Appealing Points
- Own end-to-end delivery of the Data Platform Engineering and Analytics application portfolio for a major insurance company in Japan
- Lead multiple delivery teams and drive large-scale transition, transformation and vendor consolidation, plus cloud migration and enterprise data platform modernization
- Establish and lead executive governance forums and steering committees, acting as the bridge between local business users and global delivery teams
Annual Salary: 16 Million Yen and above
Job Description
This opportunity is part of a strategic Data Platform and Infrastructure Managed Services engagement for a major insurance company in Japan. A dedicated bilingual team is being built to support data platform operations, stakeholder management, service delivery, and collaboration between local business users and global delivery teams. As the client continues to modernize its data landscape, several bilingual professionals are being hired across leadership, service management, business analysis and technical domains.
Job Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of the Data Platform Engineering and Analytics application portfolio
- Lead multiple delivery teams operating across Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies
- Manage delivery commitments, project timelines, resource allocation, financial performance, risks and dependencies
- Establish and lead executive governance forums, steering committees and delivery review meetings
- Drive large-scale transition, transformation and vendor consolidation initiatives
- Provide executive-level bilingual reporting, presentations and stakeholder communications
- Manage critical escalations and proactively address stakeholder concerns
- Oversee Data Engineering, ETL, Data Integration, Reporting, Analytics, Testing and Application Development teams
- Drive modernization initiatives, cloud migration programs and enterprise data platform transformation strategies
- Ensure compliance with organizational governance, security, quality and regulatory requirements
Required Qualifications
- 12-16+ years of experience leading large-scale Data & Analytics, Data Engineering or Application Development & Maintenance (ADM) programs
- Strong Japanese client-facing experience
- Proven expertise in Data Engineering, Data Platforms, Application Development and Managed Services delivery
- 10+ years of experience managing large ADM portfolios and complex technology programs
- Experience leading BFSI (Banking, Financial Services and Insurance) engagements, preferably in Japan
- Strong Program and Portfolio Management experience, including planning, governance, budgeting and stakeholder management
- Demonstrated experience managing geographically distributed teams across onsite and offshore delivery models
- Experience managing delivery financials, commercial commitments, vendor performance and operational governance
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, negotiation and escalation management skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Azure Data Platform technologies, including Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric and SQL Server
- Experience leading cloud migration, data modernization and digital transformation programs
- Knowledge of AI, automation and advanced analytics initiatives
- PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, SAFe, Azure or Data & Analytics certifications
- Experience managing multi-vendor ecosystems within large enterprises
Language Required: Business level Japanese (JLPT N2 and above) and Business level English.
Company Description
This company is one of the largest IT consulting companies in Europe, with more than 200,000 employees based in locations in over 40 countries.
As a global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, they were established in 2013 as a Japanese corporation of the world's leading IT consulting company at the forefront of innovation, and they offer a wide range of integrated services with the highest level of technology and abundant expertise.
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. Skillset Required: Data Platform Engineering, Analytics application portfolio delivery, Agile methodologies, Waterfall methodologies, Hybrid methodologies, Project timeline management, Resource allocation, Financial performance management, Risk management, Dependency management, Executive governance forums, Steering committees, Large-scale transition, Transformation, Vendor consolidation, Executive-level bilingual reporting, Stakeholder communications, Escalation management, Data Engineering, ETL, Data Integration, Reporting, Analytics, Testing, Application Development, Cloud migration, Enterprise data platform modernization, Organizational governance compliance, Security compliance, Quality assurance, Regulatory compliance, Japanese client-facing experience, Program and Portfolio Management, Planning, Governance, Budgeting, Stakeholder management, Managing geographically distributed teams, Onsite delivery model, Offshore delivery model, Delivery financials management, Commercial commitments management, Vendor performance management, Operational governance, Leadership skills, Negotiation skills, PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Azure Data Platform technologies, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server, Cloud migration programs, Data modernization, Digital transformation programs, AI initiatives, Automation, Advanced analytics, Multi-vendor ecosystem management
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