IT Project Manager in City of London

Energy Jobline ZR; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A Japanese IT company is seeking a Japanese speaking IT Project Manager for their London office. This role involves managing banking-related IT projects, ensuring timely delivery, coordinating with operations, and maintaining progress tracking and risk management. Candidates must have strong project management experience and proficiency in both Japanese and English. This is a permanent, office-based position with a salary range of £40-60k dependent on experience.

Qualifications

• Business-level proficiency in Japanese and English required.
• Experience in banking operations or IT projects for financial institutions.
• Ability to drive process improvements.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills to executives.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project schedules, progress, and resource allocation.
• Support overall project execution, including risk management.
• Assist with requirements gathering and business process documentation.
• Prepare reports and communicate project status to stakeholders.

Skills

Proficiency in Japanese

Proficiency in English

Project management

Stakeholder management

Business process mapping

Job description

Japanese speaking IT Project Manager (Banking Operations Support)

Ref: KM46893

A Japanese IT company is recruiting a Japanese speaking IT Project Manager to join their London office.

You will be responsible for managing banking-related IT projects, coordinating with the Operations department, and supporting smooth project execution. This includes progress tracking, risk management, resource coordination, requirements support, and ensuring projects are delivered on schedule.

The ideal candidate should have strong project management experience, proficiency in both Japanese and English, and the ability to coordinate effectively with multiple stakeholders across departments and international offices.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

• Eligible visa: Permanent residence, Spouse, Partner, (depends on experience: YMS, Graduate)
• NOT eligible: Student visa, Requiring visa sponsorship

WORK TYPE

Office based

VISA SUPPORT

Not available

POSITION DETAILS

• Type: Permanent
• Working hours: 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday
• Salary: £40-60k depending on experience
• Start: January 2026 or later
• Location: London

Main Responsibilities

• Monitor project schedules, progress, and resource allocation
• Support overall project execution, including risk management, issue resolution, and reporting
• Assist with requirements gathering, business process documentation, and workflow definition
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and project deliverables verification
• Analyse operational impacts of system implementations and migrations
• Prepare reports and communicate project status and recommendations to stakeholders and executives
• Coordinate with internal teams, overseas offices, and vendors

Ideal Candidate

• Business-level proficiency in Japanese and English
• Experience in banking operations or IT projects for financial institutions
• Proven project management experience and ability to drive process improvements
• Experience in business process mapping and visualization
• Strong cross-departmental coordination and stakeholder management skills
• Experience managing multiple projects or teams is a plus
• Excellent communication and reporting skills to executives and HQ

• Experience at a consulting firm or with multiple vendors
• Experience with large-scale IT project delivery in banking or finance

All applicants must have the right to work in the country without any restrictions as the Company is not able to offer visa support.

YMS and graduate visa holders with more than 18 months remaining on their visa may also apply, depending on their experience.

When contacting us, please include the job reference number (Ref: KM46893) at the top of your message.

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