Project Manager

[Position Outline]
You will be responsible for product management of the corporate master data system-which consolidates corporate client information across the entire team as well as providing support for its development and operations.

You will handle:
- Product management to drive the growth of the corporate master data system
- Project management for related development and data expansion initiatives (including client coordination-from defining requirements based on client requests through to system operation-and managing the development processes for various projects).

Responsibilities

• Product analysis, issue identification, and hypothesis formulation
• Clarifying requirements, prioritizing tasks, and building consensus with stakeholders (engineers, business units, etc.)
• Creating development-related documentation for engineers (requirement definitions, product specifications, etc.)
• Data operations (from data validation to system implementation)
• Data operations management (operator guidance, operational process design)

• Project definition
• Development progress management
• Reporting
• Managing and negotiating with project stakeholders
• Issue management

Required Skills:

• 3+ years of practical experience (PJM, PDM, or Technical PDM)
• Project management skills
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to gather requirements from clients and negotiate priorities
• Ability to explain technical requirements to engineers
• Ability to create, organize, and manage technical project documentation (experience analyzing business requirements and translating them into technical specifications)
• Problem-solving skills capable of resolving complex issues
• Experience using collaboration tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience with complex SQL queries and implementing simple Python scripts

Preferred Skills:

• Understanding of Agile or Waterfall software development methodologies and the software development lifecycle
• Coding experience
• Experience improving operations using Generative AI/LLMs, etc.

Languages
Japanese Proficiency: Business to Native level
English Proficiency: Business to Native Level