Project Manager for SAP or Salesforce

Job Description

Appealing Points:

• Lead large-scale ERP projects with end-to-end ownership of budget, schedule, and quality delivery.
• Leverage expertise in SAP, Salesforce, or Oracle environments while managing high-impact transformation initiatives.
• Work in a global, bilingual environment collaborating with diverse stakeholders across regions.

Annual Salary: 10 million yen and above

Job Responsibilities:

• Understanding the project scope, schedule, deliverables; and working closely with internal stakeholders to recognize their needs and expectations
• Create overall project schedule and participate in or review the project estimations. Maintain the project schedule and budget.
• Collaborating effectively with internal stakeholders, both in-person and through remote working models as needed
• Transition and change management – pre, during and post project implementation
• Project stakeholder management – working closely with internal and external stakeholders
• Project scope and schedule management
• Driving periodic project reviews and mitigating risks with due diligence and a data driven approach
• Achieve the project goals of Budget, Schedule and Quality/Scope
• Escalating project issues to the senior management when needed
• Contributing to the delivery of all aspects of the project and services: controlling and reporting on project activities, systems and information security
• Reporting, analyzing, and resolving issues related to the implementation, stakeholders, and project operations that may impact service quality; ensuring that stakeholders’ questions and problems are resolved properly and quickly
• Implementing process optimization, improvements, and modernization initiatives where appropriate

Job Qualifications:

• Strong (near-native) Japanese skills, with business-level English skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• At least 15 years of experience in Information Technology.
• Japanese citizens and those authorized to work in Japan are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.
• At least 8 years of experience in customer-facing project management on ERP projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of hands-on experience in SAP/Salesforce/Oracle ERP projects
• PMP Certified Practitioner or similar qualification.
• Strong (near-native) Japanese skills, with business-level Japanese skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in team in diverse/ multiple stakeholder environment
• Experience and desire to work in a Global delivery environment.

Required languages: Fluent level Japanese proficiency(JLPT N1)

About Company:

This company has been certified as the “best employer” in 2020 by the “Top Employers Institute” which recognizes outstanding employers.

A global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing, and next-generation services. With approximately 180,000 employees worldwide, the company helps clients in more than 50 countries stay ahead of the competition. Through the co-creation of innovative solutions, they help companies transform and thrive in an ever-changing world.

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