Summary

The job is for a LQA Senior Manager at Keywords Studios in Japan. The role involves managing the LQA department, budgeting, client management, supervision, training, and administration. The position requires 6+ years of managerial experience, QA manager experience is desirable, relevant experience in the video games industry, a bachelor's degree or equivalent, formal project management techniques, fluency in English and Japanese, and proficiency in various tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and MS Office.

Requirements

6+ years in a Manager role
2+ years in a QA Manager experience is desirable
Relevant experience in Management or similar role in the Video Games or related industry
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Experience in an Account Management or sales-oriented role
Formal Project Management techniques or training (PMP, Agile, Scrum, etc.)
IT literate
Language skills: Fluent English and Japanese. Chinese knowledge would be a plus

Responsibilities

Responsible for the Keywords Tokyo LQA Department
Work with the LQA Director and other QAMs, Managers and Sales to support growth of the team, both locally and internationally
Responsible for budgeting and delivering the financial performance of the operation
Support team and make decisions to insure successful project delivery within budget, timeframe, and quality scopes
Develop and manage successful relationships with Keywords clients at manager, and senior manager levels
Manage, lead, motivate, coach, and train LQA management teams under their responsibility
Inspire team to always strive for delivery excellence
Perform LQA audits on ongoing projects and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Improve and develop services within Keywords key/strategic locations

Benefits

This position requires the employee to be able to travel for business on short notice

Keywords Studios is hiring a Localization Quality Assurance Manager