Japanese Speaking Job - IT Project Manager - London

Title: Japanese speaking IT Project Manager

Salary: up to £36,000 per annum + travel expense up to Zone 6

Location: London

Job status: 12 month fixed term contract *possibility with extension

Working hours: Full time, FTC/Hybrid working, hours of work 9:00-17:00

Start date: ASAP

Global IT company is looking for a Japanese speaking IT Project Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Work on-site at customer premises, as a secondee, as an integral part of their team.
• Support leading project manager in projects by assisting at various stages, including planning, implementation, operations, and user support.
• Lead and manage projects in his/her expertise by supporting at various stages, including planning, implementation, operations, and user support.
• Follow up on security assessments for customer's EMEA offices/branches.
• Evaluate projects, conduct risk assessments, and propose improvements.
• Contribute to the expansion of current business to new areas.
• Establish good relationships with colleagues, vendors, and customers.
• Work independently, multitask, and lead Enterprise Solutions projects and opportunities.
• Address customer requests, understand their expectations, and resolve issues.
• Attend customer meetings for project or maintenance contract work.
• Maintain relevant customer maintenance documentation internally.
• Visit customer premises with 3rd party vendors as needed for project or maintenance contract work.
• Contact and coordinate 3rd party suppliers or other company resources to help achieve trouble resolution.
• Flexible approach, able to work outside of normal working hours when requested.
• Travel to customer offices throughout EMEA for business purposes as required.
• Maintain the company's Security Policy and keep all customer information secure. Report incidents to line managers in a timely manner.
• Produce ad-hoc reports on customer issues as needed, and complete ad-hoc tasks as requested by line management.

Requirements:

• Experience in leading and managing solution business for small to large scale projects, including office relocation projects.
• Knowledge in solution business with a wide range of ICT technology, especially in ICT infrastructure and ICT security.
• Excellent communication skills in English. Speaking and understanding Japanese is advantageous.
• Independent worker - must be able to take on a task/project and complete it with little need for higher management involvement/assistance.
• Strong time management, multitasking, and organizational skills.
• Flexible approach, able to work outside of normal working hours when requested. Reliable time keeping and attendance.
• Knowledge and experience in SAP Hana cloud is advantageous.
• Knowledge and experience in RPA (Power Platform) is advantageous.
• Knowledge and experience in IT Security is advantageous.