Confidential Technical Project Manager
Location: Tokyo
Overview
A global technology company is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead a large-scale transformation Programme for a major enterprise customer. The project involves migrating the customer from a legacy environment to a modern SaaS-based platform while working closely with senior business and technology stakeholders. The successful candidate will drive implementation planning, solution design, delivery execution, and long-term platform adoption.
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Project Delivery
- Own project scope, schedule, cost, and risk management.
- Lead projects independently with minimal management oversight.
- Proactively identify and mitigate project risks.
- Gather, define, and align customer requirements.
- Prepare system specifications and manage project issues.
- Drive development activities and project progress.
- Develop and execute testing plans.
- Support release planning and production deployments. [Technical...ct Manager | PDF]
SaaS Platform Implementation
- Lead enterprise SaaS implementation programmes.
- Manage continuous delivery and phased releases.
- Drive projects where requirements may still be evolving.
- Balance platform scalability with customer-specific requirements.
- Support customers throughout the subscription lifecycle, including onboarding and adoption.
Stakeholder Management
- Act as a bridge between Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Customer teams.
- Influence senior stakeholders through data-driven recommendations.
- Manage executive-level customer engagement.
- Maintain customer confidence throughout project delivery.
Commercial & Business Perspective
- Evaluate project decisions from an ROI and business value perspective.
- Identify potential scope creep and business risks.
- Distinguish between contractual and non-contractual requirements.
- Assess the long-term operational and product impact of customer requests.
Preferred Background
Candidates are likely to come from:
- Enterprise SaaS providers
- Cloud platform vendors
- Technology consulting firms
- Digital transformation programmes
- Customer implementation and delivery environments
Desired Experience
- Technical Project Management
- SaaS Delivery & Implementation
- Continuous Delivery
- Release Management
- Enterprise System Integration
- Customer-Facing Delivery
- Executive Stakeholder Management
- Solution Design
- Digital Transformation Programmes
- Subscription Business Models
