<p><strong>Story &amp; mission</strong></p><ul><li>A foreign company with an innovative fintech product, who have the backing of a major Japanese corporation. Essentially a startup environment still belonging to the overseas parent company, who will remain heavily involved in operations until April 2026, when the Japanese corporation will take ownership.</li><li>There is a small and international team of engineers who very capable, and do not need micromanaging - the goal is to retain the current working culture as it is.</li><li>The mission here is to manage high-level stakeholders at the Japanese corporation, essentially being a 'buffer' and to ensure that the company culture remains the same as it is now.</li><li>This is more of a strategic role, less hands on, but overseeing the greenfield build of a new IT department for this new entity.</li></ul><p><strong>Why should you apply?</strong></p><ul><li>You'll be building something from scratch in a new industry which is still only emerging in Japan - you'll be an 'early adopter' of a new area within the bustling fintech space.</li><li>The engineering team is very international and even after merging with the Japanese corporation, you'll be in a multinational and multicultural working environment.</li><li>You'll report to the local CEO and then working with senior stakeholders from group tech entities, partners, trading companies, etc. - you'll be a visible player and a key point of contact for many within the group.</li><li>A strategic and high-level role that will need excellent communication skills</li></ul><p><strong>Who we're looking for</strong></p><ul><li>An IT Leader with Native-level Japanese and fluent English.</li><li>Someone with proven ability managing tech teams and senior cross-functional stakeholders.</li><li>A fintech or financial services background would be ideal - the company's platform serves a different industry, but they are essentially a fintech business.</li><li>An understanding of AWS / Cloud / Serverless architecture &amp; technologies.</li></ul><p><strong>Location </strong></p><p>Tokyo 23 wards</p><p><strong>Salary</strong></p><p> 20 - 24 million yen</p><p> </p><p>Reference Number: 06940-0013247315</p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as such as race, beliefs, social status, medical history or criminal record) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><hr /><p>お客様が「今すぐ応募」ボタンをクリックすることにより、ロバート・ハーフ（以下、当社）がお客様の応募内容を処理し、求人情報を今後随時ご連絡する目的で個人情報を使用することに明示的に同意ただいたこととなります。当社による個人情報の処理方法、またお客様自身の個人情報へのアクセスおよびその訂正に関する詳細については、プライバシー規約（<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/ja/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/ja/privacy</a>）をお読みください。当社は、要配慮個人情報はお預かりしておりませんので人種、信条、社会的身分、病歴、犯罪の経歴など、取扱いに特に配慮を要する個人情報は、ご提出いただく職務経歴書・レジュメ等に含めないようお願いいたします。</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/VWJoaS5TYW5kZWVwLjk2ODUyLjEwODk4QHJoaWpwLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">