Practice Manager (Team Manager)

Skills

* Overall Experience: 10-12 years or equivalent experience in the IT industry

* 8-10 year(s) of experience or equivalent in a customer facing environment such as Professional Services, Sales Engineering or Technical Account Management.

* 3-5 years team lead experience
Project Management experience (PMP or Big 5 experience a plus) Must possess excellent written, verbal and presentation skills

* Experience with running and analyzing metrics and forecast data Successful leadership on medium and long term projects, (6+ months) Experience in mentoring new hires and experienced staff members Proven ability to lead with informal authority

* Proven track record of hiring and retaining top-talent

* Must be action oriented, capable of independently solving complex technical problems and able to communicate clearly and effectively to both technical and business audiences

* Prior experience managing managers and a team of 15 people or more

12 years IT solution delivery experience, preferably within a consulting organization

* Fluent in Japanese and at least Business English

Preferred Skills

Working knowledge of the full software development technologies including J2EE/Java, .NET, open source tools and various component models (CORBA, COM, Java Beans)

Detailed knowledge of Internet technologies, thorough understanding of eCommerce, On-line Marketing, Web Analytics and Security