SCRUM Project Manager

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy's Grid Automation business unit has a comprehensive portfolio of solutions. These range from substation automation, communication networks, grid automation services, grid edge solutions to enterprise software solutions. These solutions address all key segments connected to the energy system including generation, transmission distribution, industries, transportation and infrastructure sectors.

Hitachi Energy's Grid Automation business unit supports 50% of the top 250 global electric utilities. Our Grid Automation hardware, software and services portfolio unites deep domain knowledge and innovative technologies that enable customers across the globe to optimize the critical systems that power, move and connect us. Together, we’re building a more productive and sustainable world.

How you’ll make an impact

• You will improve operational management systems, processes and best practices.

• You will work closely with Product Management to create, maintain, evaluate and prioritize a product backlog according to business value or return on investment.

• You will perform quality controls and monitor production KPIs as identified by EPM Market Insights team.

• You will ensure compliance with all company and local regulatory requirements.

• You will work with local advisory and sales teams to refine content expansion.  

• You will document customer feedback provided through various channels including Pre Sales, Sales, Customer Experience and other sources.

• You will provide market and competitive intelligence to support ongoing roadmap development.

• You will provide support for product gate materials related to data collection, data quality assurance and delivery.

• You will be able to work across departments to facilitate cross product growth and ensure a complete and robust product picture for clients.  

• You will assist in identifying public data sources for collection and integration into database.  Take responsibility for a set group of data including inception, development, database creation, product creation and quality control.  

• You will carefully weighs ongoing maintenance burden of any content additions and ensures alterations to the product add more value to the client/market and drive further sales and improve integrity across our systems. 

• You will track and manage new and existing clients if applicable.

• You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university.

• 3+ years of experience building software and working with data in a hands-on, data centric or product owner role with in-depth knowledge of agile process and principles.

• Knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management.

• Experience with or exposure to SQL, SQR, PL/SQL, Python, MySQL, T-SQL, Postgres,  related source GIS systems is a plus .

• Familiarity with development tracking tools like Jira/Atlassian/ADO.

• Team player with outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills Exceptional leadership skills.

• Experience with or exposure to consuming and cleansing data from third-party APIs and other sources and identifying and resolving performance and data quality issues.

• Energy Market data experience, especially in multiple languages is a plus.

• High fluency in Japanese and business level English required.

More about us

Working Conditions and benefits:
Working hours: 900-1730 (1hr break). Flex time is applicable.
Hybrid working style applicable.

Benefits:

• Employment insurance, industrial injury insurance, health insurance, pension insurance

• Paid leave

• Bereavement leave

• Wedding leave

• Maternity leave

• Spousal maternity leave

• Parental leave

• Nursing care leave

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to apply! Our selection process is continuous, and the position may be closed before the advertisement expires. So, if you are interested – don’t delay, apply today!  All other questions can be directed to Talent Acquisition Partner Ken-Isarin Furutani

LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarin-furutani-2036b8b5/