Project Manager / Senior Project Manager (JP Speaking)

Địa điểm làm việc: N1 Dien Bien Phu, Thanh My Tay Ward, Ho Chi Minh City (Hồ Chí Minh)

1. Job Description

   • Drive multiple development projects for the Japanese market, and take responsibility for schedule, quality, requirements, resources, risks, and project profitability

   • Planning, task management, progress management, risk management, issue escalation, and preparation of weekly and monthly reports

   • Review testing activities, participate in release decisions, and support billing and settlement-related reporting

   • Assess the technical feasibility of requirements and specifications, and discuss and examine implementation approaches with the development team

   • Support the prioritization of technical debt and technical improvement initiatives, such as library/framework upgrades and migrations

   • Improve how requirements and specifications are communicated so that the development team understands not only “what” but also “why” they are building, and continuously improve the Scrum/Agile development process

   • Communicate directly with Japanese business divisions, product managers, and clients through meetings, email, and chat tools

   • Understand business requirements and the needs behind them, and propose appropriate solutions. Align expectations between Japan and Vietnam and build consensus among stakeholders with different perspectives

   • Regular 1-on-1s with members, goal setting and evaluation, constructive feedback, and support for career and skill development

   • Avoid over-managing autonomous members, and judge when intervention, decision-making, or escalation is needed. Create opportunities for members to take on greater responsibility

   • Contribute to the growth and scaling of the development organization (recruitment, onboarding, people management, and team building)

   • Support the development of management and operational frameworks, share knowledge on developing and managing engineering talent in Vietnam, and contribute to new projects and new business initiatives

2. Requirements

   • 3+ years of project management experience in software development projects (including experience managing multiple projects)

   • Experience taking responsibility for schedule, quality, requirements, resources, risks, and project profitability (financial management)

   • Experience in resource coordination and risk management across multiple projects and stakeholders

   • Experience building relationships with business divisions and clients, understanding business needs, and supporting project reporting and billing/settlement work

   • Experience collaborating with multiple teams and roles, such as development, product, operations, and design

   • Understanding of the software development life cycle (several of requirements definition, basic design, detailed design, development, QA/testing, release, and maintenance/operations) and a practical understanding of Agile/Scrum

   • Ability to discuss technical feasibility and implementation approaches with engineers

   • Japanese: Business level equivalent to JLPT N1 (advanced speaking and listening; able to accurately understand business context, nuance, and implied intent)

   • English: Able to communicate effectively in a business environment

   • People management experience (1-on-1s, goal setting, performance evaluation, career development) and the ability to guide autonomous members without micromanaging

   • Preferred: Application development experience in any of Ruby on Rails, PHP, Java, C#, Node.js, or Python

   • Preferred: Experience managing multiple project managers or improving the quality of PM across the organization

   • Preferred: Experience improving project productivity, efficiency, and development processes

   • Preferred: Experience in resource management across multiple projects and settlement handling with business divisions

   • Preferred: Experience designing or improving organizational structures

   • Preferred: Knowledge and experience in product management (requirement prioritization, collaboration with non-technical business departments)

   • Preferred: Experience scaling an engineering organization (e.g., from about 30 to 100 members)

   • Preferred: Experience setting up and operating a development lab (recruitment, management, and development of talent)

   • Preferred: Experience using AI to improve project management or business processes

   • Preferred: Practical knowledge and experience of AWS or Google Cloud (GCP)

3. Benefits

   • Salary: Nego

   • Salary Review: Twice a year (salary review)

   • Bonus: 13th-month bonus + Tet bonus

   • Social Insurance: Enrolled in social insurance based on full salary

   • Private health insurance package available

   • Other Allowances: Transportation allowance (monthly) / Annual health check-up

   • Equipment provided: MacBook and widescreen monitor

   • Development support: Individual AWS Sandbox environment, company-sponsored professional training, and AI development support tools for use at work

   • Language support: Weekly English classes and opportunities to learn Japanese

   • Culture: Welcome gift (T-shirt and stickers), ergonomic chairs, and free snacks, tea, and coffee

   • Company events: Company trips, birthday gifts, and monthly lunch / dinner / team gatherings

4. Location: N1 Dien Bien Phu, Thanh My Tay Ward, Ho Chi Minh City

5. Working Hours: Flexible working hours (employees may choose their start time between 8:00 and 11:00)