Introduction
Known as the ‘knowledge behind the numbers’, Financial Analysts are considered to be trusted business advisors, working within IBM’s business units and geographies, as well as in a myriad of specialized corporate functions. IBM’s finance organization is instrumental in driving innovative improvements to global financial processes while providing measurable value to the business.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Objective: Lead D&C projects across your designated region for all size and scale projects. Key contact point for all internal stakeholders and external service providers. Ensure LEED and WELL compliance in all design projects. Maintain current regional costs for the design standards and guidelines, to be used for initial budgeting and validation of service provider estimates. Integrate all pillars within the geography into end to end project delivery, including contracts, workplace, transactions, and facility management.
Drive implementation of IBM Workplace standards: High level or organizational ability with proven communication skills. Manage and promote IBM workplace innovation and technology within IBM locations. Maintain awareness of latest D&C innovations and improvements. Accountable for all project specific change management pertaining to design and scope modifications to the workplace standards and contract.
Budget Management: Approval body for all business case inputs (design costs, schedule, budget, risk, landlord scope and initial client requirements and associated cost). Drive maximum cost benefits with external providers. Ensure on time on budget projects. Facilitate and coordinate with service providers, finance, procurement the issuance of purchase orders, invoicing, change orders and reconciliation and validation against contract scope.
Stakeholder Management: Responsible for local end user stakeholder management and communication from ideation phase through project completion. Voice of the client, facilitating feedback through design, construction and business operations post construction. Drive year over year improvement of client experience.
Risk Management: Oversight for D&C risk, audit, and compliance for project delivery. Facilitate service provider adherence to all processes, policies, and financial controls. Drive accuracy of reporting and data input for cost, quality, schedule forecasts.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Master or bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Finance, Real estate, or related field
• 5+ years of architecture, engineering, or equivalent experience in facility management, corporate real estate, project management
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal in Japanese)
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Specific skills in architecture, design, construction and engineering, and corporate real estate
• Demonstrate creative solution development, innovation, integrity
• Strong relationship management and the ability to work effectively across cultures, divisions and level
• English communications skills (written and verbal)