New Market Project Manager - (Japanese speaking)

About Zego

At Zego, we understand that traditional motor insurance holds good drivers back. It's too complicated, too expensive, and it doesn't reflect how well you actually drive. Since 2016, we have been on a mission to change that by offering the lowest-priced insurance for good drivers.

From van drivers and gig workers to everyday car drivers, our customers are the driving force behind everything we do. We've sold tens of millions of policies and raised over $200 million in funding. And we’re only just getting started.

About the role

We're seeking for a proactive Project Manager to launch a new proposition from zero to one. This will include defining the detailed proposition, carrying out market research, working side-by-side with leadership, and coordinating internal and external stakeholders. If you love building, this is the role for you!

This represents a strategic initiative for Zego, which will attract cross-functional investment across product, data science, engineering, and commercial. As the dedicated project manager for this proposition, you will be in charge of creating it from scratch.

Purpose of the role

Sitting within the CEO Office, this is a high-visibility role at the heart of one of Zego's most important strategic bets: validating our core telematics insurance thesis in Japan.

You will lead the end-to-end delivery of this new proposition, from evaluating feasibility and running proof of concept through to full validation. That means owning the programme day-to-day, coordinating across all workstreams, managing senior stakeholders on both sides, and ensuring the initiative hits its milestones on time and with rigour.

This is a rare opportunity to build something genuinely new, with the backing of leadership and the potential to reshape motor insurance in one of the world's largest markets.

What you will be doing

Own programme delivery end-to-end: manage the full partnership timeline, run working groups with senior stakeholders across Zego and our Japanese partners, surface risks and dependencies early, and keep all workstreams moving in the right direction

Act as the primary bridge between Zego and our Japanese partners: build trusted relationships with senior counterparts, navigate cross-cultural working styles, and ensure clear, accurate communication flows in both directions — in Japanese and English

Drive proposition definition and validation: work closely with product, data science, engineering and commercial teams to define the proposition, test assumptions, and move from concept to validated product

Keep leadership informed and aligned: distil programme complexity into clear, concise updates for senior stakeholders at Zego and partner organisations, flagging decisions that need to be made and recommendations to move forward

Coordinate across functions: serve as the connective tissue across a cross-disciplinary team, ensuring everyone is aligned, accountable, and unblocked

What you will need to be successful

Japanese language fluency: fluent Japanese (JLPT N1 or native) and fluent English — comfortable running meetings, writing documents, and negotiating in both languages. This is a non-negotiable requirement for the role

Project or programme management experience: 4–7 years of experience managing complex, cross-functional programmes — ideally in technology, insurance, or financial services, whether in a strategy consulting or in-house environment. You keep things on track without letting anything slip through the cracks

Cross-cultural expertise: demonstrable experience working across Japan and the UK (or comparable international environments). You understand that effective collaboration across these two cultures requires genuine cultural intelligence, and you know how to navigate it in practice

Startup mentality: self-starting, proactive, and comfortable with ambiguity. You move fast, make sound commercial judgements, and have a strong desire to build something new in a VC-backed