Title:  PS Project Manager

Job Summary

As a Project Manager, you will define, plan, track and manage projects as a part of the Professional Services function. The Professional Services group provides value-added solutions to Enterprise customers including on-site support, services and consulting. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including Sales and Engineering, as well as directly with customers, to ensure the successful completion of projects.

Essential Functions

・Ability to manage all aspects of small to medium sized projects including planning, estimating, execution, implementation and on-going support. 
・Identify, utilize and manage key resources required to meet project objectives.
・Provide input to manage project variances and change.
・Manage technical and business risk.
・Negotiate, create, or co-author Statements of Work (SOW).
・Responsible for managing to agreed upon budget. 
・Provide guidance and/or supervision to up to 25 project team members.
・Interview internal employees and outside partners for resource scheduling.
・Provide input on hiring decisions for new Project Managers.
・Address and resolve high-level customer issues.
・Must be fluent in Japanese

Responsibility and Interaction:

Responsibility:  
・The tasks this individual is responsible for are often non-routine and unstructured, requiring creative solutions.
・This individual will apply attained experiences and knowledge in solving routine to moderately complex problems.

Interaction: 
・This individual must work effectively with Staff to Vice President level employees within the function, and the technical team on assigned projects.  There may be communication with employees in other functions as required.
・Limited management direction is provided to employee on new projects or assignments as well as review of activities and priorities.
・The ideal candidate will be a proactive contributor and subject matter expert on team projects.
・To be successful, this individual must demonstrate favorable results through coaching and influencing others.

Job Requirements

• PMO（プロジェクトマネジメントオフィス）の経験をもたれている方。また実際のプロジェクトマネジメントを行い顧客との調整の経験がある方。
• Strong spreadsheet capability and other project management applications as required for reporting, tracking charts, checklists and project scheduling.
• Ability to work collaboratively with, lead and motivate other employees in a team environment to meet aggressive goals and pre-defined timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage relationships and project teams.
• Maintains strong verbal and written communications skills
• Ensure all assigned work tasks are completed in an effective and efficient manner
• Exposure and understanding of a variety of technologies/concepts in a distributed environment
• Pre-sales or design build experience with IT vendors and Siers
• Experience in designing and building IT infrastructure
• Experience as a Project Manager (PM) or PL
• Those who can think and take action spontaneously
• Those who have high communication skills and vitality
• English proficiency: Mail, ability to communicate internally and externally
• 口頭および書面による強力なコミュニケーションスキルを維持する
• 割り当てられたすべての作業タスクが効果的かつ効率的な方法で確実に完了するようにする
• 分散した環境において、さまざまなテクノロジー/コンセプトに触れそれらを理解する
• ITベンダーやSIerでのプリセールスもしくは設計構築の経験
• ITインフラストラクチャーの設計や構築の経験
• プロジェクトマネージャー（PM）やPLの経験
• 自発的に考え行動できる方
• 高いコミュニケーションスキル、バイタリティのある方
• 英語力：Mail・社内外での必要なコミュニケーション取れる方

Education

・A minimum of 5 years of Project Management experience is required; 6 to 8 years total experience is preferred. 
・A Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent experience is required; an MBA is preferred.
・Data storage or systems management experience is preferred. 
・Demonstrated ability to have completed multiple, moderately complex technical tasks.