**Company Overview** NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize, and transform for long-term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation, and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com . We are seeking a Japanese and English bilingual resource to support Client AD’s Sponsored Repo enablement. The resource will provide structured project delivery governance of the process and system changes required to achieve compliance with SEC regulatory requirements effective December 31, 2026, and to enable Sponsored Repo activities in alignment with the applicable SEC compliance timeline. Phase 1 and Phase 2 will be executed in parallel where applicable, each with independently defined scope, deliverables, and timelines. The consultant, acting in the role of Project Manager, will provide structured project delivery governance across multiple entities and systems to support timely regulatory compliance and production go-live. **Responsibilities** + **Basic Design & Development Management - Client Systems and OBS Integration** + Drive and govern requirements consolidation activities for Basic Design, ensuring traceability to applicable SEC regulatory requirements and internal business and control frameworks. + Coordinate, document, and manage approval of cross-entity design decisions (Client and OBS). + Govern development execution against the baselined project plan; coordinate environment readiness, access credentials, and test data; enforce agreed quality gates, acceptance criteria, and Definition of Done. + **Testing & Release Management (QA, UAT, Migration, GoLive)** + Govern and coordinate the planning and governance of QA and UAT activities, including review and approval of test plans and traceable test cases, as well as defect management governance and resolution tracking. + Plan, coordinate, and manage migration and production release activities. + Provide governance oversight of production cutover and coordinate postgolive stabilization activities. **Deliverables** + Approved integration specifications and data mapping documents. + Governance of integration test-script execution and results. + Project governance and monthly status reporting. + Approved test plans and traceable test cases, test results, go-live readiness and sign-off package.