Project Manager & Engineering Manager - Toa Payoh

Position Overview

We are seeking a Project Manager & Engineering Manager for our Singapore office to lead cross-border development projects between Nextbeat Japan headquarters and our overseas subsidiary. This role involves managing distributed teams and building engineering capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive cross-border development projects between Japan headquarters and Singapore office
• Implement and optimize Agile/Scrum development processes for distributed teams
• Manage project schedules, deliverables, and stakeholder communications
• Coordinate requirements definition and specification documentation
• Facilitate effective communication and direction with Japan development teams
• Oversee vendor management and external partnership relationships as needed

• Build and lead engineering teams across Asia-Pacific through direct hiring or vendor partnerships
• Establish development processes and quality standards for offshore teams
• Recruit, train, and develop engineering talent in Singapore and neighboring countries

• Develop and execute engineering talent acquisition strategies for the Asia-Pacific region
• Evaluate and decide between direct hiring vs. vendor management approaches
• Build scalable team structures to support multiple product development streams
• Establish technical standards and best practices for distributed development
• Collaborate with our Bangladesh group development company

Background

Nextbeat is expanding its business and considering a structure where overseas subsidiaries handle part of the headquarters' product development. We are seeking a leader who can build development capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region based in Singapore and achieve effective collaboration with Japan headquarters.

Required Qualifications

• Project Management Experience: 5+ years managing software development projects
• Team Leadership: Experience leading engineering teams of 5+ members
• Technical Background: 3+ years of hands-on software development experience
• Communication Skills: Strong English communication abilities (written and verbal)
• International Experience: Experience working in international or multicultural environments
• Agile/Scrum: Practical experience with Agile development methodologies

• Understanding of modern web technologies and cloud platforms
• Experience with project management tools and development workflows
• Knowledge of software quality assurance and testing processes
• Insights into offshore development challenges and solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Japanese business culture and practices
• Engineering Manager or Technical Lead experience in startup/scale-up environments
• Vendor management and outsourcing experience in Asia-Pacific region
• Experience building engineering teams from scratch
• Knowledge of AI-powered communication and translation tools
• Scrum Master or PMP certification
• SaaS product development experience
• Understanding of platform business models

• Experience with microservices architecture
• Cloud platform expertise (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• DevOps and CI/CD pipeline experience
• Knowledge of multiple programming languages and frameworks

Work Environment

• Singapore-based (with potential travel to other Asia-Pacific countries for team building)
• Hybrid work arrangement available

Target Products

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• Hoikushi Bank! Connect: Business management system (SaaS)
• Hoikushi Bank! Palette: Talent management tool

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New overseas business product development