Technical Project Manager
Manage high-priority automotive projects in Tokyo, ensuring quality and schedule commitments with OEM partners.
Posted by employer 2 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 11 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 11 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Run program management for automotive engagements
- Manage OEM relationships
- Serve as primary customer contact for Japanese OEMs
- Coordinate across internal and external teams
- Drive issues to closure
Must have
- 5+ years in technical project management or engineering within the automotive industry
- Proven supplier management experience
- Strong customer-facing presence
- Technical depth in embedded systems, middleware, or ADAS
- Ability to operate independently across sites and time zones
- Native in Japanese and fluent in English
Nice to have
- Prior experience in a startup or high-growth environment
- Familiarity with automotive development standards
- Background in series production programs or SDS/ADAS platform delivery
Practical constraints
- In-office work 5 days a week
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Technical Project Manager at Applied Intuition is responsible for overseeing program management across key automotive projects, ensuring that timelines and deliverables are met while managing relationships with OEM partners. This role requires a strong technical background in embedded systems or ADAS, along with proven experience in supplier management and customer engagement. Ideal candidates will have over five years of experience in the automotive sector, particularly in a fast-paced environment, and must be fluent in both Japanese and English. The position emphasizes building program structures from the ground up and requires effective coordination across diverse teams.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Applied Intuition's careers page October 3, 2026.
Quick facts
- Is the Technical Project Manager role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Tokyo, Japan.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Technical Project Manager role.
- Where is the role based?
- Applied Intuition is hiring for this position in Tokyo, Japan.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: ADAS, Automotive, Embedded Systems, Middleware.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Applied Intuition targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Technical Project Manager role at Applied Intuition.
From the original posting
About the role
We are looking for a Technical Project Manager to stand up and run program management across multiple high-priority automotive engagements from our Tokyo hub. This role requires deep technical credibility, direct customer ownership, and the ability to build structure from scratch in a fast-moving environment.
You will operate across supplier engagements, OEM programs, and internal delivery teams – translating ambiguous asks into tracked, executable work and representing Applied Intuition directly with customers and partners.
At Applied Intuition, you will:
Stand up and run program management – define milestones, own timelines and deliverables, manage sprint and roadmap execution for software development teams through series production
Manage OEM relationships; hold partners accountable to schedule and quality commitments
Serve as the primary customer contact for Japanese OEMs; translate requirements into tracked engineering work and provide structured, regular updates
Coordinate across internal and external teams; align technical roadmaps, unblock cross-team dependencies, and support international roll-outs
Drive issues to closure – own problem-solving and decision-making across teams and sites
We're looking for someone who has:
5+ years in technical project management or engineering within the automotive industry, ideally with hands-on experience at an OEM or Tier-1 supplier
Proven supplier management experience – able to hold OEM partners to schedule and quality commitments
Strong customer-facing presence; comfortable representing Applied Intuition independently with OEMs and executive stakeholders
Technical depth in embedded systems, middleware, or ADAS – enough to assess feasibility and engage engineers credibly
Builder mindset: able to set up program structure from scratch with minimal existing scaffolding
Ability to operate independently across sites and time zones
Native in Japanese and fluent in English
Nice to have:
Prior experience in a startup or high-growth environment.
Familiarity with automotive development standards (ASPICE, ISO 26262, AUTOSAR).
Background in series production programs or SDS/ADAS platform delivery.
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