Takuya Matsunaga

Takuya Matsunaga

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  • About me

    Localization Product Manager for Concur at SAP

  • Education

    • ESLI@TWU

      2006 - 2007
      University Level English Skills

      Activities and Societies: Basketball Club University Level English

    • Trinity Western University

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Communication and Media Studies

      Activities and Societies: Basketball club, Dancing club ・A member of International Student Program, which supports international students studying abroad.

  • Experience

    • SoftBank

      Apr 2012 - Mar 2017

      • Created product specification and user flow of QR code payment solution, working with Ant Group and Yahoo Japan.• Plan and managed functions and UI/UX of web application and iOS application of pre-paid payment card and released to consumer market.• Administrate a project team for Apple Pay implementation as an issuer and payment service provider.• Negotiate with partners and managing legal requirements. Create growth strategy for cross-border remittance and international payment solutions by market research and planning business models. Plan and operate strategic measures to sell PayPal Here in Japanese market. Support sales reps by creating sales documents and holding customer seminars. Give customers proposal along with sales reps and gain understanding of product functions. Strategic Sales Marketing for mobile solutions in business field. Accompanying sales reps and introducing products to customers, demonstrating how the product works. Holding and speaking in solution seminars for users (more than 50 people) multiple times.

      • Business Development Manager (SoftBank Payment Service)

        May 2015 - Mar 2017
      • International Business Development (SoftBank Payment Service)

        Nov 2014 - Apr 2015
      • Solutions Specialist

        Oct 2013 - Oct 2014
      • Product Marketing Specialist

        Apr 2012 - Sept 2013
    • Concur

      Apr 2017 - Jul 2021
      Product Manager

      • Localize and launched 10 new products for the Japan market.• Lead cross-functional team which promotes adaptation of “Electronic Account Bookkeeping Act” for 3 years, devising strategy and establishing goals, achieved a 35% penetration rate of the legal requirement of all customers. • Am the subject matter expert for regulatory and legal requirements to ensure product compliance when developing minimum viable products.• Managed pricing offerings for all products.• Lead communication between Japan and global teams to reach mutual understanding of the important nuances of the market.• Adjust product messages to best fit with the market needs.• Give presentation about product in company event with 2500+ customers.• Devise growth strategy for products and execution of go-to market measures.• Monitor sales results for problem areas, then create and execute countermeasures. • Create product story book to gain understanding of product concept.• Create sales decks. Show less

    • SAP

      Aug 2021 - now
      Localization Product Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)®

      Project Management Institute
      Oct 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • ITIL Foundation Level

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      Jun 2020
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Takuya Matsunaga
      2017 Second Half Strategic Contribution Award - Feb 2018 Contributed to company's growth strategy by taking charge of product release which had significant impact on company's growth and expansion.