Work in Japan : Project Management, Operational Management　/　プロジェクト・マネジメント/　オペレーショナル・マネジメント　

Minimum Experience Level

Over 6 years 

Minimum English Level

Business Level 

Minimum Japanese Level

Business Level 

Minimum Education Level

Bachelor's Degree 

Visa Status

Japanese national or permission to work in Japan required  

Company Overview
Ever since the company was established nearly 40 years ago we have been committed to creating funds that enable our clients to make wise investment choices. Our success in understanding what investors want and delivering superior products is reflected in our remarkable growth - the company and its subsidiaries now manage investments worth more than $250 billion for major institutions and millions of private investors around the world.

Department Overview
Operational Management (Development) is responsible for managing and implementing projects that can affect more than one group within the Investment Operations and Administration business and systems environments. The source of project work is varied - a number of product related projects are initiated by Investment Administration; however, Product Development and the Institutional group also have significant input. Systems projects tend to arise as a result of business efficiencies required by Investment Administrations or the third party fund accounting systems used within the department.
Operation Management is responsible for the following matters related to Service Center Management;
・Project management and promotion
・Promotion and management of business process re-engineering and
automation
・Creation and maintenance of business requirements and functional
specifications
・Consulting function related to operations and system development.

Reporting to (Direct / Indirect) - Head of Operational Development
Geographic Coverage - Japan
Number of Direct Reports - None

Job Overview
In this role the incumbent is required to deliver project management, business process re-engineering business analysis and other non-day to day operations.

Key Responsibilities (include details of type of industry / clients to support, Type of fund / trades to manage, type of systems / applications to support)
・Identifies, manages and implements business process re-engineering
projects to continuously improve the efficiency of the teams.Key
requirement is to work collaboratively with the heads of each of
the teams within the department acting as a change agent and using
influencing skills to get their buy-in and co-operation to change
initiatives.
・Monitors and reports on progress of process enhancement and
automation projects.
・Production of project Terms of Reference (planning and scoping
documents)
・Setting up project meetings as required
・Establishing project timelines and action plans and monitoring
progress against the timeline/ action plan
・Compiling checklists and ensuring adherence to planned activities
・Assisting in the identification and resolution of issues
・Co-ordinating testing including the production of test scripts/
plans
・Project delivery and implementation including final sign off
・Maintenance of project register and System enhancements register

Experience / Qualification / Key Skills / Attributes
・Flow chart drawing skill, logical thinking, and change agent
tendency are musts.
・Business process re-engineering experience.
・Project management skills
・An understanding of our products and services is beneficial
・The ability to prioritise and organise both own time and that of a
project team
・Influencing and communications skills
・Self starter/motivator
・Ability to think through issues and sees things to resolution
・Commitment and desire to make things happen
・ABC/ABM experience or operational risk management experience in
financial industry and/or statistical background preferred.

Values
・Customer Focus, Ownership, Enthusiasm, Integrity, Teamwork,
Respect, Innovation

Optia Partners is a Tokyo based executive search firm, licensed by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare. We provide contingency and retainer based searches for global and local companies in Japan. Each of our industry groups is led by an experienced Partner with a significant background in Japan and a proven track record in their field of expertise. We believe that providing a superior level of service to our clients and candidates requires an in-depth understanding of the changing market trends, technologies and human capital movement within each industry. Our industry-specific search solutions allow us to focus time, resources and expertise in order to deliver exceptional results.

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