BA Product Owner

Role Overview The role is a BA (proxy Agile) product owner, gathering use cases and business requirements from stakeholders, the MHLW and the business sponsor and translating that into technical requirements for multiple supporting teams, including ATMOS/DTI, CfOR Programming and CfOR Data Strategy. Key Responsibilities On behalf of the business sponsor, own and articulate the product vision, roadmap, and goals aligned with business strategy and stakeholder needs. Serve as the primary interface between business stakeholders (including MHLW) and the Agile delivery teams. Prioritize the product backlog, ensuring items are clearly defined, prioritized, and ready for development. Write and groom user stories with clear acceptance criteria and business value. Ensure that user stories adequately balance stakeholder needs and business costs and risk. Prioritize backlog items based on value, risk, dependencies, and customer impact. Provide clear guidance and timely decisions to the development team to maximize delivery efficiency. Accept or reject completed work based on agreed acceptance criteria and quality standards. Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, business sponsor, directly with MHLW and multiple solution delivery teams and other roles to ensure smooth delivery. Engage stakeholders regularly to gather feedback, manage expectations, and communicate progress. Identify and manage product risks, assumptions, and dependencies. Support release planning and ensure delivered increments meet business and regulatory requirements. Japanese fluency is required, and Tokyo-based location is strongly preferred. Experience working with Japanese government agencies is strongly preferred. Experience working with pharma industry and/or with real-world data is preferred. Team Support The role will be supported by a DTI CfOR SME/BA, a business project manager, a business sponsor, an NDB subject matter expert, and multiple solution delivery leads.