Roles/Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project management for AI web application development projects, optimizing user experience through data processing and post-processing to enhance quality, reliability, and value.
- Manage all phases of projects from planning and consulting to design, development, testing, implementation, and operations management, with the relevant development teams in Japan or offshore.
- Oversee quality, schedule, cost management, and delivery team leadership for Artificial Intelligence web application development projects. Note that depending on project availability, sometimes you would get assigned to projects outside of the AI space as well.
- Participate in proposal activities and handle upstream processes like requirements definition and basic design.
- Engage in envisioning and implementing enterprise business applications using .NET and Microsoft products, focusing on customization and problem-solving through DevOps and Agile methodologies.
- Location may be Osaka, Japan
Required skills
- 7+ years of client-facing experience in Japan.
- Minimum 5 years of project management experience.
- Experience leading all phases of system development lifecycle.
- Experience in SIer or consulting firms.
- Strong knowledge of Scrum Agile.
- Experience leading medium to large-scale projects in global environments.
- Japanese business level or above, English intermediate level or above (both written and spoken).
- *Please note that the company can only select those who are eligible to work in Japan at the time of application.
- **Some client travel within Japan will be required.
Preferred skills
- PMP certification.
- Knowledge and experience with Microsoft technologies.
Personal Attributes
- Effective communicator with respect for others.
- Willingness to challenge and innovate for maximum team and product value.
- Enthusiastic about innovation and driving solutions from concept to reality.
- Proactive in defining and solving challenges with a hypothesis-driven approach.
- Passionate about staying updated with the latest technologies and proposing innovative solutions.
- Proactive and proposal-oriented rather than just task-oriented.
- Goal-driven with a clear vision for personal and professional growth.
- Adaptable to change with flexibility in approach.
About our client
One of the top global providers of digital transformation (DX) and technology implementation. They have operations in 28 countries, so you will frequently have the opportunity to collaborate with coworkers abroad.
- Develop your career in a multinational company that is expanding quickly in Japan.
- Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies are their clients; work with blue-chip companies on global projects.
- You can work from home or visit their conveniently located office in Tokyo or Osaka.
Possibility of working on extremely large-scale projects.