Chief Information Security Officer Ciso Jobs

Chief Technology Officer [Leading Cloud/AI Ops firm]

Tokyo,
remote
Permanent
30.0M - 40.0M JPY / Yearly
Company Profile<ul><li>Our client offers an industry-leading platform across AI, cloud infrastructure and software delivery for Fortune 500 companies and the fastest-growing AI-native businesses in the world.</li><li>The company sits at the intersection of two of the most durable enterprise technology tailwinds of this decade: the shift to cloud-native, AI-driven architectures. In light of this they are now building out senior, strategic capabilities in Japan to match the ambitions of their APAC growth and enterprise customers in the region.</li></ul>The Role<ul><li>As the CTO for Japan, you will be the company's most senior technical voice in the region - a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and CEOs at the country's largest enterprises as they navigate digital transformation, AI adoption, and the operational complexity that comes with it. This is not a delivery or pre-sales role in the traditional sense; it is a strategic, executive-facing mandate to shape how Japan's most influential technology leaders think about visibility, resilience, and value realization at scale.</li></ul>You will:<ul><li>Advise C-level executives on rationalizing technology investment, adoption strategy, and ROI as they modernize their architectures for the AI era</li><li>Identify and shape industry-specific trends across Japan, feeding insights directly into global product, GTM, and architecture strategy</li><li>Represent the company's thought leadership on observability, security, and AI-era infrastructure at executive briefings, industry events, and with the region's most strategic accounts</li><li>Partner closely with sales leadership, solutions architecture, and marketing to build long-term strategic relationships - not transactional ones</li><li>Help build out the technical leadership bench in Japan as the region scales</li></ul>Your Skills<ul><li>15+ years of experience in enterprise or application architecture at scale, with deep fluency in cloud infrastructure, observability, and the broader technology shifts shaping Japanese enterprises today</li><li>A track record of advising and influencing VP- and C-level stakeholders inside large, complex organizations</li><li>A hands-on technologist who can move fluidly between deep technical detail and executive-level business narrative</li><li>Strong strategic and creative thinking across both technical and commercial challenges</li><li>Outstanding presentation skills in front of large audiences, from engineering practitioners to non-technical executives</li><li>Native-level Japanese with strong business English, spoken and written</li></ul>Key Highlights of the Role<ul><li>This is a newly created high-visibility role, working with global engineering teams, GTM and C-suite customers</li><li>AI adoption and cloud-native modernization are both accelerating simultaneously, and this role sits at the exact intersection where enterprise budgets are moving</li><li>Generous compensation, inclusive of RSU grant and employee stock purchase plan at a company with strong, consistent growth</li></ul> Reference Number: 06940-0013494404 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/b3NrYXIudGFrZW5ha2EuOTUxNDcuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
2026-08-25T08:48:46Z

IT Manager

Tokyo,
remote
Contract
12.0M - 12.0M JPY / Yearly
The Role<div class="slds-chat-message__text_Bot"><div class="slds-p-left_medium"><ul><li>Brings 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure management, including 3-5+ years in leadership roles overseeing help desk or service desk teams.</li><li>Has strong hands-on expertise across networking, including firewalls such as Palo Alto, Fortinet, and Cisco, as well as routers, switches, VPN, wireless technologies, Azure, and Microsoft 365.</li><li>Possesses solid experience with servers, monitoring tools, backup environments, and OT/SCADA systems within industrial or energy-sector settings.</li><li>Demonstrates knowledge of cybersecurity, compliance requirements, including Japanese regulations for critical infrastructure, and stakeholder management.</li><li>Offers business-level fluency in both Japanese for local stakeholder and regulator communication, and English for regional reporting.</li><li>Additional strengths may include certifications such as ITIL, CISSP, or CCNA, along with experience in renewable energy, critical infrastructure, or multinational and matrixed organizations.</li><li>The role covers leading the Japan IT team, managing office and OT infrastructure, ensuring cybersecurity and regulatory compliance, engaging key business stakeholders, and supporting renewable energy operations.</li></ul></div></div><div class="copyiconCSS slds-p-left_xx-small"><div class="pointer"> Location Tokyo Salary12 million yen Reference Number: 67040-0013463125 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.</div></div><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/SGluc29uLkxldW5nLjk5NzU4LjEwODk4QHJoaWpwLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
2026-07-23T07:49:43Z

[In-house] - Global IT Governance Manager - Manufacturing

Tokyo,
remote
Permanent
10.0M - 16.0M JPY / Yearly
Company ProfileA global automotive components and mobility solutions company, formed through the integration of several established manufacturers. The company designs, manufactures, and sells components, systems, and services for automotive, transportation, and industrial machinery applications across the Americas, Europe, China, Asia, and Japan. The Role Goal of the role<ul><li>You will drive the development of IT policies and processes and lead governance-focused improvements to IT operating processes company-wide.</li><li>The team is responsible for building, embedding, and enforcing IT governance across both global and regional IT organizations. It also owns IT audit activities. In addition, the team maintains and updates the company's IT policies and internal regulations, ensuring a complete and well-organized IT policy framework.</li></ul>Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Review and standardize IT policies across all five global regions</li><li>Build and maintain a company-wide IT policy framework</li><li>Drive process improvements to strengthen IT governance</li><li>Lead IT audit documentation, compliance reporting, and governance guidelines</li><li>Design and operate IT governance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, TOGAF) - principles, policies, roles, and processes</li><li>Align IT governance with enterprise risk management and business continuity</li><li>Shape IT governance culture through training, ethics, and cross-functional collaboration with HR</li></ul> Your Skills <ul><li>(Must) 15+ years in IT, with hands-on IT governance experience</li><li>Strong communication skills; Fluent-level Japanese; business-level English (TOEIC 900+ or equivalent)</li><li>Framework expertise (COBIT, TOGAF) and IT risk management background</li><li>Strong analytical, facilitation, and stakeholder alignment skills</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary10 - 16 million yen Reference Number: 06940-0013509251 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RnJhbmNlcy5GYW4uMjI1MzguMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
2026-09-24T05:28:03Z

