Cybersecurity Director Jobs

Technical Project Manager

Tokyo,
remote
Contract
12.1M - 12.1M JPY / Yearly
<div>Company Profile</div><div><ul><li>A global technology company is seeking a Program Manager to support cybersecurity transformation initiatives. This position will play a key role in driving program delivery across security platform and infrastructure workstreams, coordinating multiple stakeholders, and ensuring successful execution of strategic security initiatives across the organization.</li></ul></div><div> </div><div>The Role</div><div><ul><li>Drive delivery of cybersecurity platform and infrastructure programs, supporting roadmap planning and execution across identity, infrastructure security, device management, PKI, and architecture initiatives.</li><li>Manage program governance, including stand-ups, weekly planning sessions, review meetings, issue tracking, and action follow-ups.</li><li>Coordinate work intake from multiple channels and ensure efficient prioritization, ownership assignment, and progress tracking.</li><li>Collaborate with engineering, product, security, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to manage dependencies and ensure timely delivery of key initiatives.</li><li>Track program objectives, KPIs, and quarterly goals, providing regular progress updates to leadership teams.</li><li>Develop and improve operational processes, documentation, governance frameworks, and project management standards.</li><li>Identify risks, dependencies, scope changes, and delivery challenges, and drive mitigation actions with relevant stakeholders.</li><li>Prepare and deliver status updates to senior management, program sponsors, and cross-functional stakeholders.</li><li>Support onboarding activities and knowledge-sharing initiatives for new program members.</li><li>Contribute to broader PMO and cybersecurity governance activities.</li></ul></div><div> </div><div>Your Skills</div><div><ul><li>Experience managing complex technology, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or enterprise transformation programs.</li><li>Strong project and program management experience in a fast-paced, matrix organization.</li><li>Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders across engineering, security, product, and operations teams.</li><li>Experience with Jira, ServiceNow, project tracking tools, and agile delivery methodologies.</li><li>Strong risk management, issue management, and dependency management capabilities.</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.</li><li>Experience preparing executive-level reporting, metrics, and program status updates.</li><li>Ability to work independently and drive initiatives across geographically distributed teams.</li><li>Experience in cybersecurity, identity management, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise technology environments is highly desirable.</li></ul></div><div> </div><div>Key Highlights of the Role</div><div><ul><li>Opportunity to contribute to large-scale cybersecurity and technology transformation initiatives.</li><li>Exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders across multiple business areas.</li><li>Strategic role combining program management, stakeholder engagement, and operational excellence.</li><li>International and collaborative work environment.</li><li>Competitive compensation and long-term career growth opportunities.</li></ul></div><div> </div><div>Location</div><div>Tokyo</div><div> </div><div>Salary</div><div>Annual salary: ¥12,132,640</div><div> </div><div>Reference Number: 06940-0013466272</div><div> </div><div>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><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/V2lsbC5GaXRjaC4xOTQxNC4xMDg5OEByaGlqcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
2026-07-31T05:15:50Z

Internal Audit Manager

Tokyo,
remote
Contract
11.0M - 15.0M JPY / Yearly
Company ProfileAn automotive company is seeking a cybersecurity audit professional to provide additional support for an active project. Working within an established team, the consultant will help assess cybersecurity controls and deliver clear, well-documented audit outcomes. The Role<ul><li>Support the planning and execution of cybersecurity audits and control assessments.</li><li>Review policies, procedures, system documentation and supporting evidence.</li><li>Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of relevant cybersecurity controls.</li><li>Identify control gaps and risks and help prepare clear findings and practical recommendations.</li><li>Maintain audit documentation and coordinate with the project manager and stakeholders throughout the audit.</li></ul> Your Skills <ul><li>Experience in cybersecurity audit, IT audit or security control assessments.</li><li>Ability to assess controls, analyze evidence and document audit findings clearly.</li><li>Familiarity with risk-based auditing and common cybersecurity control frameworks.</li><li>Strong analytical, documentation and stakeholder communication skills.</li><li>Professional working proficiency in Japanese.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role <ul><li>Mainly remote working arrangement.</li><li>Full-time or part-time availability can be considered.</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary11 - 15 million yen Reference Number: 06940-0013491921 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/aGFiaWJhaC5udXJ1bC4yNDMwNS4xMDg5OEByaGlqcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
2026-09-02T03:41:12Z

IT Security Manager

Tokyo,
remote
Contract
19.5M - 19.5M JPY / Yearly
Company ProfileA leading global financial institution providing investment banking, wealth management, capital markets, and financial services to corporate, institutional, and individual clients. The Role<ul><li>Lead the organization's information security strategy, governance, and risk management programs across Japan.</li><li>Oversee cybersecurity operations, incident response, vulnerability management, and regulatory compliance initiatives.</li><li>Partner with business leaders, technology teams, and global security stakeholders to strengthen security posture and support business objectives.</li></ul> Your Skills <ul><li>Proven experience in information security, cybersecurity governance, risk management, or security operations within a complex enterprise environment.</li><li>Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, regulatory requirements, risk assessment methodologies, and security technologies.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across business and technology functions in both Japanese and English.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role <ul><li>Lead security initiatives for a globally recognized financial services organization with a strong international presence.</li><li>Influence cybersecurity strategy and decision-making while working closely with senior leadership.</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary9,375 yen hourly Reference Number: 06940-0013505453 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/SGluc29uLkxldW5nLjY2Mjg0LjEwODk4QHJoaWpwLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
2026-10-08T01:24:18Z

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

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

[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

VP of Engineering

Tokyo,
remote
Permanent
15.0M - 18.0M JPY / Yearly
Company Profile<ul><li>Renewable energy company covering retail electricity, batteries, solar development, and plant operations is looking for a Chief Data Officer.</li></ul> The Role<ul><li>Executive-team member owning the company-wide data and AI strategy, aiming for data-driven management centered on renewable energy.</li><li>Lead the "One Data Platform" initiative to integrate and visualize all company data: architecture, pipelines, DataOps/MLOps, self-service analytics, and LLM applications.</li><li>Build data and AI governance (quality, security, privacy, GDPR/APPI compliance, responsible AI policy).</li><li>Lead the Data Management Office (governance, quality, analytics, education teams) and work with business units on AI/ML and BI adoption.</li></ul> Your Skills<ul><li>Experience building and executing a data strategy aligned with corporate strategy.</li><li>Hands-on expertise building and operating data platforms (DWH, data lake, cloud, ETL).</li><li>Practical AI, BI, and analytics experience with proven business impact.</li><li>Deep knowledge of data and AI governance, security, and privacy.</li><li>Proven cross-organizational leadership and strong executive-level communication.</li><li>Business-level English (English only is acceptable; Japanese conversational is a bonus).</li><li>Preferred: CDO or Head of Data experience, generative AI/LLMs, AWS/GCP/Azure, renewable energy or infrastructure domain.</li><li>Stack: Databricks, Python, SQL/BigQuery/Redshift, MLflow/Airflow, Tableau/Looker.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role<ul><li>Executive seat shaping data strategy at a renewable energy company.</li><li>Leadership of a full data organization with four specialized teams.</li><li>Full benefits: employee stock ownership plan, 124 annual holidays, flexible hours and hybrid work.</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary15 - 18 million yen Reference Number: 06940-0013522032 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/TmFuY3kuWXVhbi4yNDc2My4xMDg5OEByaGlqcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
2026-10-08T08:13:00Z

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

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