GN- T&O- Instructional Design Japanese Bilingual Senior Manager

Accenture; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a Japanese bilingual Senior Manager (TO practice) to lead Change Management programs in Japan geography, working with Japan-based clients and global teams. You will guide change enablement, digital transformation, culture shift, and adoption initiatives.

The role requires JLPT N2 or higher, 15+ years of experience, and willingness to travel to Japan for medium to long-term assignments. Bachelor’s degree is required.

Qualifications

• Japanese language proficiency with JLPT N2 or better.
• 15+ years in change management or large-scale transformation programs.
• Experience with Japan-based clients and cross-cultural teams.
• Willing to travel to Japan for medium/long-term assignments.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead a team delivering Change Management projects in Japan geography.
• Develop change enablement strategy and execution plans.
• Drive digital transformation, culture change, and adoption.
• Collaborate with client teams to define stakeholder engagement.
• Support business development and proposals with client accounts.
• Mentor consultants and analysts for ongoing development.

Skills

Japanese language

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Education

Any Bachelor’s fulltime

Job description

Job Title - Japanese Bilingual Senior Manager - TO- (SC GN)

Management Level : 06 -Senior Manager

Location: Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata

Must have skills: Japanese Language (JlPT)

Good to have skills: Change management, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Management

Experience: Minimum 15 year(s) of experience is required

Educational Qualification: Any Bachelors fulltime

Job Summary:

You will be primarily tagged to the Japan market and will be working with Japan-based clients. The project scope may extend beyond Japan. Although no two days at Accenture are the same, as a Change Management Sr Manager in our TO practice, a typical day might include:

Roles Responsibilities:

Project Management:

• Own and lead a team of consultants and/or analysts to deliver Change Management projects in Japan geography
• Discovering stakeholderschallenges and expectations and defining a Change Management strategy to support business transformational change programs
• Working with the client to drive digital transformation, culture change, behavior change, change adoption
• Leveraging social and digital technologies in change management and communications
• Assisting clients in developing their change capability and becoming more agile businesses
• Co-creating solutions and conducting user review sessions, and running stakeholder agreement meetings
• Conducting a Change Management Impact Analysis and developing execution plans
• Ensuring smooth transition to new ways of working through effective change interventions
• Designing and implementing strategies for sustained behavior shift and culture change

Business Development:

• Actively leading proposal development with client account teams and supporting our market specific business development efforts: client meetings, orals etc
• Working closely with Global Network, Market and Business leaders to help with proposals responses, SOW creation, client presentations and other areas as required
• Supporting ongoing dialogue with key stakeholders to understand future and changing needs and influence team priorities, capabilities, and structure accordingly
• Identifying new opportunities by farming existing relationships and growing networks

Team Management:

• Exerting strong positive influence and helping in professional development for team members
• Provide mentorship and support to consultants and analysts ensuring continuous individual development
• Constructively engaging in mutual feedback process with supervisor and team members
• Collaborating with the functional teams for enterprise wide transformation programs

Internal Practice Development:

• Participate in practice development efforts including planning, recruiting, developing talent, training, etc. as required
• Collaborating with the best and brightest minds in the industry for offering development

Professional Technical Skills:

• JLPT N2 qualified or better

• Ability to hold business conversations with Japanese leadership and clients
• Ability to understand and interpret functional/technical conversations in Japanese
• Ability to generate deliverables in Japanese

Additional Information:

• 15+ years of experience in managing programs having change management components (change enablement strategy and associated interventions, change adoption organization design, digital communication and engagement, training support and business readiness). Should have a clear conceptual understanding of the key components of change management.
• Hands-on experience in working with Japan-based clients is a must.
• Experience in managing large scale transformations (Project Manager, PMO, Functional SME or similar roles) with knowledge of how transformations and associated change management related activities work is required if no core change management experience.
• Ability to engage and manage stakeholders
• Ability to articulate the business value of recommendations/plans/strategies
• Ability to interpret data, work with analytic models and advanced technologies and digital tools (e.g. cloud HR, behavior change packages, immersive learning)
• Ability to effectively manage stakeholders in a multi-cultural and global environment
• Ability to lead team of analysts and consultants on projects and provide guidance.
  • Natural leader; easily establishes relationships with clients and colleagues
  • Team Player; enjoys the intellectual stimulation of collaborating with colleagues around the world
• Determined; appreciates a challenge and overcoming obstacles to achieve results
• Digitally savvy; continuous learner
• Strong communicator; fluency in English and Japanese is required, additional languagecapabilitiesare highly advantageous
• Willing to travel to and work in Japan for medium and long-term assignments

Qualification

Experience: Minimum 15 year(s) of experience is required

Educational Qualification: Any Bachelors fulltime