Woven By Toyota
Visual Creative Lead, Advanced UX
Visual Creative Lead, Advanced UX
Tags: Full-time, 10+ YOE, Business Japanese
Tokyo, Japană»Fetched 23 days ago
Job Description
About Woven by Toyota
Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyotaâs once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation â expanding what âmobilityâ means and how it serves society.
Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, weâre working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.
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About Woven by Toyota
Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyotaâs once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation â expanding what âmobilityâ means and how it serves society.
Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, weâre working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.
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TEAM
The Advanced UX (AUX) team defines and delivers the human experience for next-generation driver assistance (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) systems. Our team includes UX researchers, UX strategists, UX/UI designers, 3D technical artists, animators, and project managers working together to create seamless digital interactions in and around the vehicle. We partner closely with Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), Toyota Motor Europe (TME), and Toyotaâs global Visual Identity Design (VID) teams to ensure our design expression is both globally aligned and locally relevant.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a GUI Creative Lead with a proven track record of building world-class digital experiences and visual design systems. You combine a strong design vision with hands-on experience in 2D/3D user interfaces, animation, and system-level frameworks. You know how to bridge todayâs production needs with future concept work, ensuring design outputs are scalable, implementable, and brand-defining. You are also a relationship-builder, comfortable aligning across global stakeholders and advocating for design quality, consistency, and innovation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
ă»Design Leadership & Vision
ăăăă»Define and drive the creative vision for UI design and expression across AUX projects
ăăăă»Establish design frameworks and flexible systems that can grow and adapt over time â making it easy to add new components, features, or visual styles without breaking consistency
ăăăă»Ensure consistency and innovation in visual design language, from near-term delivery to long-term concepts
ă»Cross-Functional Collaboration
ăăăă»Partner with Toyotaâs global design organizations (VID, TMNA, TME, TMC) to align design direction and execution
ăăăă»Act as a bridge between leadership, creative teams, and engineering to ensure design excellence is achievable in production
ăăăă»Represent our teams (AUX) design capabilities in global collaboration, fostering trust and alignment across regions and development partners
ă»Mentorship & Team Growth
ăăăă»Fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and craft excellence internally and externally
ăăăă»Partner with the AUX Design Team Manager, balancing vision-setting with day-to-day delivery
ăăăă»Encourage experimentation, exploration, and the pursuit of high-quality outcomes in design practice
ă»Strategic Contribution
ăăăă»Contribute to AUXâs Leadership Team as an advocate for design quality, vision, and cross-organizational collaboration
ăăăă»Help position AUX as both a delivery partner for current production needs and an innovation partner for next-generation concepts
ăăăă»Champion design as a critical differentiator in Toyotaâs future mobility strategy, ensuring the user experience reflects brand identity and customer trust
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Important Points
ă»All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.
ă»The same job descriptions are available in both English and Japanese; therefore, we kindly ask that you apply to only one version.
ă»We kindly request that you submit your resume in English, if possible. However, Japanese resumes are also acceptable. Please note that, depending on the English proficiency requirements of the role, we may request an English version of your resume later in the process.
WHAT WE OFFER
ă»Competitive Salary - Based on experience
ă»Work Hours - Flexible working time
ă»Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)
ă»Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)
ă»Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company
ă»Japanese Social Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workersâ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance
ă»Housing Allowance
ă»Retirement Benefits
ă»Rental Cars Support
ă»In-house Training Program (software study/language study)
Our Commitment
ă»We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
ă»Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.