adobe Photoshop
Figma
Management
Miro
Goodpatch is a Tokyo design company founded in 2011 that specialises in user experience and product design for digital services. It works with startups and large enterprises on interface design, design systems and product strategy, and developed the Prott prototyping tool. The company was among the first design focused firms to list on the Japanese growth market.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2011
In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
AI Agents
Design
Adobe Photoshop
Figma
Sketch
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| All levels |
12 |
$60K |
$66K |
$82K |
Few employers in this selection publish pay, so these figures are Alion estimates built from comparable listings by role, level and country. Gross annual, converted to USD.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 26 open Product Designer jobs in Japan from 18 companies. 5 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 14 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
Most employers in this selection do not publish a figure, so the range below is Alion's own estimate, derived from 12 comparable listings priced by role, level and country. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $60K and $82K a year, with a median of $66K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are Japan (16). 35% of the listings are fully remote and a further 12% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Product Designer jobs in Japan right now are Money Forward (4), Scopely (3), Circle (2), Mindrift (2), Woven by Toyota (2), and Kettle (1). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Figma (15), Adobe Photoshop (5), AI Agents (3), Framer (2), JavaScript (2), TypeScript (2), Cursor (2), and Claude (2). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current Product Designer jobs in Japan, 2 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
