GIS Sr Project Manager

Function

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

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.

Overview

As part of the Global Information Security Team Hitachi Digital, we are passionate advocates of Cybersecurity. As the Senior IT Project Manager, reporting to the CISO and part of the leadership team, you will be responsible for leading complex, multidisciplinary technology initiatives from initiation through delivery. This role oversees project planning, execution, governance, risk management, resource coordination, vendor management, and communication across business and technical teams. The Senior IT PM ensures projects are completed on time, within scope, within budget, and in alignment with organizational objectives and technology standards.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Execution

• Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project plans, timelines, schedules, task assignments, and milestones.
• Establish project governance structures, communication plans, and reporting processes as needed.
• Drive execution across cross-functional teams including Infrastructure, Applications, Cybersecurity, PMO, and Business stakeholders.
• Track progress and adjust plans proactively to mitigate risks and resolve issues.

Status Reporting & Communication

• Deliver weekly status updates to stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Provide visibility into accomplishments, upcoming work, key decisions, issues, risks, and budget status.

Procurement & Vendor Management

• Coordinate procurement activities for software, licensing, IT services, and hardware.
• Work closely with Procurement, Legal, and Finance teams to manage contracts, renewals, and vendor deliverables.
• Maintain cost tracking, forecasts, and budget projections.

Technical & Operational Alignment

• Support updates to TOM, TSA (Transition Services Agreement) materials, and other project documentation.

Risk, Issue, and Dependency Management

• Identify, log, and manage project risks, issues, and inter‑project dependencies.
• Develop mitigation plans and escalate when required.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead cross-functional meetings, workshops, and working sessions.
• Ability to communicate clearly to all levels within the team and across the organization.
• Coach junior PMs and project coordinators as needed.
• Foster strong relationships across IT, business units, and external partners.

Required Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of IT project management experience managing large, complex technology initiatives.
• Proven experience with software implementations, infrastructure projects, cloud migrations, cybersecurity initiatives, or enterprise‑wide transformations.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).
• Expertise in vendor and contract management.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Azure DevOps, Jira).

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PMI‑ACP, SAFe, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with M&A, divestitures, or Transition Services Agreements (TSAs).
• Experience in large global or matrixed organizations.
• Budget management experience across multi‑million‑dollar programs.

Competencies

• Strategic thinking and problem solving
• Stakeholder management
• Risk and issue resolution
• Negotiation and vendor management
• Technical acumen
• Adaptability and resilience

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.