Japanese speaking IT Project Manager (Banking Operations Support)

Centre People; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Japanese speaking IT Project Manager to manage banking-related IT projects in London. Responsibilities include coordinating with the Operations department, tracking project progress, and ensuring timely delivery. The ideal candidate has project management experience, bilingual proficiency, and strong stakeholder management skills. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to significant IT projects in the financial sector.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project schedules, progress, and resource allocation.
• Support overall project execution including risk management.
• Prepare reports and communicate project status to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Proficiency in Japanese

Proficiency in English

Cross-departmental coordination

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Job description

Japanese speaking IT Project Manager (Banking Operations Support)

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.

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
• Analyze 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

Preferred

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

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.