Senior Project Manager
Function
Finance
Our Company
We’re Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We’re crucial to the company’s strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market.
Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole.
Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.
Job description
The Team:
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead and support strategic projects within Finance, Payroll, and Shared Services environments. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing system implementations, migrations, and transformation initiatives across international and cross-functional teams.
The role:
Lead end-to-end project delivery for finance, payroll, and shared services initiatives
Manage system implementations, upgrades, migrations, and process improvement projects
Support M&A integration activities, including systems and operational transitions
Coordinate global projects involving stakeholders from various locations and business units
Drive internal shared services transformation and optimization initiatives
Ensure successful delivery of system changes, testing, deployment, and user adoption
Collaborate with Finance, HR, IT, Payroll, and external vendors to ensure project alignment
Monitor project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and dependencies
Prepare project documentation, status reports, and executive updates
Facilitate workshops, meetings, and stakeholder communication across all project phases
What you'll bring:
Minimum 5 years of experience in a Project Manager role
Experience working on system implementation and migration projects
Proven track record supporting organizational transformation or system change initiatives
Experience working in international environments with teams across multiple locations
Strong understanding of finance operations, payroll processes, or shared services environments
Background in GBS (Global Business Services), SSC (Shared Services Center), or multinational organizations
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
Nice to Have
PMP certification
Agile / Scrum certification
Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, or similar
Experience supporting M&A activities and post-merger integrations
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Project Management, or related field preferred
About us
We’re a global, 1000-stong, diverse team of professional experts, promoting and delivering Social Innovation through our One Hitachi initiative (OT x IT x Product) and working on projects that have a real-world impact. We’re curious, passionate and empowered, blending our legacy of 110 years of innovation with our shaping our future. Here you’re not just another employee; you’re part of a tradition of excellence and a community working towards creating a digital future.
Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives
Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.
We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.
How we look after you
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.
We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.
Finance
Our Company
We’re Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We’re crucial to the company’s strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market.
Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole.
Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.
Job description
The Team:
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead and support strategic projects within Finance, Payroll, and Shared Services environments. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing system implementations, migrations, and transformation initiatives across international and cross-functional teams.
The role:
Lead end-to-end project delivery for finance, payroll, and shared services initiatives
Manage system implementations, upgrades, migrations, and process improvement projects
Support M&A integration activities, including systems and operational transitions
Coordinate global projects involving stakeholders from various locations and business units
Drive internal shared services transformation and optimization initiatives
Ensure successful delivery of system changes, testing, deployment, and user adoption
Collaborate with Finance, HR, IT, Payroll, and external vendors to ensure project alignment
Monitor project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and dependencies
Prepare project documentation, status reports, and executive updates
Facilitate workshops, meetings, and stakeholder communication across all project phases
What you'll bring:
Minimum 5 years of experience in a Project Manager role
Experience working on system implementation and migration projects
Proven track record supporting organizational transformation or system change initiatives
Experience working in international environments with teams across multiple locations
Strong understanding of finance operations, payroll processes, or shared services environments
Background in GBS (Global Business Services), SSC (Shared Services Center), or multinational organizations
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
Nice to Have
PMP certification
Agile / Scrum certification
Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, or similar
Experience supporting M&A activities and post-merger integrations
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Project Management, or related field preferred
About us
We’re a global, 1000-stong, diverse team of professional experts, promoting and delivering Social Innovation through our One Hitachi initiative (OT x IT x Product) and working on projects that have a real-world impact. We’re curious, passionate and empowered, blending our legacy of 110 years of innovation with our shaping our future. Here you’re not just another employee; you’re part of a tradition of excellence and a community working towards creating a digital future.
Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives
Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.
We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.
How we look after you
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.
We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.