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KENJIRO WAKAMATSU

Product Manager
Tokyo

Summary

  • 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager, successfully delivering major product releases and driving business growth
  • 3 years of experience as an implementation consultant, delivering successful DX projects for 20+ customers including industry-leading enterprises.
  • Led company-wide platform strategies in Japan from both technical and business perspectives.
  • Acts as a bridge between the Japan office and global headquarters, leading negotiations, cross-functional coordination, collaborative projects, and rollouts in English.
  • Strong leadership and collaboration skills to align sales, engineers, and customer success toward shared goals.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills for conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and executives.
  • Proven project management skills with the ability to control risks and deliver implementations and product releases on time.
  • Strong consultation skills in mapping customer business goals to advanced solutions, and in designing roadmaps and practical action plans that drive measurable outcomes.
  • Full-stack development experience in Java, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
  • Hands-on experience in agile product development using Scrum methodology.
  • Strong understanding of software development, web technologies, and API integrations, with a deep curiosity to learn and explore new technologies.

Ambitious Partner handles multiple cases and maintains compliance with regulatory bodies. Offers strengths in partnership development and mentoring staff.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Partner Business Manager

SAP Concur
04.2025 - Current
  • Developed a partner solution integration roadmap aligned with company strategy, secured executive and global approvals, and led new partnership discussions.
  • Defined annual business goals with partners and executives, developed execution roadmaps, and led cross-functional initiatives including joint marketing, sales, and implementation.
  • Facilitated collaboration between solution partners and sales/implementation partners, building an ecosystem that increased customer impact and deal success.

Product Manager / Platform Manager

SAP Concur
01.2021 - 03.2025
  • Led cross-functional project management by closely collaborating with global engineering teams and internal stakeholders to deliver timely and high-quality product releases for Japanese customers.
  • Defined and drove a Japan-specific product localization roadmap by articulating legal, business, and strategic requirements, securing global alignment to embed key enhancements into the global development plan.
  • Led the EA Program and engaged directly with key customers to gather feedback, reduce friction, drive adoption, and convert them into high-value reference clients.
  • Led domestic platform partnerships, managing end-to-end initiatives including integration design, technical enablement, project management, joint marketing, implementation planning, and EA programs. Launched 10+ integrations over 4 years, contributing to a 2x increase in enterprise contracts.

Implementation Project Manager

SAP Concur
03.2018 - 12.2020
  • Led transformational implementation projects for 20+ customers including Japan’s largest heavy industry manufacturer, covering consulting, system configuration, project management and onboarding.
  • Led PoC implementation projects for strategic product rollouts in Japan, developing localized knowledge and enabling team members through documentation and training initiatives.
  • Acted as a bridge between the Japan implementation team and global product and implementation teams by escalating customer issues, supporting global customer roll-ins, and presenting localized implementation insights to global stakeholders.

Product Manager, SCM Division

Works Applications Ltd.,
08.2016 - 02.2020
  • Successfully developed and maintained a comprehensive system roadmap for the SCM domain tailored to the construction industry and trading companies.
  • Presented business processes and requirements to engineers, following up with review of implementations.
  • Supported several Construction and Trading ERP implementation projects, performing Fit-Gap Analysis, producing business process flowcharts and documentation, and defining requirements.
  • Led a Scrum development sub-team dedicated to an implementation-phase customer, facilitating daily stand-up meetings and managing team tasks, successfully delivering the project on schedule.
  • Managed outsourced development with an offshore team in India, including specification documentation, progress tracking, and deliverable acceptance.

Software Engineer, SCM Division

Works Applications Ltd.,
07.2014 - 07.2016
  • Designed and developed Inventory Management and Procurement Management ERP applications.
  • Collaborated with consultants to support both implementation-phase and live clients, driving issue resolution and continuous product improvement.

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) - Political Science

Keio University
Kanagawa, Japan
04.2001 -

Objective

A challenging position at a fast-growing company where I can leverage my client-facing and engineering experience to realize my passion for creating impact by closely connecting with customers and the product.

Timeline

Partner Business Manager

SAP Concur
04.2025 - Current

Product Manager / Platform Manager

SAP Concur
01.2021 - 03.2025

Implementation Project Manager

SAP Concur
03.2018 - 12.2020

Product Manager, SCM Division

Works Applications Ltd.,
08.2016 - 02.2020

Software Engineer, SCM Division

Works Applications Ltd.,
07.2014 - 07.2016

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) - Political Science

Keio University
04.2001 -
KENJIRO WAKAMATSUProduct Manager