An established IT consulting firm is seeking a Bilingual IT Project Management Officer (PMO) to support large-scale system enhancement and release projects within the Global Markets division of a major financial institution.
The successful candidate will work closely with project managers, technology teams, and business stakeholders to coordinate project activities, monitor progress, manage dependencies, and provide comprehensive status reporting.
The successful candidate will work closely with project managers, technology teams, and business stakeholders to coordinate project activities, monitor progress, manage dependencies, and provide comprehensive status reporting.
This position offers an opportunity to participate in complex financial technology initiatives involving multiple systems and global stakeholders
Key Responsibilities
- Support project management activities for large-scale Global Markets system enhancement and release projects.
- Coordinate with multiple technology teams and business stakeholders to identify project dependencies and ensure alignment.
- Track project milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, and outstanding action items.
- Proactively follow up with stakeholders to ensure timely completion of project activities.
- Consolidate project information across multiple workstreams and prepare quantitative and qualitative progress reports.
- Facilitate communication and coordination between local and overseas teams in Japanese and English.
- Coordinate testing activities, including progress tracking, issue resolution, and readiness reporting.
- Develop and enhance project tracking tools, status reports, and presentation materials using Excel and PowerPoint.
- Identify opportunities to improve project management processes and reporting efficiency.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of experience in IT Project Management, PMO, Project Coordination, or a related role.
- Experience coordinating complex IT projects involving multiple technology teams and stakeholders.
- Strong project tracking, reporting, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage project milestones, dependencies, risks, and outstanding issues.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Business-level proficiency in both Japanese and English.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and capable of working independently.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in financial services or banking technology projects.
- Familiarity with Global Markets products, trading systems, or financial applications.
- Experience supporting system implementation, enhancement, or release projects.
