Web Industry Evolution Practical Course #18 ~ From Director to Product Manager: Pivot to Expand Your Career~ Seminar Rep

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On Tuesday, June 21st, Mynavi Creators held an online seminar entitled "Web Industry Evolution Practical Course #18: From Director to Product Manager: Expanding your career by pivoting."

"Web Industry Evolution Practical Course" is a course where you can learn about your career from role models working at the forefront of the web industry. This time, the 18th installment, we welcomed Takahiro Arai as a guest, who talked about the appeal of the job of product manager and the "pivot" of career development.

Instructor Profile
Mr. Takahiro Arai
Takahiro Arai,
Representative of 4us.design

After graduating from university, he worked in sales for online belgium phone number data job ads and as a designer/coder/director at a web production company before going freelance. He currently provides support in the areas of product management and project management in software development, including as a UX director for a major real estate portal, a project manager at a start-up systems consulting company, and a product manager at a startup.

The role of a product manager is to be "committed to the success of the product"
The seminar began with a look back at Arai's career. After working in recruitment advertising sales and as a web director for contract production , Arai went independent in 2015. He has been involved in development as a director and project manager, and in recent years has been supporting product planning and development as a product manager.

Regarding his career, Arai said, "I have repeatedly taken on challenges, pivoting to related fields with my web production skills as my base." (For more details on Arai's career, please see the advance interview, " From director to product manager. A career filled with growing pains. ")