Shota Kimura

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Principal Product Manager at Shopee · two-sided networks, matching

Shopee
Tokyo, Japan · JST (UTC+9)
11+ years experience
University of Melbourne
English, Japanese
Open to work
Messaging unavailable

Overview

Currently at Shopee, where I work on marketplaces. Ran 46 customer interviews before writing the first spec. Before that: McKinsey & Company and VNG. Most at home with two-sided networks and trust & safety. Amateur photographer; mostly street and food.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Roles in climate
  • Questions about climate
  • Second opinions on trust & safety decisions
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
Please don't message about
  • Offshore staffing offers
  • Unpaid work or spec projects

Replies on weekday evenings

Skills
trust & safetymatchingtwo-sided networksunit economics
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Next role: Product Manager in logistics, Tokyo or hybrid

Target roles
Product Manager
Level
Senior
Industries
Developer tools, Consumer apps
Work mode
Hybrid
Available
30 days notice
Work authorization
Authorized to work in Japan
What I'm looking for
Hands-on work on matching with room to mentor.
Not interested in
Pure people management

15 years in marketplaces. Strongest at two-sided networks and unit economics. Open to the right conversation.

Tokyo, Japanunit economicstrust & safetytwo-sided networks
Open

Experience

  1. Principal Product Manager
    Jan 2023 - Present
    Shopee · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Tokyo, Japan
    • Led or co-led 31 investments, 2 of them now at Series B or later.
    • Previously an operator for 8 years before investing.
    • Backed 47 founders at pre-seed and seed.
  2. Product Manager
    May 2021 - Jan 2023
    McKinsey & Company · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Tokyo, Japan
    • Ran 108 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
  3. Associate Product Manager
    Apr 2019 - May 2021
    VNG · 2 yr 1 mo · Contract · Tokyo, Japan
    • Grew marketplace revenue from $8 million to $59 million ARR.
  4. Senior Product Manager
    May 2017 - Apr 2019
    Maybank · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Tokyo, Japan
    • Took marketplace activation from 34% to 55% in three quarters.
    • Launched the marketplace product in 9 markets.
  5. Product Manager
    Dec 2015 - May 2017
    Deloitte · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Tokyo, Japan
    • Cut time-to-first-value for new marketplace customers from 11 days to 2.

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Education

  1. University of Melbourne
    BSc, Economics
    2006 - 2010

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