Top Project Management Jobs in Tokyo

Lead technical program management for automotive engagements in Tokyo. Establish milestones, timelines, deliverables, sprint execution, and software roadmaps through series production. Manage OEM and supplier relationships, serve as the primary customer contact for Japanese OEMs, translate requirements into engineering work, coordinate international teams, resolve dependencies and issues, and drive projects to completion across sites and time zones.

Leads quality assurance and quality control across large-scale construction, infrastructure, industrial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, or data center projects. Develops quality strategies, project quality plans, QMS processes, inspection and testing programs, audits, compliance assessments, and KPI reporting. Oversees NCRs, corrective actions, risk mitigation, client audits, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement while managing and developing QA/QC teams.

Leads multidisciplinary real estate projects from planning and design through construction, occupancy, and closeout. Manages budgets, schedules, procurement, quality, risks, documentation, change orders, and client communications. Prepares scopes, estimates, work plans, bids, reports, and mitigation plans while coordinating third-party project delivery resources. The role requires interpreting contracts, leases, work letters, surveys, drawings, and construction documents, with responsibility for tracking project performance and meeting approved objectives.

Manage end-to-end delivery of enterprise security technology projects, including CCTV modernization, centralized monitoring, access card replacement, system migrations, testing, commissioning, and handover. Coordinate clients, stakeholders, vendors, consultants, and operational teams while managing schedules, budgets, risks, quality, compliance, procurement, and governance requirements across multiple locations.

Assists the Project Manager with planning and delivering structural engineering projects from conception through completion. Responsibilities include schedule and resource planning, structural design review, construction supervision, stakeholder coordination, site inspections, quality and safety compliance, technical audits, risk mitigation, regulatory approvals, reporting, and mentoring junior engineers.

Manage large-scale building, infrastructure, transportation, aviation, and development projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover, and close-out. Responsibilities include contract administration, multidisciplinary coordination, project controls, stakeholder management, risk and issue resolution, contractor submission reviews, design integration, and monitoring cost, quality, safety, and schedule performance.

Leads pharmaceutical development projects across therapeutic areas from early development through lifecycle management. Responsibilities include aligning global and Japan strategies, coordinating medical, clinical, regulatory, manufacturing, marketing, and safety functions, managing launch readiness, risks, budgets, timelines, and project governance, and coaching team members. The role requires strong bilingual Japanese-English communication, strategic thinking, leadership, project management expertise, and at least three years of R&D experience.

Lead Japan-based project portfolio execution for ABB’s Electrification Distribution Solutions business. Responsibilities include project governance, continuous improvement, operational standardization, profitability, forecasting, resource allocation, risk and contract management, stakeholder engagement, and resolution of complex project issues. The role also oversees, develops, and strengthens the Project Execution team while ensuring safety, quality, schedule adherence, customer satisfaction, and financial performance.

Lead construction project management for roof and facade works in industrial, semiconductor, or advanced manufacturing projects. Responsibilities include project planning, scheduling, stakeholder and consultant coordination, site progress and quality monitoring, statutory inspections, procurement, reporting, compliance, safety, and team leadership. The role requires managing project budgets, timelines, risks, contractors, suppliers, and multidisciplinary teams.

Manages pharmaceutical regulatory projects from initiation through completion, coordinating clients, consultants, timelines, budgets, resources, PMDA consultations, vendors, training, meetings, and performance improvements. Acts as the client liaison, develops strategic plans, prepares budget reports, and ensures compliance with SOPs and project management plans. The role supports new drug development and offers opportunities to transition into regulatory consulting or broader project leadership.

Supports cost management across major construction and infrastructure projects by preparing estimates, budgets, cost plans, BOQs, tender documents, forecasts, and commercial reports. Responsibilities include cost control, procurement support, contract administration, payment certification, variation and claims review, risk mitigation, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring junior professionals. Requires extensive quantity surveying or commercial management experience and strong knowledge of construction contracts and financial analysis.

Lead small to medium-sized construction and workplace fit-out projects, managing schedules, budgets, quality, change control, governance, stakeholder communication, reporting, and project teams. The role requires coordinating clients, consultants, quantity surveyors, and internal stakeholders while ensuring compliance with safety, health, environmental, and quality standards. The Project Manager will also support client relationships, identify business-development opportunities, and capture project learnings.

