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Japan - Program Manager - Digital Transformation Program Office (DTPO) Job in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, VT
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, VT
Full-time | Information Technology
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WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for a seasoned Program and Portfolio Manager who will help bring Nike’s mission to life and bring Inspiration and Innovation to every Athlete* in the world. You will passionately oversee the efforts that bring the best of Nike Technology to our Consumers and Athletes within the Japan Nike stores.
We are looking for a leader that can drive clarity and ensure that priorities are clear and that plans are aligned and consistent with the goals of the business and our technology organization in APLA (Asia Pacific Latin America)’s Japan. As a leader in this space, you must be able to instill trust and gain the confidence of our technology team and business partners. Fostering effective teamwork will be key and your ability to build cohesive teams to achieve common goals will be critical to your success. In this role, you must be able to navigate ambiguity, connect the dots, and understand the broader strategy of Global Technology and the business - seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating strategy to portfolio and program execution, enabled by effective technology business operations within Nike Stores.
You will as part of the DTPO (Digital Transformation Program Office) team be an active participant and leader of the portfolio of investment and operational initiatives & programs for Japan, utilizing the frameworks, tools and best practices used across the greater global and geo Technology Digital Transformation Program Offices to ensure seamless ways of working in managing our collective technology portfolio. Planning, budgeting, and executing the Japan portfolio is at the core of what this team will do and our success.
This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills needed to lead program management responsibilities, for executing cross-functional, end-to-end program delivery processes and delivering technology capabilities to our in store Consumers and Athletes, who are at the center of everything we do. At times, you may even find yourself leading major initiatives. The ability to implement program management principles and tools, agile ways of working and work within an agile framework will be critical in working across both global and APLA teams.
WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?
As a cross functional program manager, you will work in a variety of topics every day working with local Japan stakeholders, as well as regional and global partners, to make things happen for the organization. You will facilitate meetings, ensure actions are followed up and work to meet our stores deadlines. You will actively participate in the strategic planning lifecycle and develop and manage the portfolio needed to execute our annual operating plans. In this role, you will also be expected to manage projects’ budgets, forecasts and actuals as well as project related communications for Japan and the APLA region. You will also have to provide the relevant project and program status updates to different stakeholders, as well as identify project risks and manage those. Once we finish a project, you will conduct regular post project reviews and provide lessons learned for the organization to improve itself.
WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?
In this role, you will work with different stakeholders from our organization. You will work closely with relevant business stakeholders and have an active role in defining their stores opening roadmaps. You will also work with your colleagues in the Japan Technology as well as APLA (Asia Pacific and Latin America) Technology teams to ensure the required setup for our stores opening takes place. You will also work and rely often on technology partners and vendors. You will work often both in Japanese and English languages.
We are looking for a seasoned Program and Portfolio Manager who will help bring Nike’s mission to life and bring Inspiration and Innovation to every Athlete* in the world. You will passionately oversee the efforts that bring the best of Nike Technology to our Consumers and Athletes within the Japan Nike stores.
We are looking for a leader that can drive clarity and ensure that priorities are clear and that plans are aligned and consistent with the goals of the business and our technology organization in APLA (Asia Pacific Latin America)’s Japan. As a leader in this space, you must be able to instill trust and gain the confidence of our technology team and business partners. Fostering effective teamwork will be key and your ability to build cohesive teams to achieve common goals will be critical to your success. In this role, you must be able to navigate ambiguity, connect the dots, and understand the broader strategy of Global Technology and the business - seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating strategy to portfolio and program execution, enabled by effective technology business operations within Nike Stores.
You will as part of the DTPO (Digital Transformation Program Office) team be an active participant and leader of the portfolio of investment and operational initiatives & programs for Japan, utilizing the frameworks, tools and best practices used across the greater global and geo Technology Digital Transformation Program Offices to ensure seamless ways of working in managing our collective technology portfolio. Planning, budgeting, and executing the Japan portfolio is at the core of what this team will do and our success.
This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills needed to lead program management responsibilities, for executing cross-functional, end-to-end program delivery processes and delivering technology capabilities to our in store Consumers and Athletes, who are at the center of everything we do. At times, you may even find yourself leading major initiatives. The ability to implement program management principles and tools, agile ways of working and work within an agile framework will be critical in working across both global and APLA teams.
WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?
As a cross functional program manager, you will work in a variety of topics every day working with local Japan stakeholders, as well as regional and global partners, to make things happen for the organization. You will facilitate meetings, ensure actions are followed up and work to meet our stores deadlines. You will actively participate in the strategic planning lifecycle and develop and manage the portfolio needed to execute our annual operating plans. In this role, you will also be expected to manage projects’ budgets, forecasts and actuals as well as project related communications for Japan and the APLA region. You will also have to provide the relevant project and program status updates to different stakeholders, as well as identify project risks and manage those. Once we finish a project, you will conduct regular post project reviews and provide lessons learned for the organization to improve itself.
WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?
In this role, you will work with different stakeholders from our organization. You will work closely with relevant business stakeholders and have an active role in defining their stores opening roadmaps. You will also work with your colleagues in the Japan Technology as well as APLA (Asia Pacific and Latin America) Technology teams to ensure the required setup for our stores opening takes place. You will also work and rely often on technology partners and vendors. You will work often both in Japanese and English languages.