Bilingual Business Analyst in Counterparty Credit Risk

ISI-Dentsu of America, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital transformation seeks a Global Project Manager. The role entails managing global projects, working with teams across the US and Japan, and requires a creative thinker adept in software development. This position will innovate solutions while guiding projects from ideation through to implementation, leveraging cultural insights to bridge gaps.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience on global projects with stakeholders in Japan.
• 5+ years on end-to-end software development projects.
• Familiarity with ITIL and PMP frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct VOC workshops to identify customer pain points.
• Analyze data and present digital transformation proposals.
• Manage communication between US teams and Japanese clients.

Skills

Creativity

Analytical Ability

Consultant Qualities

Strong Presentation Skills

Remote Work Independence

Cultural Sensitivity

Job description

Bilingual Requirement: English (Business level) and Japanese (Business level)

Position Summary:

Global project manager would join our new business team focused on digital transformation global projects. The project manager is responsible for communicating closely with the account manager and client project executive stakeholders to understand the requirements in order to plan the project budget, schedule and resources. Since these projects will be a part of a digital transformation new business initiative, the project manager must be able to take roadmaps and high level visions into a workable implementation plan.

Responsibilities:

This position requires a high level of creativity to visualize new concepts and translate them into executable digital solutions.

Some of the responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Conducting VOC (Voice of Customers) workshops to understand customers’ pain points and roadblocks

Analyze VOC data, propose and present digital transformation project proposals to client counterparts

Manage all aspects of communication between our team based in the US, technology start-ups based in the US and clients in Japan or Japanese companies located in the US

Negotiate contractual scope with client counterparts

Manage escalated issues from development teams and client teams

Responsible for coordinating change management requests as they arise

Work in both waterfall and agile development environments, and bridge any procedural and cultural gap as needed.

Conduct user testing to validate features of new products as a part of the agile development process

Stay up to date with the latest digital software development trends and technology

Due to the time difference between Japan and the West/ East Coast, there is an expectation to work flex hours

Required skills:

Global project manager requires creativity to navigate culturally sensitive environments and familiarity with the latest technology in order to execute their role. Specific skill sets requirements include:

5+ years of experience working on a global project involving stakeholders in Japan and at least one other country

5+ years of experience working on software development projects end-to-end (from Ideation to implementation)

Ability to think outside the box and turn vision and concepts into project plans

Strong discipline working with ITIL and PMP framework

Strong analytical ability and consultant qualities

Excellent ability to present new concepts succinctly and convince stakeholders

Work independently in a remote work environment and communicate clearly with team members

Nice to have: exposure to AI/ML, Business intelligence technology or digital marketing projects

Business level English and Business level Japanese is a must.