Senior Project Manager - Japan

Full-time Road Transport International Travel Change Control Change Control Board Project Status Reporting

About the company:

Seeing Machines has developed the world’s most advanced human data-driven technology which enhances transport safety by dramatically reducing fatal accidents every day. We’re on a mission to achieve zero transport fatalities.

With at least 1 million cars on the road using our state-of-the-art operator monitoring technology developed by the passionate team at Seeing Machines, we provide real-time protection from distraction and drowsiness-related driving events. Seeing Machines works with many of the world’s leading brands (including General Motors, Mercedes Benz, Qantas, Caterpillar, Toll) across the transport sectors automotive, commercial road transport (Fleet), and aviation.

Position Summary:

The Senior Project Manager – Japan is responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of assigned automotive programs for Japanese Tier 1 and OEM customers. This role combines full lifecycle project management with a strong onsite customer interface, representing Seeing Machines for delivery activities in Japan.

Fluent Japanese and English (written and verbal) is mandatory
Role is based in Japan with regular onsite presence at customer locations
Occasional international travel may be required

Key Responsibilities:

Provide leadership and ownership of automotive program delivery
Project management across the full product lifecycle from concept through SOP and post‑SOP support
Act as the primary onsite delivery interface for Japanese Tier 1 and OEM customers
Plan and track all elements of project delivery including scope, schedule, budget and quality
Identify, analyse, and actively manage project risks and issues
Chair internal and customer meetings, driving decision‑making and issue resolution
Coordinate delivery activities across global engineering, systems, software, hardware, quality and operations teams
Liaise with engineering technical leaders to support timely and informed decisions
Ensure adherence to Seeing Machines’ project governance, change control and approval processes
Organise Change Control Boards (CCB) and manage customer change requests
Provide accurate, timely, and clear project status reporting to senior stakeholders

Skills & Experience:

a) Education / Qualifications

Formal qualifications in Engineering, Technology, Science, or a related discipline.

Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) desirable.

b) Professional Experience

5+ years of project management experience in technical or product development environments.

Experience delivering automotive programs for Tier 1 and/or OEM customers strongly preferred.

Strong understanding of software and hardware development lifecycles.

Experience working in a global, matrixed organisation.

c) Personal Attributes & Behaviours

Highly autonomous and self‑directed. Strong judgement and delivery discipline.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.