Engineering Project Manager

Location Tokyo
Discipline Information Technology
Job type Permanent
Salary Up to 12,000,000 JPY (negotiable)
Reference 32462

【COMPANY OVERVIEW】

User Experience/Analytics SaaS company.

The company provides a service to clients which enables analysis of user behaviour on client platforms (websites, mobile apps etc.), providing data that can later be used to create business plans and marketing strategy.

With over a billion users already analyzed, you will be part of a rapidly growing company on both engineering-side and client-side.

【WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY】

  • Take on a leadership role, manage developers and collaborate with product owners, work on long-term projects and services using new technology

  • English as a main language in the office, open seat design, flat environment, and diverse culture environment

  • Great work and life balance, flex hours, remote work permitted and generous holidays

  • Fantastic employee support with training and expat support

  • Career progression in a growing company

【RESPONSIBILITIES】

As an Engineering Project Manager, you will manage products, projects, and delegate tasks between product stakeholders and engineers accordingly.

Job responsibilities include:

  • Lead and development of products/projects by managing and assigning tasks

  • Manage human resources and output

  • Forecasting, prediction, product backlog

  • Communicate with individuals and organizations for project progress

  • Manage relationships with engineers in order to facilite project execution

  • Collaborate with other partners (product owners)

 【REQUIREMENTS】

  • Management experience of engineering team

  • Experience managing 2 or more products or projects at the same time

  • Familiarity with Agile development methods (Kanban, Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, etc.)

  • Business level Japanese skills and willingness to work in a multinational and English-speaking environment

  • Problem-solving and analysis skills, growth-oriented motivation, strong passion for project success and sense of ownership

  • Passion for continuous learning

【DESIRABLE】

  • Experience in managing SaaS product development