PMO Director

Job Description

Appealing Points

• End-to-end leadership of the non-BAU infrastructure and technology project portfolio, from demand qualification and prioritization through delivery and closure
• Set the governance, controls and decision cadence for multi-workstream technology and infrastructure change with material budgets, dependencies and executive visibility
• Lead senior stakeholders and project professionals, and direct the Core + Flex model that turns the rolling demand pipeline into credible capacity plans

Annual Salary: 18 Million Yen and above

Job Description

• Portfolio ownership: Provide end-to-end leadership for non-BAU infrastructure and technology projects, from demand qualification and prioritization through delivery and closure
• Delivery assurance: Set the governance, controls and decision cadence needed to deliver scope, milestones, budget, quality, risk and intended business outcomes
• Core + Flex leadership: Translate the rolling demand pipeline into credible capacity plans, mobilizing the right project managers, architects and specialist resources
• Operational handover: Ensure every project is accepted into BAU with clear ownership, documentation, knowledge transfer, support readiness and benefits tracking

Job Responsibilities

• Shape and prioritize the portfolio: Own demand intake, qualification, sequencing and portfolio trade-offs; maintain a transparent view of commitments, dependencies and value
• Establish governance and assurance: Define stage gates, reporting, decision rights and escalation paths; challenge delivery health and intervene early where outcomes are at risk
• Direct delivery across workstreams: Hold program and project leaders accountable for scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, benefits and stakeholder commitments
• Align capacity to demand: Convert 30/60/90-day forecasts into resource plans; mobilize core and flex talent, resolve skill gaps and manage ramp-up or ramp-down decisions
• Lead senior stakeholders: Provide clear executive reporting, facilitate decisions, negotiate priorities and align client, account leadership, functional teams and suppliers
• Secure operational readiness: Drive acceptance, knowledge transfer, documentation, support readiness, lessons learned and benefits tracking before closure or BAU handover

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years in project / program delivery
• 5+ years leading portfolios or PMO/PLO functions
• Complex portfolio delivery: proven leadership of multi-workstream technology or infrastructure change with material budgets, dependencies and executive visibility
• Managed-service context: experience with service transition, supplier ecosystems, global delivery models and structured handover into operations
• Commercial accountability: strong command of business cases, budgets, statements of work, benefits, resource forecasts and vendor performance
• Executive influence: track record of resolving ambiguity, negotiating priorities and communicating difficult decisions with clarity and credibility
• Portfolio leadership: prioritization, roadmaps, governance, dependency management, risk, assurance and benefits realization
• Delivery methods: fluency in predictive, agile and hybrid delivery; practical use of stage gates and portfolio controls
• Technology breadth: working knowledge across cloud, platforms, networks, workplace, security and service-management environments
• People leadership: ability to lead senior project professionals, build accountable teams and coach through complex delivery challenges
• Data-led communication: strong financial literacy, concise executive reporting and confidence with PPM, planning and dashboard tools

Language Required: Business level Japanese (JLPT N2 and above)

Company Description:

This company is one of the largest IT consulting companies in Europe, with more than 200,000 employees based in locations in over 40 countries.

As a global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, they were established in 2013 as a Japanese corporation of the world's leading IT consulting company at the forefront of innovation, and they offer a wide range of integrated services with the highest level of technology and abundant expertise.

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