IT Project Manager - Japanese Speaking

GSA Techsource are currently recruiting for a Japanese Speaking IT Project Manager who will be working for a leading IT Service Management Company.

Main Responsibilities:

- You will be reporting to the Director, Project Management Europe and managing their regional team of Project Managers.
- You will be responsible for ensuring the team successfully delivers ICT and Telecommunication projects in a challenging environment.
- You will work closely with Central and Regional Delivery Teams, Sales Teams and other Project/Programme Management teams to implement new projects and solutions for the customer.
- Weekly reporting on the RAG status of client projects in region or team. This will initially include elements to measure the regularity of client reporting by the PMs, achievement of milestones, client satisfaction RAG and financial health of the project.

Key Responsibilities:

- Managing and developing teams, providing both technical and leadership expertise and ensuring highest levels of performance
- Monitor and steer Performance of your team, including both personal and company objectives
- Assisting and managing relationships with external vendors and contractors
- Liaising with internal central and regional management groups
- Support continuous, incremental optimisation's of internal processes in coordination with Senior Leadership who provide functional management and steering
- Bid support: Create and execute project work plans using MS project or similar. Revise and understand these plans and deliverables to meet project needs and requirements
- Business travel to participate in customer meetings and flexibility of working hours is required
- Identify resources and skill sets needed and assign individual responsibilities 2
- Effectively apply team methodology and ensure client expectations are managed and met
- Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a client project team
- Prepare and manage project reviews, quality assurance procedures and update risk register
- Minimise employer's and client's exposure and risk with respect to commercial and operating variables
- Ensure team project documentation is complete, current, and recorded appropriately
- Liaise with clients and ensure deliverables are met throughout project.

Required Experience:

- A degree or significant experience from a technical or engineering background
- More than 3 years of team management experience (functional or matrix)
- 5 to 10 years project management experience within an Managed Services, Enterprise
- Networking or ICT area
- Demonstrable experience of process design and implementation
- Possess an understanding of complex ICT or networking engineering principles and experience of delivering related projects
- Experience of SDWAN and Security (SASE) is mandatory
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills are essential
- Prince II Practitioner or equivalent Project Management qualification 
- You must be able to speak Japanese 

This role is remote, however, you may be required to see clients.




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