IT Project Manager (REMOTE)

Responsible for leading complex and high-priority projects, planning, collaborating with stakeholders, overseeing all aspects of information technology projects, including creating detailed schedules, assigning tasks to team members and ensuring successful project delivery within set timelines and parameters, often collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business objectives. Identify and manage program blocking issues, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs, and balance the business needs versus technical or operational constraints Guide the project team(s) to follow the team's project management best practices Drive the project team(s) to accomplish daily activities by actively promoting prioritization, team readiness, and commitment for each project phase or sprint. Assist the project team(s) in identifying continuous improvement opportunities and efficiencies Work with the broader cross functional teams to define product goals and longer-term strategic vision Manage new services and tools, and strategic programs to support and enhance stakeholder engagement, communication and feedback Assist with the investigation and root cause resolution for escalations. 5+ years of experience in project management 5+ years of experience in proactively identifying inefficiencies and suggest improvements to existing systems and processes 5+ years of proficiency with Jira, Confluence, MS Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) & other project management tools 5+ years of experience in managing infrastructure-related migration projects 5+ years of experience or knowledge of Waterfall project management and Agile delivery framework Strong communication skills Strong Problem-solving Skills Ability to work independently and in collaboration with other team members Ability to multi-task across projects with different priorities Proficiency in written and spoken Japanese. Master's Degree in related field