What is a Project Manager at Sentient Collective?

Sentient Collective is looking for a Project Manager who thrives in ambiguity and brings calm, structure, and clarity to early-stage projects. This role is designed to support internal business owners by ensuring that ideas in motion are translated into clear actions, stable operations, and shared understanding across teams.

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining operational momentum; tracking tasks, aligning stakeholders, and making sure information flows reliably while a project is still taking shape. You are the connective tissue of the team, helping create the conditions for creative and strategic work to happen smoothly, without being the one setting the strategy itself.

This is a hands-on execution role. While you will work closely with decision-makers and multidisciplinary collaborators, strategic authority sits elsewhere. Your impact comes from precision, follow-through, and the ability to bring order to complexity so others can focus on shaping what comes next.

Why work at Sentient Collective?

At Sentient Collective, we create beautiful experiences through design, regardless of discipline. Beautiful experiences are not just visual, but an intentional mix of sensory experiences and ideas. We don’t simply create concepts. We work with our clients to bring actual products and services to market from start to end.

Position Details

This position is expected to be primarily remote, with partial overlap in working hours with Japan Standard Time preferred.

Approx. 1.5 days per week during weekdays (maximum).

NOT a typical desk-basd position, but hands-on business development.

Once here you will

Manage Project’s Operations, Coordination, and Logistics

• Drafting agendas for regular project meetings

• Supporting meeting operations (notes, action items, follow-ups)

• Tracking task progress and timelines

• Identifying delays, blockers, and execution risks

• Escalating issues with clear summaries (no independent decisions)

• Scheduling and coordinating internal and external meetings (logistics only)

• Day-to-day coordination with external partners at an execution level

• Supporting structured information sharing for non-attendees

  Manage Documentation & Information

• Organizing project-related documents and materials

• Maintaining task lists and lightweight project documentation

• Preparing concise written updates when requested

About you

Communication: Strong English verbal and written skills are highly valued. You can clearly and effectively communicate your intent.

Experience: 3+ years experience in project management on large scale corporate projects. Experience in collaborating with multiple internal and external organizations.

Collaboration: You are inspired by and thrive working in a team based environment. We require team members to be flexible and open minded, and positivity and constructive criticism are valued over the immediate application of constraints.

Multicultural mindset: You can work flexibly with a multicultural team, and are able to help bridge the gaps between Japanese and other mindsets.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Project Manager or Operations Manager

• Strong task structuring and execution skills

• Experience supporting complex or early-stage projects

• Ability to work independently with clear written instructions

• Business-level English proficiency

Preferred Qualifications:

• Assignment from a corporate entity (manager-level professional)

• Experience in innovation or new business initiatives

• Exposure to food, beverage, nutrition, or consumer goods sectors

• Experience collaborating with R&D or scientific teams

Want to join our team?

Please submit an email with your resume and a cover letter that shows why you’re excited to be a part of Sentient Collective to join@wearesentient.org.

We will contact applicants who we would like to speak further with within 2 weeks.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Sentient Collective is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.