Job description
Lead Japan’s Technology organization as a practical, hands-on technologist and trusted business partner, driving strategic results through simplification, automation, and data-driven decision-making. This role blends product engineering leadership with strong stakeholder collaboration to deliver fast, measurable business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
(Executive Summary) Strategy & Partnership: Advise leadership, shape quarterly priorities and the 12-quarter tech roadmap, and translate business needs into measurable product outcomes. Product Engineering & Delivery: Build a product-centric, engineering-led tech organization with strong standards across low-code, SaaS, cloud, and integration platforms.
Data, Analytics & AI: Drive local and global data initiatives, applied AI, and automation with clear guardrails to enable fast, actionable insights. Planning, Execution & Stakeholder Engagement: Manage tech plans, OKRs, and capacity; run agile planning cycles; communicate progress, risks, and value clearly to stakeholders.
Talent, Culture & Operations: Hire and develop high-performing teams, foster ownership and simplicity, ensure service reliability, and manage vendors and compliance effectively.
Requirements
12–15+ years in Technology, with 5+ years leading product engineering or delivery teams; proven ability to simplify complex portfolios and deliver outcomes quickly. Demonstrated success transitioning from project-based to product-based models and fostering an engineering culture across cloud, integration, data, and automation.
Effective executive partner who shapes decisions, presents options, and operates successfully in matrixed regional or global environments. Strong technical depth with hands-on credibility in: Cloud & Integration: Azure, API management, microservices, Mule. Soft/Logic Apps Data & AI: Databricks/Genie (or equivalent), SQL, BI, responsible AI patterns Low-Code & Automation: Power Apps/Automate, RPA/Ui.
Path, M365 ecosystem CRM & Field Engagement: Veeva, Salesforce (SFDC), and web/digital experience platforms Excellent communication in Japanese and English; able to influence across business and technology stakeholders Education & Qualifications Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field with at least 7 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor’s degree in the same fields with at least 9 years of relevant experience Agile/SAFe, cloud, or data certifications are a plus (e.
g., Azure, Databricks, PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe) Benefits Strategic Influence: Shape the tech roadmap and drive digital transformation initiatives that impact both short- and long-term business outcomes. Leadership Opportunity: Lead and develop high-performing teams across product engineering, data, AI, and automation. Hands-On & Innovative Work: Combine executive decision-making with practical experience in cloud, integration, AI, low-code, and CRM platforms.
Global Exposure & Career Growth: Collaborate with regional and global teams, gaining visibility and positioning for future senior leadership roles.