PMO Associate, CSS HR

Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has supported the development of society and the improvement of people's lives. Throughout the world, Hitachi Group employees exemplify outstanding teamwork that transcends the boundaries of geographical regions and business fields. Together, we share the Hitachi group identity and put it into practice worldwide.

At this exciting time in our growth Hitachi has established its Central Shared Services (CSS HR) function to be the strategic partner for transforming and delivering business operations across the Hitachi group. With a mission to deliver the best experience to employees and customers you will be joining a global team known for excellence and innovation.

Role Description

The Regional PMO support team will oversee the implementation of new wage codes across specific countries to support the rollout of RSU and ESPP plans. They will serve as the primary liaison between the local company payroll teams in their assigned regions and External Vendor, our technical implementation partner.

What you’ll be doing

1. Company/Account Management:

Introduction & Onboarding: Reach out to assigned companies in your countries to introduce yourself as their primary contact. Share the implementation tracker and schedule regular check-ins.

Progress Tracking: Monitor each company’s progress, ensuring the tracker is kept up-to-date and that companies are meeting key milestones for wage code implementation.

Facilitate Problem Resolution: Gather feedback, help remove barriers, and act as the intermediary between company payroll teams and External Vendor. Receive queries from the companies and coordinate with External Vendor to get clarifications and solutions.

1. Liaison with External Vendor:

Country Calls: Ensure that weekly country-specific calls are scheduled and attend these calls. Monitor External Vendor deliverables, such as timely delivery of meeting materials, meeting minutes and ensure a repository of questions and answers is maintained for each country.

Weekly Reviews: Conduct weekly progress review calls with the External vendor Point of Contact to review any open issues, missing materials, and overall status.

1. Knowledge Repository & Continuous Improvement:

Maintain Documentation: Collaborate with External team to build and maintain a country-level repository of common questions and answers, so that knowledge is shared and accessible to all relevant companies.

What you bring to the team

• 5–10 years of experience in PMO or Program Management support roles
• Experience supporting HR and/or Finance transformation programs
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting tools

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge

If, like us, you’re motivated by delivering first class services, thrive in a fast paced and supportive environment and want to help Hitachi to drive social innovation, we’d love to hear from you.