The posting
About Woven by Toyota
Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s 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 — expanding what “mobility” 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, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.
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TEAM
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own the creative strategy for the Energy Product across product, business, brand, and customer experience, defining how the product should be understood, communicated, and experienced
- Translate complex concepts such as V2H, smart charging, electricity plans, energy optimization, and BEV ownership into clear visuals, UX flows, and customer-facing messages
- Plan and execute visual design, narrative, and communication strategies for internal alignment, customer understanding, partner discussions, executive reviews, PoCs, and launch activities
- Design key UX and service experiences related to the product, ensuring that complex functionality feels simple, intuitive, and valuable to customers
- Create wireframes, prototypes, visual concepts, storyboards, presentation materials, and communication assets to drive alignment with internal and external stakeholders
- Collaborate with product managers, business teams, engineers, brand stakeholders, external agencies, and design partners to connect creative direction with business strategy and brand value
- Continuously improve the product experience based on customer research, field feedback, usage data, and stakeholder input, while building reusable creative processes such as narrative frameworks, visual guidelines, UX patterns, and presentation templates
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience driving creative work for digital products, services, platforms, or new business initiatives
- Strong ability to translate complex business, technology, or product concepts into clear narratives, visuals, and customer experiences
- Hands-on design skills, including the ability to create UX flows, wireframes, prototypes, visual concepts, presentation materials, and communication assets
- Experience working cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, business teams, executives, and external partners
- Ability to move ambiguous projects forward without a fully defined brief, and to create structure, direction, and momentum
- Strong portfolio demonstrating both strategic thinking and high-quality creative execution
- Conversational proficiency in Japanese and business-level proficiency in English
NICE TO HAVES
- Experience working on early-stage products, PoCs, pilots, or new business launches
- Experience collaborating with external agencies, design studios, or production partners
- Familiarity with customer research, service blueprinting, journey mapping, and usability testing
- Experience in premium or luxury brand environments, especially where product experience and brand perception are deeply connected
- Experience working with executive stakeholders and creating materials for senior leadership decision-making
- Experience creating design systems, visual identity systems, narrative frameworks, or brand guidelines
- Experience with Figma and other design / prototyping tools
- Experience with motion design, video, spatial experience, or campaign planning
- Experience working in large Japanese organizations and navigating internal approval processes, governance, and multi-stakeholder alignment
- Interest in using creativity to make complex social infrastructure feel simple, human, and desirable
- Experience in mobility, automotive, energy, smart home, sustainability, or infrastructure-related services
- Experience designing or communicating products related to EVs, charging, V2H, HEMS, electricity plans, or energy data
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Important Points
・All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.
・The same job descriptions are available in both English and Japanese; therefore, we kindly ask that you apply to only one version.
・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
・Competitive Salary - Based on experience
・Work Hours - Flexible working time
・Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)
・Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)
・Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company
・Japanese Social Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance
・Housing Allowance
・Retirement Benefits
・Rental Cars Support
・In-house Training Program (software study/language study)
Our Commitment
・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
・Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.



