Summary
Kokoro Higuchi is a product-minded data scientist turned product manager with 8 years of experience building user-focused features for online platforms. After improving recommendation and search systems at Wantedly—delivering a 25% lift in a key KPI—they joined Commune where they blend quantitative analysis, user research, and LLM PoCs to drive product decisions. Comfortable shipping code, designing experiments, and building dashboards, Kokoro bridges the gap between data engineering and product strategy in small, cross-functional teams. They prioritize rapid hypothesis testing and measurable impact while fostering team learning through organized study sessions and hiring contributions. Based in Setagaya with a Master’s in Intelligent Systems from the University of Tsukuba, Kokoro brings both academic rigor and hands-on product delivery to AI-enabled social platforms.
8 years of coding experience
Master of Engineering - MEng, 知能機能システム専攻, Master of Engineering - MEng, 知能機能システム専攻 at University of Tsukuba