Capgemini Engineering combines, under one brand, a unique set of strengths from across the Capgemini Group: world-leading engineering and R&D and digital manufacturing expertise. With broad industry knowledge and cutting-edge technologies in digital and software, Capgemini Engineering supports the convergence of the physical and digital worlds. Combined with the capabilities of the rest of the Group, it helps clients to accelerate their journey towards Intelligent Industry. Capgemini Engineering has more than 60,000 engineer and scientist team members in over 30 countries across sectors including aeronautics, automotive, railways, communications, energy, life sciences, semiconductors, software & internet, space & defense, and consumer products.

Capgemini Engineering is an integral part of the Capgemini Group, a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided every day by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of 360,000 team members in nearly 50 countries. With its strong 50-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering, and platforms. The Group reported in 2022 global revenues of €22 billion.

Location

Tokyo

The role

As part of the Software Engineering Practice and member of the engagement management community, you will be managing one or a portfolio of projects related to Automotive business. You will bear the overall responsibility to prepare, plan, execute and manage projects for Automotive customers.

Responsibilities

Delivery

Understand our customers business objectives, the project context and the challenges the engineering team is facing
Manage the project delivery from planning all the way to deployment and closing. Own the project(s) governance and ensure alignment between all stakeholders involved
Ensure deliverables and services are produced in line with our contractual commitments toward our customer: on time, on scope, on quality and on budget.
Responds to escalated project issues that may impede project delivery and coordinates solutions
Monitor projects profitability and maintain reporting in our internal Project Management tool to ensure accurate forecast
Monitors and analyzes project metrics to identify weaknesses or problems and to propose operational improvements and cost savings for future projects
Ensure team productivity and accuracy of the delivery by ensuring right skill allocation to projects.
Be a key-role model in mentoring, developing our people and be an active member of our project management community

Business growth support

Contribute to the creation of engineering offers(PLM, MES, xIoT) and proposal for customers. Identify opportunity for growth with our existing clients
Work closely with our senior clients to build better relationships, manage their expectations, develop and establish new streams of work
Become a leader in establishing the appropriate commercial proposals alongside establishing delivery priorities and plans, managing risks and dependencies
Contribute to our Engineering Practices strategy by bringing market and customer insight to anticipate future area for growth
Work very closely / cross-functionally with R&D teams located in overseas to make sure they handle and deliver engineering services to our end users
Use a variety if recognised methodologies, including Agile, via a number of multi-disciplined, highly skilled teams
Establish methodologies to set productivity and quality targets and to assess results for all projects
Create functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develop budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure

Profile

Mandatory

5+ years of project management experience on Engineering IT related projects(
Experience in Engineering IT (PLM, MES, xIoT)
Experience in OT (Monitor, manage and control physical devices and related processes)
Familiar with OT infrastructure (PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, DCSs, IoT devices)
Experience working for/with a Engineering IT service company is preferred
Strong delivery skill in overall strategic governance for projects by establishing standards, processes, and tools used for effective project delivery
High adaptability and organization skills to navigate complex organizations, clients and projects (multiple stakeholders, multicultural environment, on-shore / off-shore delivery)
Experience working with offshore delivery teams (India, Asia and Europe)
Experience of embedded software related projects
Previous experience working in Automotive, Manufacturing industry
Native level of Japanese and Business level of English

Preferred

Programming knowledge or experience (C++, VC++)
Imaging solutions knowledge (DICOM)
Knowledge of Database
New skills for AI, ML, DL, analytics, 5G]
May require a project management certification

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Please contact the following recruiters should you wish to apply candidates

Capgemini ERD Talent Acquisition Team

Francis Han (ERD TA Manager)

Satoshi Akazawa (ERD TA)

Ryu Tsuchiya (ERD Recruitment Coordinator)

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