Director of Engineering, PSA Japan
Collectors Universe (Japan) Limited
Experience
8+ years
Collectors Universe (Japan) Limited is hiring a Director of Engineering, PSA Japan, fully remote. This role is tied to Japan; check the apply page for its specific location or time-zone requirements.
The role typically suits candidates with around 8+ years of experience in engineering.
Key skills
About this role at Collectors Universe (Japan) Limited
Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade, authenticate, vault, and sell millions of record-setting collectibles, all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. We’re always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.
Our services span collectible trading cards, autographs, comic books, coins, video games, event tickets, and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA, PCGS, Beckett, SGC, and Card Ladder.
Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 3000 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana, California and offices in New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and France.
As part of our interview process, we request that candidates have their cameras on during video interviews. This helps foster meaningful conversation and allows us to create an experience that closely resembles our standard working environment. Certain interview steps may take place by phone. For remote roles, and at our discretion, candidates may be asked to participate in an on-site interview as part of the final stages of the process.
We understand there may be occasional circumstances requiring accommodation and are happy to discuss them as needed. Your recruiter will be able to clarify expectations and answer any questions you have.
コレクターズ(Collectors)は、世界中のコレクターの皆様に付加価値の高いサービスを提供する、革新的なテクノロジーのリーディングカンパニーです。私たちは、数百万点に及ぶ記録的な価値を持つコレクターズアイテムのグレーディング、真贋鑑定、保管、および販売を行っています。また、コレクターの皆様が自身の情熱を追求できるよう支援するというというミッションのもと、これらのプロセスの近代化とデジタル化にも注力しています。現在、成長を続ける私たちのチームに加わっていただける人材を常に募集しています。
当社のサービス対象は、トレーディングカード、サイン、コミック、コイン、ビデオゲーム、イベントチケット、メモラビリアなど多岐にわたります。主な傘下ブランドには、PSA、PCGS、Beckett、SGC、Card Ladderが含まれます。
1986年の創業以来、私たちは数百万点ものアイテムのグレーディング、と真贋鑑定を行ってきました。カリフォルニア州サンタアナの本社に加え、ニュージャージー、テキサス、フロリダ、日本、上海、香港、カナダ、メキシコ、ドイツ、フランスに拠点を構え、合計3,000名以上の従業員が活躍しています。
当社の面接プロセスの一環として、ビデオ面接の際はカメラをオンにしていただくようお願いしております。これにより、より充実した対話を促し、実際の職場環境に近い環境を再現するためです。なお、選考の段階によっては電話で実施する場合もございます。また、リモートワークの職種においても、弊社の判断により、選考の最終段階としてオンサイトでの面接をお願いする場合がございます。
状況によりは特別な配慮が必要となる場合があることも承知しておりますので、必要に応じて個別にご相談にのって承ります。詳細なプロセスやご期待に沿えるか等の確認につきましては、採用担当者からご説明いたしますので、ご不明な点がございましたらお気軽にご質問ください。
About PSA
PSA is the world’s largest trading card, autograph and memorabilia authentication and grading service, Since its inception in 1991, PSA has certified over 40 million cards and collectibles with a cumulative declared value of over a billion dollars. Collectors Universe Japan GK which was established in 2018, provides PSA services to the Japanese market. As the only third-party grading service provider in Japan, PSA has emerged as the dominant leader in authentication and grading for trading cards in the region.
PSAについて
Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) は世界最大そして最も信頼されている第三者トレーディングカード真贋鑑定・グレーディングサービス会社です。1991年の創業以来、PSAは4,000万枚以上のカードと1,000億円以上の累計申告価格の収集品を鑑定してきました。日本では、2018年に設立されたCOLLECTORS UNIVERSE JAPAN合同会社を通じて、PSAのサービスを提供しています。日本国内で唯一の第三者グレーディングサービスプロバイダーとして、PSAはトレーディングカードの真贋鑑定およびグレーディング分野において、国内市場で確固たるリーダー的地位を築いています。
THE ROLE
We are hiring our first Director of Engineering dedicated to Japan. You will own the technical strategy, roadmap, and delivery for the Japan market platform and lead a dedicated engineering pod (initially a Senior Front-End Engineer and a Senior Back-End Engineer, growing over time). You report to our CTO, sit inside the global Product & Technology organization, and work every day with the PSA Japan business team.
Japan currently runs on an older, separate web stack from our US platform. Your first deliverable is migrating the Japanese website and online submission center onto our modern environment. From there, you and your team build the Japan-specific commerce, logistics, marketplace, and internal-tooling capabilities that the business needs to grow: local payment methods, domestic shipping integrations, QR-based intake tooling, Japanese-language catalog and search, marketplace partnerships, and parity with US products such as Vault, Collectors Club, and Instant Offers.
This is a leadership role with a small team and a large mandate. You will negotiate code-ownership and release boundaries with US platform teams, translate Japan business goals into engineering investment with clear ROI, and build the Tokyo engineering bench from the ground up.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Define and own the Japan platform engineering strategy and 12-month roadmap, aligned with the global P&T roadmap and PSA Japan's business objectives.
- Lead the migration of the Japanese website and online submission center onto the modern Collectors platform, then drive the Japan feature roadmap: payments, shipping, submission-flow conversion, localization, marketplace integrations, and internal grader/researcher tools.
- Own architecture decisions for Japan-specific services and their integration points with the…
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