[Executive level] Head of IT Japan

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, MuleSoft/Logic Apps
    

  • Data & AI: Databricks/Genie (or equivalent), SQL, BI, responsible AI patterns
    

  • Low-Code & Automation: Power Apps/Automate, RPA/UiPath, 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.