Mobile Game Development Planner

Appealing Points:

• Work on a Popular Live Mobile Game – Contribute to the service maintenance, feature expansion, and continuous improvement of SEGA Net Mahjong MJ, a long-running mobile title for iOS and Android.
• End-to-End Development Planning – Participate in specification creation, implementation planning, release management, and live service improvements while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Gain Experience in GaaS Operations – Work on Game-as-a-Service (GaaS) operations using Unity, planning new features and live events while driving KPI-based product improvements.

Annaul Salary: 3.5 Million yen and Above

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the Project Leader in planning and executing development activities.
• Create feature overviews, functional specifications, and implementation documentation.
• Manage implementation progress and ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Coordinate with programmers, designers, QA teams, and other stakeholders.
• Set up and maintain game policy/configuration data.
• Participate in planning new game features and live events.
• Analyze live service KPIs and drive continuous improvements through the PDCA cycle.
• Support service maintenance, content updates, and release management.
• Work on Unity-based projects focused primarily on the Japanese market.

Job Qualification:

• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Development Planner for smartphone/mobile games.
• Minimum 1 year of experience creating functional specifications and planning documentation.
• Experience managing specifications through implementation.
• Strong communication skills with programmers, designers, and cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Business-level Japanese communication skills.
• Positive attitude with strong sense of responsibility.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in designing, building, and operating network infrastructure (5 years or more)
• Experience in network design and troubleshooting using VPN/VLAN
• Practical understanding including troubleshooting L2-L4 layers
• Experience in collaborating with relevant departments (development and operations) to drive problem-solving.

Language proficiency: Business Level Japanese (JLPT N2) and Business Level English

Company Description:

The Consumer Business Division plans, develops, sells, and operates games and digital services for home video game consoles, PCs, and smart devices.

In addition, we have more than 16 development and sales bases overseas, and we create original contents that capture local needs which are gaining great support in overseas markets, and go to the whole world. It is expanding.

In addition, utilizing the know-how and assets cultivated through the game business, we are promoting the development of original new businesses that go beyond games.

. Skillset Required: Mobile Game Development, Unity, KPI Analysis, PDCA Cycle, Microsoft Office, Business-Level Japanese, Business-Level English, Network Infrastructure Design, VPN, VLAN, L2-L4 Troubleshooting, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Specification Creation, Implementation Planning, Release Management, Game Configuration Management, Live Operations, Feature Planning, Content Updates