Director of Engineering, PSA Japan

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 global platform, keeping Japan on the shared codebase rather than a fork.
• Establish the pod's development lifecycle (code review, staging, production release) in partnership with US platform owners so the team can ship independently and safely from JST.
• Manage, coach, and grow the Japan engineering team; act as hiring manager for future pod members and build our engineering employer brand in Japan.
• Set and uphold Collectors' engineering standards for testing, security, infrastructure-as-code, documentation, and observability.
• Serve as the primary engineering partner to the PSA Japan General Manager and business leads; turn operational and customer pain points into scoped, prioritized engineering work with measurable business impact.
• Represent Japan in Product & Technology leadership forums so local requirements are planned with owners, not queued as requests.
• Manage technical relationships with local partners and vendors, including payment gateways, domestic carriers, marketplaces, and catalog partners.
• Report progress against Japan OKRs and P&T roadmap reviews; communicate trade-offs clearly to audiences from engineers to executives, in both Japanese and English.

WHO YOU ARE

• A seasoned engineering leader with 10+ years in software engineering, including 5+ years managing engineers and owning delivery for consumer-facing web or mobile products at scale.
• Deeply technical with a strategic mindset. You can review a pull request, challenge an architecture, and present a roadmap to executives in the same week.
• Hands-on credibility in a modern stack: TypeScript/React/Next.js on the front end, cloud services on AWS with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Docker) and REST/microservice API design on the back end.
• You have led a legacy-to-modern platform migration and can speak candidly about what went wrong.
• You have operated as the local engineering lead inside a global, matrixed technology organization, earning trust and negotiating boundaries with teams you did not manage.
• You have built a team from a handful of engineers to a functioning organization, and you know how to hire in the Japanese developer market.
• Business-level Japanese and professional English. Daily collaboration with the US team is in English; the team, customers, and Japan business operate in Japanese.
• Operationally disciplined: you manage budgets, vendors, and headcount plans and you defend engineering investment with ROI.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and a builder's mindset; you would rather ship a well-scoped improvement this quarter than plan a perfect one for next year.

NICE TO HAVE

• E-commerce checkout, payments, or logistics integration experience in the Japanese market.
• Marketplace or partner API programs.
• Experience as the first engineering leader for a regional market inside a US or global company.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tooling and how to introduce it responsibly across a team.
• Knowledge of trading cards, collectibles, or grading.

WORKING STYLE

• Tokyo-based, hybrid. Regular presence at our Toranomon office and on the operations floor is expected, particularly during onboarding.
• Core hours in JST with recurring overlap into US Pacific time for leadership cadences.
• Level: Director (M5) within Collectors' global leveling structure.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume in English and Japanese. We welcome supporting material such as architecture documents, migration plans, or roadmap examples you have authored (anonymized as needed).

Reasons To Join Us:

• Social Insurance: All full-time employees are eligible for Employee Pension, Health Insurance, Workers Accident Insurance, Employment Insurance

• Paid Leaves: Our employees qualify for annual leaves and special leaves in accordance with the Company’s Rules of Employment

• Allowances: Employees are also offered commutation allowance in accordance with the Company’s Rules of Employment

• Benefits: Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Group Life Insurance, Group Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Employee Discounts: Employees receive discounts on select grading services for approved submissions

• Fun Working Environment: Our team members are invited to participate in celebrations, holiday events, and team-building activities

福利厚生:

• 社会保険：厚生年金、健康保険、労災保険、雇用保険

• 有給休暇：当社就業規則に基づき、年次休暇及び特別休暇の付与

• 諸手当：当社就業規則に基づき、通勤手当を支給

• 福利厚生：確定拠出年金制度（DC）、団体生命保険（GLI）、団体所得補償保険（GLTD）

• 従業員割引: 従業員が鑑定サービスを申し込む場合に割引料金が適用（要承認）

• 明るく楽しい職場環境: 祭事や祝日の行事をはじめ、チームビルディングなど様々な行事への招待

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We believe that a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills will better service the diverse community of collectors we support.

当社は、人種、肌の色、民族性、家系、宗教、出身国、性別、セクシュアリティ、性自認または性表現、性的指向、年齢、市民権、婚姻状況や育児の有無、障がいの有無、退役軍人であるか否か、その他適用される法律で保護されるあらゆる属性にかかわらず、すべての方に平等な雇用の機会を提供することを約束します。さまざまな背景、視点、スキルを持つチームこそが、当社が支援する多様なコレクターコミュニティに対して、より良いサービスを提供できると信じています。

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