Rail Digital Transformation Project Manager

Function IoT Our Company We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks – can focus on achieving the incredible with data. If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers.

Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

10+ years of experience in project and program management within the railway industry, with a strong focus on digital transformation, operational excellence, and technology-enabled business change. Lead end-to-end delivery of rail digitalization initiatives, including asset management, maintenance optimization, smart operations, fleet management, condition monitoring, enterprise platforms, cloud, data, AI, IoT, and connected railway solutions. Manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders across railway operators, infrastructure managers, rolling stock organizations, engineering teams, and technology providers.

Serve as the primary customer-facing interface for project governance, executive reporting, steering committees, planning workshops, and stakeholder management. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across business consulting, engineering, software development, systems integration, testing, commissioning, and operational support. Drive project planning, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, issue resolution, change control, and dependency management throughout the project lifecycle. Support digital transformation programs across railway operations, maintenance, fleet, depot, signaling, asset performance, and enterprise transformation initiatives.

Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to define transformation roadmaps, business cases, operational improvements, and technology adoption strategies. Ensure successful delivery of projects involving cloud, data, analytics, AI, IoT, enterprise applications, and industrial digital solutions within railway environments. Support commercial discussions, proposal development, Statements of Work (SOWs), contract execution, and customer growth opportunities. Establish project governance frameworks, KPIs, reporting mechanisms, and delivery controls to ensure transparency, quality, and predictable outcomes.

Ensure compliance with railway standards, customer requirements, quality expectations, cybersecurity principles, and organizational delivery processes. Demonstrate strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively in complex, multinational delivery environments.

Railway Industry Domain Expertise Digital Transformation Programs Project & Program Management Asset Management & Maintenance Transformation Data, AI & Analytics Solutions IoT & Connected Systems Customer & Stakeholder Management Enterprise Transformation Agile and Waterfall Delivery Models Budget, Financial and Risk Management SOW, Commercial and Governance Management Cloud and Data Platforms

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