Engineering Manager

Tokyo,
remote
Permanent
15.0M - 15.0M JPY / Yearly
Company Profile<div>A fast-growing global technology company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a Core Services team responsible for building and operating the foundational platform capabilities that power mission-critical products used by enterprise customers worldwide.</div> The Role<ul><li>Lead and mentor a team of software engineers.</li><li>Drive high-quality delivery of platform and engineering initiatives.</li><li>Establish effective processes, planning, and team accountability.</li><li>Support architecture discussions and key technical decisions.</li><li>Balance scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.</li><li>Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to execute business priorities.</li><li>Foster a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture.</li><li>Act as an escalation point for critical incidents and operational issues.</li><li>Continuously improve engineering standards and team performance.</li></ul> Your Skills <ul><li>Native-level Japanese and business-level English.</li><li>8+ years of software engineering experience.</li><li>3+ years of engineering leadership experience.</li><li>Strong architectural and technical decision-making skills.</li><li>Solid knowledge of backend systems, APIs, and distributed platforms.</li><li>Proven experience developing high-performing teams.</li><li>Ability to drive impactful delivery and business outcomes.</li><li>Experience collaborating with distributed teams and stakeholders.</li><li>Strong communication and execution capabilities.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role <ul><li>Take ownership of a mission-critical platform that supports globally utilized products and services.</li><li>Lead a talented engineering team and play a key role in its growth and development.</li><li>Influence architectural decisions and contribute to long-term technology strategy.</li><li>Work in a highly collaborative, international environment with strong leadership exposure.</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary15 million yen - Reference Number: 06940-0013501948 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/c3VlLnRpbmcuNzYyMzUuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
2026-10-01T07:20:38Z

Head of IT - Retail

Tokyo,
remote
Permanent
18.0M - 24.0M JPY / Yearly
Company ProfileA global retailer which owns some of the most well-known and popular sporting and outdoor brands are looking for a Japan Head of IT. The Role<ul><li>Reporting to the APAC Head of IT, you'll lead a team of up to 15 people covering all aspects of IT, including developing the technical roadmap for the Japan organization. To do this, you'll be working with both APAC and global stakeholders, though Japan operations have a high degree of autonomy.</li><li>You'll be managing 5 direct reports and working closely with non-technical stakeholders to ensure that IT supports the needs of the wider business. To do this, you'll be navigating a matrixed organization.</li><li>You'll also be managing vendors and identifying and engaging with new suppliers.</li></ul> Your Skills <ul><li>Fluent Japanese and English are mandatory.</li><li>An all-round IT background would be ideal as there are projects covering both system implementation and infrastructure.</li><li>Prior medium sized IT team leadership (8-10+ members) is required - if you have only managed a small team of 1-4 people, this would not be the right opportunity.</li><li>Able to navigate a complex matrixed environment.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role <ul><li>Japan IT leadership role, with autonomy and freedom from the APAC organization.</li><li>Great visibility Japan senior leadership as this role also reports into the Japan CEO.</li><li>You'll be managing tech for numerous very recognizable brands which have maintained high sales at a time where other areas of retail (e.g. luxury) have struggled.</li><li>Hybrid work style with 2 days a week in office.</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary18 - 24 million yen Reference Number: 06940-0013479200 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/VWJoaS5TYW5kZWVwLjUyNzY2LjEwODk4QHJoaWpwLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
2026-07-30T06:28:08Z

Head of Infrastructure

Tokyo,
remote
Permanent
20.0M - 20.0M JPY / Yearly
Company ProfileA well-established global provider of insurance and financial protection solutions, serving customers across multiple markets. Recognized for its commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and technology-driven transformation, the organization offers a collaborative international environment where technology plays a critical role in enabling business growth and delivering value to customers. The Role<ul><li>Lead large-scale global infrastructure and technology programs across multiple regions.</li><li>Manage a strategic portfolio of projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology roadmaps.</li><li>Drive PMO governance, financial planning, risk management, and portfolio reporting.</li><li>Partner with senior executives and cross-functional teams to deliver key transformation initiatives.</li><li>Lead and develop a high-performing team within a fast-paced global environment.</li></ul> Your Skills <ul><li>10+ years of experience in program management, portfolio management, or technology strategy within a multinational organization.</li><li>Proven track record delivering complex infrastructure projects from initiation through execution.</li><li>Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and reporting skills.</li><li>Strong financial management experience, including budgeting, forecasting, and investment planning.</li><li>Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role <ul><li>Lead globally impactful technology and infrastructure initiatives.</li><li>Collaborate directly with senior leadership and key decision-makers.</li><li>Oversee strategic technology investments and enterprise-wide transformation programs.</li><li>Manage and mentor a sizeable team while shaping delivery excellence across the organization.</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary20 million yen Reference Number: 06940-0013458300 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/YWhtYWQucm95YW5pLjY3MzA1LjEwODk4QHJoaWpwLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
2026-07-07T02:32:13Z

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