IT PMO Associate (EN)

Engineer Supporting Guest Experiences of "Universal Studios Japan"

At USJ, we are like a city with a diverse workforce. Among them, the IT Department is an important position that utilizes technology to create unique park experiences that cannot be found anywhere else.

The environment is expected to change to one that requires more global communication, and at the same time, IT investment will accelerate.
Join us in bringing "awakening" to people and society through our super-entertaining creativity!

【JOB SUMMARY】

We are looking for a PMO who can lead communication with the US head office, cost optimization, project management, and the promotion of operational efficiency and visualization.

【ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES】

[Portfolio management]
• Manage projects related to USJ as a wish list from the IT roadmap of the US head office
• Add requests from departments within USJ to the Wish List and manage them
• Manage USJ IT roadmap through priority and budget review from Wish List

【project management】
• Host a weekly “IT Review Board” (for implementation approval, investment approval, record keeping, etc.)
• Report value, budget, progress, issues, etc. on major projects in a standard format.
• Check the status of project document creation for each milestone and follow up on delays

[Collaboration with US headquarters]
• Collect project status of each team in the department and send weekly report to US headquarters
• Build consensus on implementation guidelines, progress, issues, etc. for major global projects

[Budget management]
• Keep up-to-date on the status of the department's budget consumption and expected results
• Coordinate with each team and member when necessary and propose countermeasures.

[Department Duties]
• Review work processes within the department and improve the work environment.
• Strive to activate communication within the department and improve the productivity of the department as a whole.
• Provide support to overworked teams and staff beyond his PMO & Admin duties
• Leading the promotion of document management such as contracts and digitization inside and outside the department

【REQUIREMENTS】

5+ years of experience in:
・Experience in portfolio management and prioritization of all internal IT projects
・Experience promoting global projects
・Experience in budget management (budget, actual calculation, forecast management, etc.)

・ Native level Japanese
・ Business-level English (if you can read and write, OK)

・ Experience in development projects related to web and mobile applications
・ Experience in developing applications such as e-commerce and sales management
・ Practical experience in software development and DB management
・ Work experience as an infrastructure engineer or network engineer

●A person who is a team player and who can quickly and politely cooperate with internal and external collaborators
● Those who can take a positive view of things and proactively contribute to the promotion of projects with ownership
● Those who can involve people across the organization

Hiring Process

●CV　Screening
●2-3 interviews (in both Japanese and English)

* 1st Interview will be online.

* English Resume is required for interview with our US Headquarter

Working Hours

9:15-18:00 (actual work 7 hours 45 minutes)

*Flexible work, no core time
*Remote work possible

Holidays

120 days off per year (average 10 days per month)

LIFE at USJ

Please see below for welfare benefits for working at Universal Studios Japan.
https://recruit.usj.co.jp/career/life/perksbenefits.html