Product Owner / BA/PM

Overview:

The role is a proxy Agile product owner, gathering use cases and business requirements from stakeholders, the MHLW and the business sponsor and translating that into technical requirements for multiple supporting teams, including ATMOS/DTI, CfOR Programming and CfOR Data Strategy.

• On behalf of the business sponsor , own and articulate the product vision, roadmap, and goals aligned with business strategy and stakeholder needs
• Serve as the primary interface between business stakeholders (including MHLW) and the Agile delivery teams
• Prioritize the product backlog, ensuring items are clearly defined, prioritized, and ready for development
• Write and groom user stories with clear acceptance criteria and business value
• Ensure that user stories adequately balance stakeholder needs and business costs and risk
• Prioritize backlog items based on value, risk, dependencies, and customer impact
• Provide clear guidance and timely decisions to the development team to maximize delivery efficiency
• Accept or reject completed work based on agreed acceptance criteria and quality standards
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, business sponsor, directly with MHLW and multiple solution delivery teams and other roles to ensure smooth delivery
• Engage stakeholders regularly to gather feedback, manage expectations, and communicate progress
• Identify and manage product risks, assumptions, and dependencies
• Support release planning and ensure delivered increments meet business and regulatory requirements
• Japanese fluency is required, and Tokyo-based location is strongly preferred
• Experience working with Japanese government agencies is strongly preferred, notably MHLW and NTT
• Experience working with pharma industry and/or with real-world data is preferred

The role will be supported by an DTI CfOR SME/BA, a business project manager, a business sponsor, an NDB