Senior Project Manager

Sofico is a global ERP software provider with an exclusive focus on automotive finance, leasing, fleet, and mobility management. Our software called “Miles” is an end-to-end solution encompassing front, mid and back-office functions that can be extensively customized to meet customer needs. Our clients are leasing and financial services companies as well as mobility management companies active in the automotive sector.

For the implementation of our software in Japan (as well as for Japanese clients operating across Asia-Pacific), we are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager who can deliver projects within scope, time and budget. Our implementation projects take between 6 months to 3 years and follow a hybrid methodology with different workstreams running in parallel.

What the job is about

The Project Manager plans the overall project activities and its required resources, performs project monitoring and reporting, and with the team, is responsible for the realization of the project within set scope, time and budget.

As a Project Manager your main role and responsibilities are as follows:

Planning

• Provides detail plans before start of each phase and updates on progress and changes
• Co-ordinates the plans with the customer
• Defines and documents the high-level scope, time, cost, risks, stakeholders of the project in the PMP

Monitoring and controlling

• Manages resources and assigns work orders to the team
• Monitors progress, quality, effort and time for all activities assigned to team (project status) (via workstream leaders)
• Tracks activities and tasks (keep project activity log)
• Reports & follows up on issues and risks (keep risk log and issue log)
• Reports & manages change requests
• Initiates measures and informs the customer timely in case of deviation from plan
• Takes lessons learned
• Manages the contact and contract with external parties
• Works in line with the defined PM methodology and standard operational procedures

Decision making

• Takes decisions on all issues that are the responsibility of Sofico in close alignment with the Team Coach and/or Unit Coach

Communication

• Communicates all requirements concerning support and deliverables to the customer
• Prepares status and progress reports
• Solves issues concerning Sofico – customer cooperation
• Provides other information on request

Escalation

• Escalates any issue that endangers project success or leads to increased budget or time requirement
• Escalates any issue which cannot be agreed with the customer
• Attends steering committee meetings and attend change advisory board meetings on demand

Organization

• Conducts and moderates team meetings and project manager meetings
• Invites for meetings and workshops
• Assures result documentation
• Organizes project files

Acceptance of project results

• Hands over project results to the customer for acceptance
• During post go-live support phase assures support on site and off site

Post Go Live services

• Perform planning, controlling and other project management tasks for larger live customer initiatives
• Project management for major upgrades
• Project management for substantial change requests, new modules etc.

What we expect from you

• More than 5 years of implementation experience with medium to large scale ERP deployments covering the different phases of a software implementation project: from pre-sales phase till go-live; including requirement analysis, configuration, development, migration, testing, etc.
• Experience with project management and project management methodologies (SCRUM, Agile, etc).
• Proficient with tools like Excel, JIRA, MS Project, etc
• Native Japanese or comparable JLPT level. Business English.
• Prepared to travel to and work from customer's site.

What we offer

• A challenging job in an international high-tech company that has been in business for over 30 years and is doubling in size every 5 years. 
• You will be part of a dynamic and diverse team and have lots of opportunities to extend your expertise or broaden your scope. You will have the possibility to keep learning, acquire the desired skills, and be the driver of your own career. You will be part of a global community where you'll be able to share knowledge and experience with your colleagues.
• Apart from work, we also like to make time for fun. We organize several activities throughout the year to maintain the team spirit and to celebrate our successes. 
• An attractive salary package in line with your knowledge and experience. 

What you can expect from us

• In the first week you will be onboarded and start your integration into the Sofico organization. You will meet new colleagues in our development, consultancy, and operational teams and start your professional journey. 
• In the first month you will learn about our software, shadow colleagues on existing engagements, and begin leading project pursuits. 
• In the first three months you will build relationships with our project teams and start to contribute to the project teams as a trusted advisor. 
• In the first six months you will be proactive about new development and innovation initiatives. You will also be proactive with customer requirements and improvement opportunities. 
• In the first year you will have established your expertise in software development have and learned more about digital product development than you could have with any other company.  

About Sofico's remote work policy

Sofico considers in-person interaction a critical success factor and therefore expects employees to work a certain number of days at the office (or at customer site) depending on position, needs and circumstances. 100% remote work will not be considered.