Industry: IT
Location: Torrance, CA
Salary: 60K-80K
Visa Sponsor: No
Language: English: Business Level, Japanese: Native Level
Detail: About the job
This position is the primary client-facing contact, ensuring alignment between client expectations and project delivery. Oversee project scope, quality, schedule, and budget in collaboration with the Technical Project Manager and delivery team, while ensuring alignment with business objectives and leading project governance, including reporting and escalation management.
The customer base consists of small and midsize businesses in various industries interested in improving business performance through IT, including System Infrastructure, ERP and other applications. In addition, you will help manage projects on behalf of the client’s business when it lacks in-house skills and resources.
II. Job Responsibilities and Duties
Essential Functions
Project Engagement Lead Consultant
Perform initial assessments for each client before the project begins
Analyze client business requirements and propose optimal IT and business solutions and/or guidance of how to lead their projects
Design and manage projects to meet requirements, including expectations, scope, risk, resources
Collaborate with project team(s) in the development and implementation of assigned projects
Develop & maintain project documentation in accordance with the company's project charter.
Communicate and liaison with Client, Partner and Internal Organization members to ensure project progress
Manage multiple projects at a time
Provide business consulting and ERP consulting service to customers
Report status to upper manager
Participating in mandatory training
Supporting Functions
Team
Collaborate with other team members to achieve team goals.
Contribute to improvement of services, revenue/profitability, methodologies and procedures
III. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
3 years’ demonstrable experience as a Project Engagement Lead Consultant, Consultant and/or Project Manager in Information management and systems environment.
Experience in management of professional service projects including ERP, cross-functional teams or 3rd party vendors
Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the organization
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Ability to identify, understand and communicate business needs for technical projects
Business level Japanese language skills
Business level English language skills
Desirable Qualifications
Strong analytical background
Logical thinking, organization and planning skills
Good knowledge of business processes
Familiarity with a major ERP system (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics etc)
Familiarity with accounting, operation and/or manufacturing business processes
V. Others:
Travel to other regions as required by projects participated.
Statements in this Job Description are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
