Global IT Senior Project Manager

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Job details

Company overview

We specialize in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of medical and scientific equipment. We are particularly renowned for our expertise in fields such as endoscopy and digital camera technology. We prioritize quality and innovation in our products, playing a crucial role in the medical and research sectors. Furthermore, we tailor solutions to meet the needs of our customers, providing support to medical and research institutions worldwide.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• Project Management
  • Deliver large scale, complex agreed technology scope on time and within budget.
  • Drive value-based outcomes through the full project lifecycle from initial analysis to post-deployment.
  • Own (create and maintain) the project plan of key activities, outputs, and dependencies.
  • Own the project financials (forecasting, budgeting) and resource model.
  • Identify and onboard resources required to deliver the project scope, oversee and coordinate day to day team activities aligned to the project plan
• Project Governance and Communications
  • Track and mitigate risks and issues, document and manage assumptions and dependencies, escalating where required.
  • Effectively manage relationships with delivery teams, including 3rd parties where required.
  • Manage expectations of sponsors and other stakeholders through timely, well-structured communications on progress and project health.
  • Drive robust project governance, taking into consideration delivery, architecture, and change management requirements.
  • Establish the regular meeting cadence required to effectively manage and govern project delivery.
• Program/Project Management Community
  • Actively participate in a program/project management community to share good practice and lessons learnt from a global and regional perspective as well as to hone skills and master core capabilities.
  • Provide input and support to establish good practice project guidelines and a clear project framework to be adhered to by all programs and projects; continuously update with good practices.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor or Master's Degree or Equivalent
• Fluent in both (verbal and written) Japanese and English.(For non-native Japanese applicants, JPLT N1/2 level is required)
• 5+ years track record handling medium to large-scale Information Technology projects or programs (with preference to SAP enhancements or replacement projects)
• Managed medium to large (10 or more resources) distributed/regional teams, experience managing supplier/3rd party resources.
• 5 years of working experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Good understanding of Cloud solutions
• Good understanding of Application Development Life Cycle
• Good understand of Infrastructure, Network, Storage, IT Security
• Leadership and people management
• Excellent communication skills from senior level to technical staff
• Vendor management & liaison
• Cultural awareness
• Team player
• Organization and administrative skills
• Problem solving skills

Preferred qualifications:

• Project Management Certification is desirable. （e.g. PMP. ）

Salary

13 - 17 million yen

Location

Tokyo