Project Manager 【Japan Residents Only | Japanese Required】

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【Basic Information】

Client ID: 103000
Job ID: 1025
Position: Project Manager (AI Publishing and Distribution Division)
Location: Tokyo
Salary: TBA ~ 15M JPY
Language: Business level Japanese
Contract type: Permanent

Who we are

出版社や商社によって2022年3月11日に設立された当社は、AI発行・配本最適化ソリューション事業とRFIDソリューション事業の2つに注力し、出版界のデータの整備と活用強化を実施。

私たちはDXを活用し、新たな切り口で出版界の構造的な課題を解決していきます。

出版界は複数の構造的な課題を抱えており、その改善が急務とされています。私たちはDXを活用し、新たな切り口でそれらの課題を解決していきます。

また私たちの新技術の導入を推進することにより出版社や書店、 販売会社など業界の皆さんに広く利用してもらい、出版流通全体がサステナブルなものに変革されていくことを目指します。そして人々が店頭で一冊でも多くの魅力ある出版物と出会える、快適な読書環境の維持に貢献し続けます。

English here
Our company, established on March 11, 2022, by multiple publishing houses and trading companies, focuses on two main businesses: AI publishing and distribution optimization solutions, and RFID solutions. We aim to enhance and utilize data in the publishing industry through these endeavors.We will leverage digital transformation (DX) to address structural challenges within the publishing industry from innovative perspectives. The publishing industry faces several structural challenges that urgently need improvement. Through the application of DX, we will tackle these challenges from fresh angles. Furthermore, we aim to encourage the widespread adoption of our new technologies among publishers, bookstores, and distribution companies, contributing to the transformation of the entire publishing distribution into a sustainable model. Our goal is to maintain a comfortable reading environment where people can discover a wide range of appealing publications at storefronts.

Roles and Responsibility

【本ポジションの特長】
・急成長する組織の中で当社の提供するサービスの成長にコミットメントするメンバーとして自ら仕事を作り、実行していただけます。成長期のため、サービスの将来像を一緒に考えて行動できる方とともに事業拡大をしたいと思っております！ そのため、システムの改善や提案などエンジニアドリブンで主体的に取り組む事が期待されます。

【業務内容】

システム企画・PoCリード
システム実装 プロジェクト管理（予算、進捗、課題、品質）
ベンダーと協業前提

【事業本部の特徴】 サステイナブルな出版流通を実現するために、DXを活用したサプライチェーン全体の最適化サービスを提供します。出版社様、販売会社様、書店様とステークホルダーも多く調整を含めて大変ではありますが、サプライチェーンの上流～下流まで一気通貫で改革出来る非常にやりがいあるポジションになっております。机上の検証に飽きた方、パワポづくりに疲れた方、実業に挑戦されたい方、是非一緒に業界改革に挑戦しましょう！

• English

  About this position This position is for a person who is committed to the growth of our services in a rapidly growing organization, and who can create and execute his/her own work. We are in a growth phase and would like to expand our business with people who can think and act together on the future vision of our services! Therefore, you will be expected to be engineer-driven and proactive in system improvements and proposals.

  Job Description

  • System planning and PoC lead
  • System implementation
  • Project management (budget, progress, issues, quality)

    *Assumption of collaboration with vendors

  Features of Business Division To realize sustainable publishing distribution, we provide optimization services for the entire supply chain using DX. Although it is a challenging position with many stakeholders including publishers, distributors, and bookstores, including coordination, it is a very rewarding position where you can reform the supply chain from upstream to downstream in a single step. If you are tired of desk-based verification, tired of making PowerPoint presentations, or want to take on the challenge of real business, we would love to work with you to reform the industry!

Minimum Requirements

・AIシステムにおける開発チームのマネジメント経験(5～10名程度)及びベンダーコントロールの経験
・予算、進捗、課題、品質管理経験
・システム導入におけるプロジェクトマネジメント経験
・ビジネスレベルの日本語力

• English
  • Experience in AI system development team management (5-10 people) and vendor control
  • Experience in budget, progress, issue and quality management
  • Experience in project management for system implementation
  • Business level Japanese

Preferred Requirements

・複数ベンダーが関与するシステム導入プロジェクトのPM経験
・システム導入のコンサルティング経験

• English
  • PM experience in system implementation projects involving multiple vendors
  • System implementation consulting experience

Who we are looking for

・自社サービスのシステム開発経験はあるが、もっとサービスの利用者（お客様）の声を間近でキャッチしてシステムで形にしていきたい方
・紙の本が好き、本屋に行くのが好きでこの業界を自らの技術を手段に変革に取り組みたい方
などなど、プロダクトやサービスでお客様の課題を解決したい／社会を変革したい！という想いに共感いただき、ご応募いただければ幸いです。

• English
  • Who have experience in developing systems for their own services, but would like to get a closer look at the opinions of service users (customers) and give shape to them in the form of a system
  • Those who love paper books, love going to bookstores, and want to work for change in this industry using their own technology

  We would be happy to hear from you if you share our desire to solve our customers' problems with our products and services and to make a difference in society.

Conditions / Benefits

Employment type: Permanent

Location: Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, Uchikanda

Annual Salary: TBA ~ 15M JPY

Hours: 9:00～17:30 (Break time: 1hour)

・Remote work available (Home / Satellite office)

・Two days off per week

・120 days of annual holidays

・Year-end and New Year holidays

・National holidays

・Paid vacations

・All-season vacation

・Ceremonial or condolence leave

・Menstrual leave

Probation: 3 months

Benefits:

・Social insurance including health insurance, employee pension insurance, and worker's accident compensation insurance

・Personnel performance evaluation once a year

・Health checkup

・Childcare leave

・Nursing care leave

・Transportation expenses

・PC (Windows / mac), keyboards, mouse will be provided depending on your needs

Interview Process

1. CV Screening
2. 1st Interview
3. 2nd Interview
4. Final Interview
5. Offer

It may be subject to change

• You will be asked to submit letter of motivation for application (500 words or less, free format) rafter First/second interviews.
• First/second interviews can be conducted online, and the final interview will be conducted offline.
• We expect a minimum of 2 weeks from application to offer.