SAP Project Manager

Job Description

Appealing Points:

• Lead high-impact SAP projects for Japanese clients: Utilize your extensive experience to manage full lifecycle SAP implementations or transformations within Japanese business environments.
• Leverage bilingual communication in a global setting: Apply your native-level Japanese and fluent English skills to effectively communicate with stakeholders, bridge teams, and deliver results across cultures.
• Collaborate with diverse, cross-functional teams using modern methodologies: Work with global SAP consultants, developers, and vendors, using Agile, SAP Activate, or hybrid models to drive complex projects to success.

Annual salary: 14 million and above

Responsibilities:

• Project Leadership & Management:

  • Lead and oversee the entire project lifecycle for SAP initiatives, from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, control, and closure, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
  • Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with key stakeholders, both in English and Japanese.
  • Manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, developing mitigation strategies and escalating, as necessary.
  • Monitor project progress, track KPIs, and provide regular, transparent updates to stakeholders, including executive leadership in both languages.
  • Ensure adherence to SAP best practices, project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, SAP Activate), and internal governance processes.

• Stakeholder & Team Management:

  • Act as the primary point of contact for Japanese clients and stakeholders, effectively communicating project status, challenges, and solutions in Japanese.
  • Bridge communication gaps between diverse project teams (onshore, offshore, client-side, vendor-side) that may include Japanese and international members.
  • Lead, motivate, and manage cross-functional project teams, including SAP functional consultants, technical developers, business analysts, and third-party vendors, fostering a collaborative and productive environment.
  • Conduct effective meetings, workshops, and presentations in both Japanese and English.
  • Facilitate requirements gathering and solution design sessions with Japanese business users, ensuring clear understanding and accurate documentation

Qualification:

• Minimum of 14+ years of experience in SAP project management, with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex SAP implementation or transformation projects.
• Experience managing projects with significant Japanese client engagement or within a Japanese business environment.
• Experience with different project delivery methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).

Language Proficiency:

• Native or near-native fluency in Japanese (verbal and written), including business-level Japanese etiquette and cultural understanding.
• Fluent professional proficiency in English (verbal and written), capable of leading discussions, writing reports, and presenting to international stakeholders.

Language Skills: Business level Japanese (JLPT N2) and Business level English

Holidays & Benefits

• Insurances
• Commuting allowance
• Business trip allowance
• Sports facilities and recreation facilities
• Educational training / Overseas training system (OJT)
• Group life insurance
• Casual clothes allowed (office casual)

Company Description 

One of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. 

Their unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. 

Headquartered in the U.S., this company is one of the Fortune 500 companies and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

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