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Education × Mid-career

Seasoned Education professional with eight years of experience specializing in EdTech product growth and learner experience design. Expertise includes crafting user research-based strategies, achieving data-driven KPIs, and leading cross-functional teams. Proven track record of driving initiatives from new business launches to existing service monetization. Committed to building next-generation educational platforms that enhance learning outcomes through innovative technology and strategic planning.

📌 Career Summary

  • Planner at Major Prep School: Developed curricula for in-person classes and managed digital textbook promotions, achieving 120% of first-year sales targets for fully online courses.
  • Product Manager at EdTech Startup: Led the 0-to-1 development of an AI practice app and initial user acquisition, bridging customer support and engineering to establish a feature improvement cycle.
  • Growth Lead at Mid-sized EdIT Firm: Oversaw sales support and feature enhancements for BtoB Learning Management Systems (LMS), managing end-to-end responsibilities from demo planning to contract closure for public boards and private schools.

📌 Achievements & Strengths

  • Improved student retention rates from 82% to 94%, resulting in an estimated annual LTV increase of approximately 18 million yen based on contract values.
  • Scaled Monthly Active Users (MAU) from 50,000 to 120,000 and doubled subscription conversion rates from 3.2% to 6.8% through targeted growth strategies.
  • Organized four annual demo events for municipalities and schools, securing a cumulative total of 17 contracts worth approximately 45 million yen.
  • Implemented Agile methodologies across 15-member dev and ops teams, shortening release cycles from monthly to bi-weekly and reducing average bug fix time by 40%.

📌 Skills

  • Product Management: Proficient in Aha!, Jira, Confluence, Figma, and real-time user testing methodologies to drive product decisions.
  • Data Analysis: Skilled in GA4, Mixpanel, SQL(Base), A/B test design, and customer journey visualization to uncover actionable insights.
  • EdTech Knowledge: Deep understanding of adaptive learning theory, CBT/LMS operations, inclusive design, and GDPR/personal data protection standards.
  • Communication: Strong stakeholder alignment and cross-functional leadership abilities, with PTEC B2 level English proficiency for specification writing and meetings.

📌 Self-PR

  • Addressed high churn rates (>30%) at my first startup by conducting in-depth interviews with teachers and parents, hypothesizing the need for supportive feedback rather than just correct/incorrect grading. Launched a hybrid feature combining human warmth with data precision, improving NPS by +18 points. This confirmed my belief that technology should bridge trust relationships, not just serve as tools, guiding my current focus on learners' intrinsic growth in product design.

💡 Key Tips

  • 💡In education mid-career hiring, pair quantitative results with qualitative feedback from faculty and parents to demonstrate holistic impact.
  • 💡Highlight specific achievements in creating English specifications or conducting global user research when applying to companies with international expansion plans.
  • 💡Structure your self-promotion using Background-Action-Result-Lesson, emphasizing lessons learned from failures or conflict resolution to showcase soft skills.
  • 💡Explicitly mention experience with GDPR and local privacy laws, as compliance is increasingly critical in the EdTech sector.
  • 💡Prepare concrete examples for interview questions like 'Why education now?' and 'Which part of our product do you want to own?'

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Last reviewed: 2026-09-06 · aijobs Editorial