What You Will Do:

Partner with non-Japanese speaking PMs to provide localized product insights, gather requirements, and define product features.

Conduct customer discovery, market research, and competitive analysis within the ecosystem.

Write clear, PRD (Product Requirements Documents) or 1-pagers to align engineering and design teams.

Present your final summer project and recommendations to the executive leadership team (including the CEO).

What we are Looking for:

Experience & Mindset: While 1-2 years of direct Product Management experience is a plus, your mindset matters most. We are looking for a strong growth mindset, strategic business acumen, and a relentless eagerness to learn and adapt.

Passion for Mobility: A deep, genuine interest in the future of transportation, with a focus on software-defined vehicles.

Global Collaboration & Leadership: Proven ability to thrive in a multicultural, multi-region environment. You excel at bringing diverse, cross-functional stakeholders together to drive alignment and push products forward.

Agility & Scale: A unique blend of experience operating within both large, complex corporations and fast-paced startup environments is highly preferred.

Language Proficiency: Fluency in both spoken and written Japanese, along with business-level English, is required to effectively bridge our global teams.

Basic Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in a top-tier MBA program (Bay Area campuses preferred).
Native or full professional proficiency in Japanese and English.

EEOC Statement

Drivemode is proud of a very diverse team with employees coming from 5 continents/11 countries as of today. Diversity in our workplace has played an important part in our success; we recognize each employee’s unique background, knowledge, experiences, ideas, and viewpoints which are all critical in developing a product that has the greatest impacts on drivers all over the world.

Drivemode provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other characteristics that make you unique.

Product Manager Internship - Bilingual Japanese

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