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Bilingual Senior Project Manager (Japanese)
C1Exchange · Chennai, India
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<h2 style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>Position Summary</strong></h2><p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">We are seeking an accomplished <strong>Bilingual Senior Project Manager – Digital Transformation Leader (PMP, JLPT N1/N2)</strong> with 10+ years of IT experience and proven expertise in managing enterprise-scale digital initiatives in Japan.</p><p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The ideal candidate will lead large-scale platform modernization, enterprise system transformation, and cross-border delivery programs while serving as a strategic bridge between Japanese stakeholders and offshore engineering teams.</p><hr style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><h2 style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></h2><h3 style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>1. Strategic Program & Project Leadership</strong></h3><ul style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise digital transformation and AdTech platform initiatives.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Own program planning, budgeting, forecasting, and execution governance.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Drive Agile (Scrum), Hybrid, or Waterfall methodologies based on engagement model.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Manage risks, dependencies, escalation, and executive-level reporting.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Oversee Go-Live strategy, production rollout, and hypercare stabilization.</div></li></ul><h3 style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>2. Enterprise Digital & Platform Transformation</strong></h3><ul style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Lead modernization of legacy enterprise systems and marketing technology platforms.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Drive enterprise application transformation and cloud-enabled architectures.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Oversee data migration, system integration, and API-led ecosystems.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Support B2B digital platform enhancement, performance optimization, and automation initiatives.</div></li></ul><h3 style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>3. Business & Solution Leadership</strong></h3><ul style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Conduct requirement workshops with Japanese enterprise clients.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Prepare and validate BRD, SRS, user stories, and solution documentation.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Review architecture proposals and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Support RFP responses, solution presentations, and client demos.</div></li></ul><h3 style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>4. Stakeholder & Executive Engagement</strong></h3><ul style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Engage with Japanese CXOs, senior leadership, and cross-functional teams.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Deliver executive presentations and product walkthroughs in Japanese.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Act as the primary liaison between onsite clients and offshore delivery teams.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Manage multi-vendor ecosystems and customer expectations effectively.</div></li></ul><h3 style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>5. Delivery Governance & Quality Oversight</strong></h3><ul style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Supervise cross-functional development and QA teams.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Oversee testing cycles (Smoke, SIT, UAT, Automation).</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Monitor release management, production support, and SLA adherence.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Ensure high-quality, scalable, and secure delivery standards.</div></li></ul><hr style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><h2 style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></h2><ul style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>10+ years of IT and enterprise program management experience.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Proven track record managing digital transformation initiatives in Japan.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>PMP Certification (preferred).</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>JLPT N1 or N2 – Professional Japanese communication proficiency.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Strong experience in onsite–offshore global delivery models.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.</div></li></ul><hr style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><h2 style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>Preferred Skills</strong></h2><ul style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Agile / Scrum certification or experience.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>AdTech / MarTech ecosystem exposure.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>Enterprise application modernization.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>B2B digital platform implementation.</div></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><div>System integration, API frameworks, and data migration expertise.</div></li></ul>