Leads complex, cross-functional enterprise programs and projects globally from initiation through closeout. Manages scope, schedules, budgets, risks, communications, stakeholders, vendors, and organizational change using EPMO methodologies. Provides executive-ready reporting, escalates issues, recommends priorities and resource allocation, and drives delivery across distributed teams and regions. Requires professional fluency in Japanese and English and strong stakeholder engagement skills.

Lead large-scale projects from initiation through handover, managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risks, contracts, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary teams. Responsibilities include project planning, cost control, commercial management, reporting, governance, compliance, and contractor coordination. The role requires extensive experience delivering major construction, infrastructure, real estate, industrial, data center, fit-out, EPC, or engineering projects.

Oversee portfolios of Generative AI data operations projects, managing delivery, capacity planning, vendors, budgets, quality, risks, automation, and client reporting. Coach project managers and coordinators, collaborate with recruiting and finance, enforce data security and compliance, and improve processes across distributed teams.

Leads fit-out project delivery as the primary client contact, managing stakeholder communication, decision-making, integrated project and cost management teams, and delivery against client requirements. The role requires leading large multidisciplinary construction teams, coordinating stakeholders, solving problems under pressure, and overseeing banking, high-rise, or apartment projects.

Lead government-funded R&D programs in Japan from initiation through audits, managing milestones, budgets, KPIs, risks, scope changes, reporting, consortium partners, and cross-functional teams. Serve as the primary contact for government agencies and evaluators, protect intellectual property, ensure funder compliance, and establish scalable project management practices. The role requires formal Japanese documentation and agency communication, business-level English, and coordination with global stakeholders.

Leads Japan product strategy, integrated planning, governance, risk management, and launch readiness across drug development projects. Coordinates Japan Product Teams and global stakeholders, manages dependencies, budgets, timelines, and decision rights, and supports commercial, medical, and regulatory collaboration. May oversee multi-product programs, including cell therapy, while improving project management capabilities, reporting quality, and organizational practices.

Manage MEP components of complex construction and infrastructure projects from planning through handover. Coordinate clients, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders while overseeing scope, schedules, budgets, quality, risk, safety, procurement, commissioning, reporting, and closeout. Review technical designs, provide practical recommendations, and ensure contractual and regulatory compliance across projects such as data centers, commercial developments, industrial facilities, and other large-scale builds.

Leads a team of Project Managers and oversees delivery across multiple initiatives. Establishes governance, validates plans, monitors portfolio health, controls budgets, manages risks and dependencies, and drives corrective actions. Communicates project status and executive-level insights to business, technology, and senior leadership stakeholders. Improves delivery processes, standardizes practices, and supports successful Agile and Waterfall execution.

The Project Manager will lead the development and execution of strategies for the Robot Platform business, engaging closely with customers and various teams to ensure successful project outcomes and revenue generation.

Manage localization projects from initiation to completion, ensuring client satisfaction, timely delivery, and effective communication throughout the process.

Provide technical leadership for pharmaceutical OSD, packaging, and ASRS projects. Oversee design contractors, review drawings and specifications, ensure compliance with GMP, engineering, SHE, and regulatory requirements, and resolve technical risks during design phases. Develop technical requirement specifications, participate in risk assessments and design assurance, and support equipment selection, supplier alignment, installation, commissioning, validation, and cross-functional stakeholder collaboration.

Supports the delivery of construction and workplace projects throughout their lifecycle. Responsibilities include project planning, research, benchmarking, documentation, scheduling, progress tracking, change control, reporting, stakeholder coordination, meeting participation, and preparation of meeting minutes and formal presentations. The role liaises with clients, contractors, consultants, and internal teams to maintain communication and help ensure projects are delivered successfully.

Lead the full delivery of small to medium-sized construction and workplace fit-out projects, managing schedules, budgets, quality, safety, change control, governance, reporting, and stakeholder communications. The role leads cross-functional teams, coordinates clients, consultants, contractors, and quantity surveyors, ensures compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards, and identifies opportunities with existing clients. Candidates need at least five years of international commercial office, retail, or showroom fit-out project management experience and fluent English.