Project Manager/Project Leader (Work In Japan)

Project Management Officer (PMO):

• Proactive work planning/documentation/vendor control/progress management/reporting to customers, etc., while keeping in mind customer's point of view. 
• Supporting, promoting, and consulting on project management. 
• Standardization of project management processes. 
• Communication in Japanese and English with customers and partner companies, and setting/ participation in online meetings/call conferences. 

Project Manager (PM): 

• Proposing ideas and initiating measures to improve product quality and usability. 
• Project management: 

• • Planning quality assurance plans, hearing issue. 
  • Establishment of a quality assurance system. 
  • Overall project management and promotion. 

• Project team management of 5 to 20 people, or management of multiple projects of up to 10 people. 
• Communication with customers and partner companies in Japanese and English & handling of online meetings/call conferences. 

QA Engineer:

• Test execution. 
• Management of test executors. 
• Test design: 

• • Understanding of basic design documents/detailed design documents described in English/Japanese. 
  • Preparation for test design based on specifications. 
  • Review of test design documents. 
• Communication with customers/partner companies in Japanese and English, and participation in online meetings. 
• Review of test design documents. 

Project Leader:

• Assisting the Project Manager in: 

• • Project team management of up to 10 people. 
  • Proposals to customers and hearing issues. 
  • Overall project management and implementation. 

• Communication with customers/partner companies in Japanese and English, and participation in online meetings. 

Required for PM/PMO:  

• 5+ years’ experience in the IT industry. 
• Experience in the whole process, from requirements definition to integration testing. 
• Experience in managing more than 5 people or vendor control (as PMO). 
• Experience in web or open software development (Java/HTML/CSS).  
• Or experience of working on SI software development projects (any language). 
• Language: Japanese N3 level or above.

Nice to have:  

• Experience in managing projects from start to completion. 
• 3+ years’ experience as a PM/PL in open software development projects at a SIer. 
• Experience in proposals and quotations to prime customers. 
• Experience in planning and implementing business strategy. 
• Experience of negotiating with multiple stakeholders. 
• English: Business level.

Required for QA Engineer/PL:  

• Experience in the whole process, from requirements definition to integration testing. 
• Experience in any of the following: 
• 2+ years’ experience in unit and integration testing. 
• 2+ years’ experience in open system (host system preferred) software development at a SIer. 
• 2+ years’ experience of developing web-based software. 
• Language: Japanese N3 level or above.

Nice to have:  

• Experience as a project leader in software development projects at a SIer. 
• Experience as a project manager in web-based software development projects. 
• Experience in proposals and quotations to prime customers. 
• Experience in the following systems: distribution, EC, POS, accounting, logistics, payment, CRM, human resources, information, etc. 
• Experience of using English in a business environment. 
• English: Business level.

Further requirements for the Management level: 

• Experience in managing projects from start to completion. 
• 3+ years’ experience as a PM/PL in open software development projects at a SIer. 
• Experience in planning and implementing business strategy. 
• Experience of negotiating with multiple stakeholders.