Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Appealing Points:

• High-impact leadership role managing multiple scrum teams to drive OKR achievement and product roadmap execution
• Opportunity to enhance agile practices and improve development efficiency across teams and processes
• Strong exposure to stakeholder management, project governance, and risk mitigation in a fast-paced environment

Annual salary : 8 Million yen and above

Job Responsibilities:

• Strategic Project Leadership: Lead and empower 2–3 scrum teams (10–15+ members) to achieve OKR targets and execute the product roadmap. Manage end-to-end planning, including goal definition, milestone tracking, dependency mapping, release strategy, and budget management.
• Agile Optimization: Champion continuous improvement in software development processes. Enhance agile practices, increase team efficiency, and mentor team members on project governance and best practices.
• Stakeholder & Communication Management: Ensure transparency and alignment by proactively managing communications across all levels. Facilitate effective cross-departmental collaboration and provide clear, concise reporting on project status, risks, and progress.
• Risk & Issue Resolution: Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks. Utilize strong problem-solving skills to lead issue resolution and overcome operational obstacles.
• Operational Excellence: Contribute to the ongoing refinement of project management best practices and the optimization of internal tools.

Job Qualifications:

• Experience: 7+ years of experience in project management or a similar role within a software development environment, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management capacity.
• Agile Expertise: Proven track record of managing scrum teams and deep knowledge of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
• Project Governance: Demonstrated ability to manage end-to-end project lifecycles, including complex dependency mapping and release strategies.
• Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to manage diverse stakeholders and drive alignment.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify risks and resolve complex issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Leadership: Ability to mentor team members and foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.

Language: Conversational-level Japanese (JLPT N5) and Business-level English

Company Description:

We are a technology-led software services company that fulfils technology companies' software product development needs worldwide. As a trusted partner of today’s enterprises, we build software solutions for the future. We aim to understand our customers' needs and aspirations to deliver software that aligns with their vision. We are passionate about creating future-ready software focusing on superior user experience and ultimate simplicity.

Specializing in mobile, web, and cloud-based software development services across various industry verticals, we cater to customers globally. We focus on developing next-generation software products that require a deep understanding of communication networks, operating system internals, device diversity, and critical system resources. Our core strength lies in combining these engineering environments to create cutting-edge software solutions.