Project Manager

We’re Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world’s potential. We’re people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what’s now to what’s next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

Job Summary**
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver water processing/manufacturing solutions for Manufacturing industry customers. The ideal candidate will manage projects where requirements are initially unclear and evolve throughout the project lifecycle. The role requires strong stakeholder management, business analysis, solution consulting, and project execution capabilities.
The Project Manager will work closely with Japanese customers, AI/ML engineers, software developers, and business stakeholders to understand customer pain points, define requirements, propose suitable solutions, and ensure successful project delivery.

Job Responsibilities**
Lead project delivery through effective scope management, planning, execution, monitoring, and control.
Drive regular meetings with customers and development teams to ensure alignment and timely issue resolution.
Manage project resources and team performance to achieve project objectives.
Provide leadership and influence team members to foster ownership, accountability, and collaboration.
Ensure compliance with software development processes, quality standards, and project governance.
Identify project risks and issues proactively, and drive effective mitigation actions.
Apply strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in a fast-paced project environment.
Prepare project reports, project documentation, and management updates in a clear and timely manner.
Manage stakeholder expectations and communications across customer and internal organizations.
Track project progress, dependencies, action items, and escalations to ensure successful delivery.

Job Qualifications**
Technical & Domain Knowledge (additional preferable) 
Experience managing projects work with Japanese customer
Experience in using AI tools in project management.
Experience working with data-driven validation and performance evaluation activities is preferred.
Experience in project management aligned with PMI

Additional Key Points (Highly Recommended)
Strong customer management and expectation management skills.
Experience managing offshore or distributed development teams.
Ability to balance project constraints including scope, schedule, quality, and resources.
Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Results-oriented mindset with a strong focus on delivery commitment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

We’re a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.