Side Projects
Speaking
良いクリエイティブは、そこにストーリーがあるからこそ人々に伝わります。そしてそのストーリーの伝え方によって上手く共感してもらえるかが変わります。Advocateとして、ただツールとしてFigmaを紹介するのではなく、デザインの価値と合わせてストーリーで伝えてきた私たちの手法を皆さんと共有します。
Writing
デザインの価値を最大化する。海外企業が採用する「Design Ops」とは何か
Awards
Good Design Award for service design of ストアカ education platform.
Features
Work Experience
Key Activities:
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Leading design advocacy across APAC
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Shaping content strategy for regional events across APAC
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Educating APAC's leading design teams on design systems, product design and development best practices.
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Mentoring the growing APAC advocacy team
Key Achievements:
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Employee #3 in Tokyo. First advocate in APAC, establishing advocacy approach for the region.
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Assisted in the localization and GTM execution of Figma's product in Japanese, it's first ever product localization.
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Led content strategy for Figma's most successful regional events including Schema Tokyo and Config APAC (1.2K+ attendees).
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Coached speakers for multiple Config conferences.
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Established expertise in design maturity and organizational design.
As a member of Anamne's leadership team reporting to the CEO, oversaw all aspects of product strategy and product design with the aim to make an accessible and enjoyable online healthcare experience.
Key activities:
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Led platform and product strategy integrating multiple fragmented telemedicine products into a cohesive ecosystem.
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Led product teams in establishing a cohesive user experience across products through design management, design systems and design operations.
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Defined an overarching brand strategy and visual design language to strengthen product positioning and brand recognition.
Product Strategy, Design Systems, Design Ops, Brand Strategy
End-to-end product strategy, product design and brand identity for startups and new ventures, specializing in early-stage (0 to 1) growth and product re-launches.
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Led the end-to-end product re-launch of Mixi's recruitment platform FindJob!, driving strategic redefinition, brand identity development, and product design while coordinating with internal development teams.
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Created an original content series exploring Design Operations in Japanese published in partnership with Forbes Japan, featuring interviews with industry leaders from Meta, Lyft, Dropbox, Adobe, and other prominent technology companies.
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Partnered with Figma to organize and promote the first Figma community event in Japan [2019]
Product Strategy, Product Design, Design Ops, Brand Identity, Brand Strategy
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Led product strategy, product design and branding for Street Academy's B2B2C and B2B education products.
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Led product team in establishing a cohesive user experience across products through design management, design systems and design operations.
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Defined community strategy for platform partners.
Key Achievements:
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Led a comprehensive transformation of Street Academy’s education platform spanning brand identity, communications, product design, product strategy and go-to-market strategy.
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Unified the product user experience through design management, and product development processes.
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Established design operations, including the successful transition to Figma and the creation of internal tools to enhance product team productivity. Built scalable design systems and workflows that improved the collaboration between design, development and business teams.
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Good Design Award (2017)
Product Strategy, Product Design, Brand Identity, Front-end Development, Native Development
Spearheaded product design and brand strategy for emerging digital services as a core member of UUUM's New Business Development unit. Established and managed strategic partnerships between global brands and UUUM's content creator network, driving successful cross-platform collaborations.
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Led product design of web, and native apps for TenTen's loyalty platform.
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Led user experience across digital platforms and physical POS interactions.
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Implemented design through native mobile development (iOS, Android)
Key Activities:
- Led end-to-end product design and front end development for the Poole recruitment platform from initial concept to successful launch.
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Drove product design for Dwango's online content portals across mobile web and native apps.
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Product design and native app development of new products and services
Product design for mobile applications. Mobile game planning and design.