
Japanese Speaking Project Manager (in Tokyo)
Job Description
Function
Cloud & Data EngineeringOur Company
We’re Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world’s potential. We’re people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what’s now to what’s next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.
Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.
Job description
Meet our Team
Hitachi Digital Services Japan, which is the HDS’s Japan country office, is strengthening its offshore engineering services leveraging development centers in Vietnam and India, building a global delivery structure that combines high quality and cost competitiveness.
What you’ll be doing
Lead and manage end-to-end software projects, ensuring timely delivery and quality outcomes.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, communicating in Japanese and English.
Manage scope, timelines, and resources using Agile/Kanban and tools like Jira or Notion.
Work with AWS (S3, Athena, Lambda) and Azure (Blob, Functions, Logic Apps) to support system operations.
Monitor data pipelines and reports (Power BI), and manage master data (e.g., Airtable).
Adapt to or support projects in the hospitality domain.
Be open to onsite work in Tokyo, Japan.
What you bring to the team
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
4+ years in IT project management, including 2+ years with Japanese clients.
Japanese (business/native), English (business), and Vietnamese (business).
Strong Agile project management experience and knowledge of SDLC.
Basic understanding of data pipelines, data warehouse/lake concepts.
Experience with AWS/Azure and Power BI is a plus.
Hospitality domain experience and PMP certification are preferred.
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About us
We’re a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.
Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives
Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.
We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.
How we look after you
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.
We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.