Head of Japan – Workspace Collaboration Technology
Head of Japan – Workspace Collaboration Technology
Job type:
Permanent
Specialization:
Infrastructure
Language Level:
Japanese Level - Fluent, English Level - Advanced (TOEIC 860)
Location:
Chuo
Salary:
¥14,000,000 - ¥16,000,000 Yearly
Job Reference:
507622
A Global Financial firm is seeking a Head of Japan – Workspace Collaboration Technology to lead the strategy, engineering, delivery, support, governance, and operational management of enterprise collaboration and productivity technologies across Japan.
This role requires a combination of strategic technology leadership, hands-on understanding of enterprise collaboration platforms, operational service management, risk governance, and executive stakeholder engagement. The individual will work closely with global technology teams, regional business leaders, cybersecurity, risk, and architecture teams to ensure secure, resilient, and efficient collaboration services aligned with global standards and local business requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Lead Workspace Collaboration Technology services and strategy across Japan, ensuring alignment with global technology standards and regional business priorities
- Act as the primary technology partner for senior business stakeholders across Nomura Group companies in Japan
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior business leaders, technology executives, risk teams, and other key stakeholders
- Translate business requirements into technology strategies, service improvements, investment priorities, and transformation initiatives
- Represent Japan's business and technology requirements within global roadmaps, architecture decisions, and strategic programmers
- Oversee the delivery, availability, performance, security, and resilience of enterprise collaboration and productivity platforms
- Lead technology teams, vendors, budgets, and service delivery operations, ensuring high-quality and cost-effective services
- Establish and maintain effective service management, incident management, problem management, change management, and governance processes
- Ensure compliance with corporate policies, cybersecurity standards, data protection requirements, and applicable Japanese regulatory obligations
- Drive large-scale collaboration technology transformation and modernization programmes, including Microsoft 365 cloud adoption
- Identify opportunities to improve employee productivity through modern workplace technologies, automation, and AI-enabled solutions such as Microsoft Copilot
- Collaborate with global security, risk, architecture, infrastructure, and application teams to manage technology risks and operational dependencies
- Oversee business continuity, disaster recovery, operational resilience, and critical service recovery planning
Required Skills:
- 15+ years of experience within large, complex and global organizations
- Strong expertise in Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, Exchange Hybrid, and enterprise messaging services
- Experience with SharePoint, Box, eDiscovery, and Books and Records solutions
- Understanding of enterprise collaboration architecture, integration, administration, and service operations
- Proven experience leading enterprise workplace technology, collaboration, messaging, or productivity services
- Experience managing regional or global technology teams, budgets, vendors, and strategic initiatives
- Strong understanding of IT service management, incident management, problem management, change management, and operational governance
- Experience delivering enterprise-wide technology transformation and Microsoft 365 modernization programmes
- Ability to balance regional requirements with global technology strategies and standards
- Experience Strong understanding of cybersecurity, information protection, data governance, and access management
- Experience supporting eDiscovery, records retention, compliance, and information management requirements
- Demonstrated ability to represent senior technology leadership and make decisions on delegated responsibilities
- Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Proven ability to lead complex transformation initiatives and influence senior business and technology stakeholders across regions
Why should you apply:
- Global firms with vast career opportunities
- Good change to make an impact on local IT strategy
- Change to work with regional and global technology teams
Company Details:
Headquartered in Tokyo with offices in Hong Kong, London, and New York, it is Japan's largest securities firm, employing approximately 26,000 staff worldwide and offering a full range of equity, fixed income, foreign exchange, and other investment products and services.
Working Hours: 08:40 – 17:40
Workstyle: 5 days in office.
Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, and National Holidays, Year-end and New Year Holidays, Paid Holidays, Other Special Holidays
Benefits: Social insurance, pension, transportation, etc.
I nterview Process: 1-2 round
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