IT Project Manager (Contract-Haken)

Job Description

English Only Project Manager for a Global Tech and Web Company in Tokyo.

Roles/Responsibilities

• Lead hybrid project teams, creating charters, tracking progress, and managing risks.
• Oversee projects encompassing data center infrastructure, software development, and process optimization.
• Provide expert support to troubleshoot risks, issues, and blockers for engineers.
• Prepare comprehensive project closure reports in collaboration with the team.
• Deliver concise and informative weekly project reports for management review.

Required skills

• Inspiring leadership and motivation for project teams, resolving blockers, and ensuring seamless collaboration.
• Strategic planning expertise to manage multiple projects simultaneously, considering data center system dependencies.
• Effective communication with internal and external stakeholders, following PMO project management processes for successful project outcomes.

Preferred skills

• Mastery of JIRA and Confluence, enabling efficient project management and collaboration.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban), ensuring streamlined project execution.
• Proficiency in PMP-style project phases and schedule diagramming, facilitating structured planning and organization. Plus, business or conversational-level Japanese is a valuable bonus.

Personal Attributes

• Be a positive team player.
• Have a high energy to keep up with tasks and motivate the team.

About our client

A global web-based company with many different services including finance and applications in Tokyo.