**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy canters on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience. **Your role and responsibilities** This is a Japanese-speaking role located in Japan. This role for the job is to serve as a Channel Solutions Leader in IBM's Financial Services Solutions Organization, responsible for planning, promoting, selling, and delivering projects for channel solutions such as internet banking services, branch terminal solutions, and convenience store ATMs. Currently, these channel areas are in a state where competitors have announced withdrawals and many banks are considering changes to IBM, with news also emerging that megabanks are contemplating joint ATM deployments. This position aims to drive business growth through strong leadership in this area. The clients served would be megabanks and regional banks. **Required technical and professional expertise** '-Proven consulting experience in the financial industry, covering various domains such as business strategy, transformation, data analysis, and IT solutions, preferably at a consulting firm. -Hands-on experience in IT vendor or systems integrator (SIer) roles, managing and driving IT solution projects for the financial sector. -Expertise in business planning, transformation, or strategic reform within the IT or corporate planning departments of financial institutions, including banks -Fluent Japanese language proficiency (JLPT N1 or equivalent). **Preferred technical and professional experience** '-Proven experience in managing large-scale projects for financial institutions, ensuring timely delivery and quality outcomes. -Extensive involvement in mission-critical system projects for financial institutions, covering all phases from requirements definition through development, testing, and final implementation. -Proven experience in managing consulting projects for financial institutions, ensuring timely delivery and quality outcomes. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.