Responsibilities:
- Manage and lead the project team
- Coordinate with external vendors engaged in the project
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans
- Manage project deliverables in line with the project plan
- Record and manage project issues and escalate where necessary
- Resolve cross-functional issues at project level
- Manage project scope and change control and escalate issues where necessary
- Monitor project progress and performance and provide progress updates to all stake holders
- Manage project evaluation and dissemination activities
- Work closely with users to ensure project meets business needs
- Definition and management of the User Acceptance Testing program
- Identify user training needs, devise, and manage user training programs
Requirements:
- Minimum 8 years of IT work experience with at least 5 years of Project management experience
- Certifications in Project Management would be an added advantage
- Able to balance between project requirements and people management to achieve project targets within deadlines and budget
- Able to handle multiple tasks/projects simultaneously
- Customer-oriented person with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Proficiency in spoken and written Japanese Language is a must as the role is required to liaise with Japanese clients
