Senior Project Manager (m/f/d)

Senior Project Manager (m/f/d)

As a Senior BPR & DX Project Manager at Advantest, you operate at a high professional level with end‑to‑end accountability for major, business‑critical BPR/DX projects.

You are responsible not only for delivery, but also for setting goals and targets at department or management‑team level, ensuring that transformation initiatives deliver sustainable business value.

Responsibilities

• Leadership on project: Own and govern large‑scale, complex and strategic BPR/DX projects with enterprise‑wide impact.
• Set clear goals, targets, KPIs, and success criteria for assigned program/project for a department or management domain.
• Ensure alignment of project objectives with value realization, and long‑term operating model evolution.
• Take ultimate responsibility for scope, budget, timeline, risk, and value delivery on project.
• Provide professional and technical guidance at an expert level, especially in high‑risk, high‑impact decision contexts.
• Proactively identify trade‑offs, dependencies, and systemic risks across process, data, governance, tools, and organization.
• Lead end‑to‑end project phases including: business case definition (value, benefits, ROI) with Business Process Champion; target operating model design; tool/solution evaluation and implementation; change management, communication, and adoption; stabilization, benefits realization, and formal sign‑off.
• Ensure strong collaboration with Business Process Owners, Process Champions, and IT.
• Drive fact‑based, timely decision‑making by enabling stakeholders to understand end‑to‑end business value.
• Contribute to the continuous development of customer‑centric BPR/DX methodologies, governance, and best practices.
• Promote diversity, inclusion, and high‑performance collaboration across global, cross‑business teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading major BPR, DX, or enterprise transformation projects.
• Deep expertise in project and program management methodologies (PMBOK, hybrid, agile‑at‑scale).
• Strong capability in business value definition, operating model design, and change execution.
• Ability to provide expert‑level judgment in complex, ambiguous, and high‑risk situations.
• Excellent global communication skills in English; Japanese is a plus.
• Professional Profile
• Recognized expert in BPR/DX and transformation program leadership, internally and externally.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strategic mindset combined with execution discipline.
• High level of integrity, accountability, and business acumen.
• Additional Skills (preferred)
• Experience in Change Management, Agile/Scrum, Product Ownership.
• Background in Business Architecture.
• Lean Six Sigma or similar business/process analysis certification.

Benefits

• Flexible and trust‑based working hours, 30 vacation days plus option for additional days, mobile working, individual part‑time models and programs for extended periods of absence.
• Attractive salary, share in Advantest's success through an exceptionally appealing bonus program as well as numerous subsidies, discounts and offerings.
• Structured onboarding programs and mentoring, development discussions, technical and soft‑skill trainings, language courses and knowledge sessions.
• Ergonomic working environment, sports and fitness options and events such as Global Challenge as well as health days.
• Attractive company pension scheme, comprehensive insurance coverage and support in emergency situations.
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