(Senior) Project Manager eVTOL

As a Senior Project Manager at SkyDrive, you will lead the project management team driving the development, industrialization, certification, delivery, and services of an eVTOL aircraft program. You will act as a company-wide subject matter expert, enabling functional managers to succeed while proactively identifying cross-organizational issues and implementing solutions to achieve product safety, quality, schedule, cost, and human resources goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop company-/program-level integrated plan and set clear goals and schedules.
• Manage projects from a holistic perspective, balancing safety, quality, cost, and delivery.
• Select, implement, and manage the best project management tools for tracking progress and managing resources.
• Provide regular, clear reports to stakeholders and the management team on project status, (progress, critical paths, risks and issues, etc.).
• Integrate information from all groups to visualize and optimize overall program status and mitigate issues to keep things on track.
• Own the authority and responsibility to prioritize tasks and issues according to company and program needs.
• Identify unassigned issues between groups and ensure all tasks have an owner.
• Develop standard processes and templates to promote and implement project management best practices.
• Manage governance meetings to ensure discussions are productive and that all decisions and action items are clearly documented.
• Act as the central communication hub, supporting group managers and facilitating consensus building.
• Ensure effective cross-group collaboration, coordinate and support issue resolution, and keep everyone aligned and moving toward our collective goals.

Requirements

• Project Management Expertise: 5+ years of experience in project management, specifically in aerospace, automotive and mobility programs and projects.
• Project Management Tool Proficiency: Experience with popular project management tools like WRIKE, MS PROJECT, JIRA or similar Project Management tools for planning, scheduling, tasking, monitoring, and allocating resources.
• Aerospace Knowledge: A strong understanding of eVTOL or aerospace products and aerospace development processes (e.g. ARP4754) and certification standards (CS23/27).
• Organizational & Leadership Acumen: Exceptional organizational skills and a proactive, supportive leadership style that focuses on empowering others.
• Problem-Solving: The tenacity to identify difficult problems and the ability to spontaneously propose and drive solutions.

Nice to have

• Other domain Knowledge: Demonstrated experience of Supply Chain Management, Production, Certification and Safety processes is advantageous.
• Strong leadership and organizational quality
• Self-starter and independent working attitude
• Comfortable in working with uncertainty
• Pragmatic and proactive in finding solutions to solve complex organization and process topics.
• Clear and concise communication skills in an international environment

Benefits

• 115 days off per year（Saturday / Sundays / Newyear holidays（12/29～1/3） / Company designated holidays）
• Annual paid leave
• Refresh leave (Granted after 1, 3, 4, 5 years of service)
• Estimated Annual Salary: JPY 6,850,000- JPY 13,000,000
• Monthly Salary: JPY 571,000 - JPY 1,084,000
• Includes fixed overtime pay for 45 hours, amounting to JPY 197,680 - JPY 375,239
• *Additional overtime pay will be provided for hours exceeding the fixed overtime.
• To be determined based on skills, experience, and abilities
• Commuting allowance, business trip allowance, moving allowance, etc.
• Relocation Packages
• Health insurance
• Employee pension (according to Japan standards)
• Employment insurance
• Worker’s accident compensation insurance