Partner Development Manager

The impact you’ll make

Lead sourcing for Japan market, focusing on Japan OEMs, Sensor-Derived Observations (SDO), Probe data, and next-generation mapping data domains. 

Manage full sourcing lifecycle: ecosystem research, supplier identification & qualification, data sample review, commercial negotiations, contracting, and long-term supplier relationship management. 

Support broader APAC sourcing activities across multiple domains, including logistics, EV data, POIs, and other mapping-related datasets. 

Develop and execute supplier strategies aligned with market trends, OEM needs, and APAC regional developments. 

Evaluate and manage existing suppliers, ensuring technical quality, reliability, and exploring opportunities for expanded collaboration. 

Hands-on review of technical data (SDO, Probe, image data), using GIS tools, scripts, or simple data pipelines. 

Collaborate with internal teams to ensure alignment and successful partnerships. 

Engage with high-level external stakeholders, including OEM technical teams and data providers. 

What you’ll need

4–7 years in procurement, sourcing, business development, or technical project management. 

Strong knowledge of Fleet Sensor Data, ADAS, AI/perception software, and digital mapping, with experience in automotive industry, ideally Japan OEMs. 

Hands-on experience with technical data review, GIS tools, and basic scripting (Python or similar). 

Proven negotiation, contracting, and stakeholder management skills. 

Fluent in English and Japanese. 

Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills; comfortable in fast-changing, ambiguous environments. 

Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable team player. 

What we offer A competitive compensation package, of course. Time and resources to grow and develop, including a personal development budget and paid leave for learning days, as well as paid access to e-learning resources such as O’Reilly and LinkedIn Learning. Time to support life outside of work, with enhanced parental leave plus paid leave to care for loved ones and volunteer in local communities. Work flexibility, where TomTom’ers, in agreement with their manager and team, use both the office and home to focus, collaborate, learn and socialize. It’s all about getting the best out of both worlds – we ask TomTom’ers to come to the office two days a week, and the remaining three are free to be worked in either location.Improve your home office with a setup budget and get extra support with a monthly allowance. Enjoy options to work from your home country and abroad for a set number of days each year, to visit family and friends, or to simply explore the world we’re mapping. Take the holidays you want with a competitive holiday plan, plus an extra day off to celebrate your birthday. Join annual events like our Hackathon and DevDays to bring your ideas to life with talented teammates from around the world. Become a part of our inclusive global culture and have the chance to collaborate with a diverse community – we have over 80 nationalities at TomTom! Find out more about our global benefits and enjoy additional local benefits tailored to your location. Meet your teamWe’re Maps, a global team within TomTom’s Location Technology Products technical unit. Our team is driven to deliver the most up-to-date, accurate and detailed maps for hundreds of millions of users around the world. Joining our team, you’ll continuously innovate our mapmaking processes, directly contributing to our vision: engineering the world's most trusted and useful map.At TomTom...You’ll help people find their way in the world. In 2004, TomTom revolutionized how the world moves with the introduction of the first portable navigation device. Now, we intend to do it again by engineering the first-ever real-time map, the smartest and most useful map on the planet.Work with a team of 3,600+ unique, curious and passionate problem-solvers. Together, we’ll open up a world of possibilities for car manufacturers, enterprises and developers to help people understand and get closer to the world around them.