Tokyo
47 days ago
Senior Project Manager

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About Us

Kyriba is a global leader in liquidity performance that empowers CFOs, Treasurers and IT leaders to connect, protect, forecast and optimize their liquidity. As a secure and scalable SaaS solution, Kyriba brings intelligence and financial automation that enables companies and banks of all sizes to improve their financial performance and increase operational efficiency. Kyriba’s real-time data and AI-empowered tools empower its 3,000 customers worldwide to quantify exposures, project cash and liquidity, and take action to protect balance sheets, income statements and cash flows. Kyriba manages more than 3.5 billion bank transactions and $15 trillion in payments annually and gives customers complete visibility and actionability, so they can optimize and fully harness liquidity across the enterprise and outperform their business strategy. For more information, visit www.kyriba.com.

WHY KYRIBA?

Kyriba is the global leader in cloud-based treasury, cash and risk management solutions, delivering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) financial technology to corporate CFOs and Treasurers. 

More than 2,000 global organizations use Kyriba to enhance their global cash visibility, improve financial controls, and increase productivity across their cash and liquidity, payments, supply chain finance and risk management operations. Kyriba is constantly adding new customer logos and is growing at a fast pace!   

We are geographically dispersed across the globe and headquartered in San Diego, California with offices in New York, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai, Minsk, Warsaw and other major locations (for more information visit www.kyriba.com). 

Kyriba is always looking to engage with people who will not only add to our smart, dedicated and passionate workforce, but also embody our organisation values of innovation, accountability, client success and respect to continue making Kyriba a great and unique place to work.

What Kyriba offers

A job with a high degree of responsibility and autonomy

A multi-cultural, international work environment with interesting opportunities for growth

The opportunity to work with a highly motivated team

The possibility to work remotely

Job Description:

The Project Manager will be a member of Kyriba’s Professional Services which is responsible for product implementations. He/she will manage all aspects of the projects from initial client engagement to go-live. The scope of such engagement will be projects with customers located in Japan primarily and APAC when required. This position requires expertise in on-boarding for new customers, strong project management skills, as well as affinity for the management of technical tasks with clients. Project Managers usually carry a project load of about 5 to 7 projects. This position plays a critical role in helping the team achieve the annual KPIs.

Responsibilities:

Establish a trusting relationship with customers and partners

Coordinate day-to-day project delivery, manage project scope, budget, delivery times, resource allocation

Develops clear/straightforward project plans that both stimulate and motivate project teams in order to achieve their full potential

Conduct scheduled project oversight meetings with customers, implementation consultants, and other stakeholders; constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders

Review project schedules with management, implementation consultants, customers, and all other stakeholders and revise the schedule whenever necessary

Manage change management processes and adapt project plan/budget whenever project scope changes occur

Recognize problems or situations that are new, without clear precedent or risky, evaluate alternatives and find solutions using a systematic, multi-step approach

Prioritize own and team’s work, anticipate consequences of actions, potential problems, or opportunities for change

Ensure open communication with the project team, address delicate situations and handle conflicts in such a way as to maximize opportunity and minimize exposure to risk

Understand how and when to escalate issues to higher levels, analyse the risks and future impacts of decisions

Provide assistance to implementation consultants and coordinate involvement of Subject Matter Experts for more complex project scoping

Participate in internal meetings to communicate client issues, required enhancement to product, lessons learned, proposed improvements to minimize efforts

Work with Practice Directors and Practice Leads to coordinate resource planning for current and upcoming implementations

Ensure effective teamwork and collaboration within the project team by providing excellent communication and facilitating regular reviews/meetings of key issues 

Manage an archive of project-related documentation and deliverables as well as actively document project decisions, milestones, and acceptance of deliverables  

Review and approve timesheets of implementations consultants working on projects in a timely manner

Requirement:

Bachelor’s degree with high academic achievement (preferably fields of business management, finance, banking, information technology or other related fields)

3-5 years’ experience in project management (financial services a plus)

Strong sense of commitment and accountability, possess a business focus mindset, self-motivated to deliver work of the highest standard

Strong presentation skills with good mastery of tools like PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc.

Ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail

Demonstrated ability to work in a time sensitive environment

Ability to work effectively in a team environment

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Excellent analytical, presentation, and customer relationship skills

Fluent spoken and written Japanese and English

Additional Qualifications:

Strong project management and planning skills with ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently

Experience in and/or significant exposure to the payments industry considered a plus/preferable

PMP (or similar) Project Management certification a plus

Knowledge in Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Payment Factories, Bank Connectivity a plus

English language proficiency in formal business communication (verbal and written) a plus

Experience/Skills:

Client-focused with a drive to develop and nurture relationship and maintain a high level of service at all times

Able to effectively influence and negotiate internally with colleagues and externally with customers in order to achieve the best result for all parties

Persuasive communicator with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels

Able to earn respect and build trust by demonstrating value

Pragmatic approach to achieving results

Has strong opinions but is open minded to changing those opinions as situation sees fit

Creative approach to problem solving and unafraid to propose new ways of doing things

Passionate about client service

Confident and assertive approach

Able to navigate complex situations, maintain focus, and bring clarity

Acts with integrity and accountability

Attention to detail

Strong work ethic

Ability to work under pressure

Team player

Proactive approach to work

Ability to prioritise and re-prioritise issues depending on the circumstances

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