About Paidy Inc.

Paidy is Japan's pioneer and leading BNPL service company. At Paidy we believe in creating simple, instant experiences to take the hassle out of shopping with a touch of magic.

Paidy offers instant, monthly-consolidated credit to consumers by removing hassles from payment and purchase experiences. Paidy uses proprietary models and machine learning to underwrite transactions in seconds and guarantee payments to merchants. Paidy increases revenue for merchants by reducing the number of incomplete transactions, increasing conversion rates, boosting average order values, and facilitating repeat purchases from consumers. 

Paidy has reached an agreement to join PayPal, the global payments company. Paidy will continue to operate its existing business, maintain its brand and support a wide variety of consumer wallets and marketplaces by providing convenient and innovative services.

Paidy continues to innovate to make shopping easier and more fun both online and offline. For more information, please visit http://www.paidy.com. 

The position will be based at the Paidy Office, located in Tokyo, Japan. Please note that you must be eligible to work in Japan by holding valid working rights.

About Position 

We are looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Project Manager who is excited about building and leading projects from the ground up. This role is ideal for someone who is confident in their project management skills and eager to establish effective processes that drive clarity, accountability, and results.

Key Role and Responsibilities

• Drive cross team development projects in Paidy, and capture status and share them to stakeholders 


• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects


• Capture initiative developments in Paidy based on data, and visualize them, while managing priority and resources


• Create processes and initiatives, and execute them to improve productivity and quality of services with engineering team 


• Drive agile implementation in feature development by collaborating with cross-functional teams


• Implement release trains across multiple departments 


• Keep the entire organization in sync and make expected progress as per decided OKRs


• Utilize Agile tools such as Jira to track team progress, productivity, and individual performance

Skills and Requirements

Required skills and qualifications

• 5 years+ experience in project management.


• Knowledge of project management processes and methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, and Scrum 


• Proficient in using project management software and tools such as JIRA 


• Understand agile development method and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) 


• Leadership and communication skills to drive people 


• Understand product management, customer support, marketing, and engineering concepts


• Business level skills in English 

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Professional certification such as PMP


• Certifications of ScrumMaster


• Experience in developing platforms for internal processes


• Business level Japanese skill in preferred

The Paidy team will ask about your user experiences with Paidy Apps during the interview. Please download the Paidy App and try it out!

• iOS: https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/paidy/id1220373112


• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paidy.paidy&hl=en&gl=US

For those who are not able to download Paidy App, due to the regional restrictions, please be advised that you download the similar App, such as Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm and so forth, and come up with your opinions on these applications and services.

What We Offer You

• Diversified team with 230+ colleagues from 35+ countries


• Exciting work opportunities in a rapid-growing organization


• Cross-functional collaboration


• Hybrid remote work model - minimum 2 times in office per week (subject to change at company discretion)


• Competitive salary and benefits

Paidy Values

Be a winner / 勝ちにこだわる

• Always seek to beat expectations. / 期待値を超える為に常に努力する。


• Display surprising speed and resourcefulness. / 人をスピードと機知で驚かす。


• Overcome weaknesses by leveraging the strength and help of others to win. / 仲間の強みを活かしたり協力を得ることで、自身の弱みや足りない点を克服する。

Own it and deliver, together / 共に結果を出す

• Fully support the final decision even if at times you may disagree. / たとえ意見が対立することがあったとしても、最終決定を全面的に受け入れ支持する。


• Acknowledge and gather the power of others, by communicating and collaborating with them. / 仲間の力を認めて活用し、積極的にコミュニケーションをとり、協力する。


• Show a will to own actions and go the extra mile without being asked. / 行動について強いオーナーシップを持ち、言われずとも業務を遂行しきる覚悟を持つ。

Be a valuable team member / 価値を認められるメンバーになる

• Strive to play an integral role. / 替えの効かない役割を果たす。


• Embrace and bridge differences in perspective, language, and culture. / 異なる意見・考え方、言語と文化の架け橋になる。


• Don’t compromise - raise the bar for yourself and others. / スタンダードを上げ続けることに妥協しない。