Project Manager of Internal Consulting

What You Will Do:

• Build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation.
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, resource estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and continuously improve project management processes.
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan.

What We Are Looking For:

• Education:
• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Experience:
• ­5+ years project manager work experience.
• ­Software development experience.
• Communication & leadership skills:
• Native or fluent Japanese (N1 level) together with business level English skills.
• ­Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
•  Problem-solving skills:
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
• Structured thinker with a passion for problem-solving.

Nice to Have:

• Consulting firm work experience.
• Additional qualifications, such as a doctorate or MBA.
• Professional certification such as PMP or PRINCE2.
• Experience in cloud-based solutions (e.g. AWS or equivalent).
• Several years of experience as a Scrum Master, ideally in large agile projects or scaled frameworks (e.g. SAFe or equivalent).
• Experience in working with agile metrics, KPIs and tools such as Jira.