Your workday overlap
Japan · UTC+9
Pay in these listings
Too few of these roles publish pay for a fair range.
Who's hiring
13 companies
15 open worldwide, 0 regional · 27% direct from the employer
Product teams tend to work asynchronously, with a short daily overlap for meetings. From Japan, a standard 9–5 overlaps 7 hours with Singapore.
Getting paid from Japan
Japan's currency is the Japanese yen (JPY). Salaries here are listed in USD, so your take-home depends on the exchange rate and the fee charged to convert it.
Foreign employers usually pay people in Japan by bank transfer or through a payments platform. As a contractor you invoice them yourself; through an employer of record you're on a local payroll in Japanese yen.
beehiiv · Senior · $145k – $160k
Alpaca · Senior · Salary not listed
PostHog · Salary not listed
Alpaca · Senior · Salary not listed
Supabase · Senior · Salary not listed
RecruitingDash · Junior · Salary not listed
Solution Community · Mid · Salary not listed
Supabase · Senior · Salary not listed
Clario · Senior · Salary not listed
Time Doctor · Mid · Salary not listed
Muse Group · Lead · Salary not listed
Databricks · Senior · Salary not listed
Tether Operations Limited · Senior · Salary not listed
Udacity · Senior · Salary not listed
Distribusion Technologies GmbH · Lead · Salary not listed
Yes. 15 product management roles listed here accept applicants in Japan: 15 are open worldwide and 0 name a region, timezone band or country list that includes Japan.
Too few of these roles publish a salary to give a fair range. Where a listing states pay, we show it in USD.
Japan runs on UTC+9. A 9–5 there overlaps 0h with New York, 0h with London, 0h with Berlin, 7h with Singapore. Most product management teams only need a few shared hours.
Usually as an independent contractor (you invoice the company and handle your own tax in Japan) or through an employer of record, a third party that employs you on Japan's payroll for the company. Japan's currency is the Japanese yen (JPY). Salaries here are listed in USD, so your take-home depends on the exchange rate and the fee charged to convert it. Rules differ, so check with a local tax professional.
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