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Green Energy & Mobility Sector Internal IT Systems Overview

Organizational Structure

The IT department of the green energy & mobility sector, commonly known as the IT Promotion Department, designs solutions using IT for various internal needs and issues related to our energy business. This department creates and implements an environment in which employees in the green energy & mobility sector can maximize their capabilities. For example, we are strengthening business management and streamlining operations using IT, creating a safe workplace environment through information security risk measures, and improving employee engagement through work-style reforms.
Because the Hitachi Group is a global organization with numerous staff, there are issues common to the Group as well as issues particular to the individual needs of business divisions engaged in manufacturing. The scope of the impact of these issues and needs varies in size. Therefore, it is essential for the Hitachi Group's IT departments to promote measures while maintaining contact with many related organizations. The IT Promotion Department supports the growth of the energy business by promoting measures shared with the IT Strategy & Digital Integration Division, overseeing IT for the entire Hitachi Group, by sharing information with other business units (BU), and by planning and executing IT measures to each department belonging to the BU of the green energy & mobility sector.

Organizational Structure

  • Department Overview

    The IT Promotion Department focuses on the following three areas.

    ・Digital Transformation Promotion
    For a company to become more competitive, it is important to establish appropriate business processes to fit a rapidly changing business environment. In this business area, we promote digital transformation (DX) in the green energy & mobility sector. For example, we perform activities to improve proposal capabilities and profitability by introducing a sales support tool to centrally manage customers in Japan and abroad.
    Additionally, changes in working arrangements are required due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are contributing by raising the motivation of employees in addition to productivity improvement by developing communication tools and guidelines and providing a comfortable remote work environment.

    ・Promotion of Operation, Maintenance, Efficiency Improvement of IT System of Business System
    The business consists of a value chain including sales, design, procurement, manufacturing, quality assurance, delivery, and installation, and each of these operations has IT systems. We operate and maintain IT systems for stable operation, and in terms of IT, we contribute to the business continuity of the green energy & mobility sector.
    While operating and maintaining IT systems, we also carry out reforms such as the migration, consolidation, and abolition of existing IT systems. This allows us to contribute to standardizing operations, reducing time, and saving IT cost.

    ・Enhancement of Information Security Governance
    Information security risks include targeted cyber-attacks from outside and information leakages due to human errors inside the company. These risks may damage business management and can make it difficult to continue business in some cases. This business area controls regulations and information security countermeasures for each BU in the green energy & mobility sector as well as all Group companies. We conduct information security audits to ensure that operations are carried out in compliance with internal information security regulations and establish rules in accordance with future operation structures using IoT(※1) and SaaS(※2). We are also in charge of planning BCP(※3) training and reinforce abilities to respond to internal information security incidents. We contribute to the business continuity of the green energy & mobility sector through these activities.

    ※1 Internet of Things
    ※2 Software as a Service
    ※3 Business Continuity Planning

JOB CATEGORIES JOB CATEGORIES

IT Consultant/System Engineer

In the green energy & mobility sector, the internal IT field solves internal issues focusing on the three business areas introduced in the Business Activities section.
・Digital Transformation Promotion ・Promotion of Operation, Maintenance, Efficiency Improvement of internal IT System ・Enhancement of Information Security Governance
<Useful skills>
At the IT Promotion Department, you will be able to make the most of the following skills. These skills will improve through business operations, so there is no problem if you have not acquired them yet. Let's improve these skills together.
・Communication Skills
Meetings are frequently held in the project activities, and we are engaged with people from different departments. We can carry out our work smoothly by listening to the opinions of the relevant people and making proposals that suit their intention (needs).
・Logical Thinking
If we cannot propose appropriate solutions for internal needs and issues, the desired effect will not be created. We can plan effective measures by organizing cause and effect and categorizing and breaking down issues utilizing frameworks.
・Project Management Skills
Because we work together as a team, all of us must have the same goal and work to meet our deadlines. We can maintain team performance and achieve success as planed through risk management and schedule management.
・Basic knowledge about IT (Web development, server operation, database operation (SQL), etc.)
Understanding IT knowledge as a background will allow you to find issues and solutions more quickly in the IT systems updates, for example.

SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGIES SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGIES

  • Production Work Analysis Utilizing Lumada (IT Promotion Department ﾗ Production Departments)

    We conducted production work analysis using the data analytics environment of the IoT Platform, Lumada, to the issue of work delays from plans in manufacturing work. In particular, we visualized the processing situation each week in the dashboard through 1) placement of IoT sensors, 2) work classification using machine learning, and 3) extraction of critical data using statistical data analysis. This helped us to reduce wasted time when the machine is not in operation and production lead time.

    Production Work Analysis Utilizing Lumada (IT Promotion Department ﾗ Production Departments)

  • Internal Work Style Reform utilizing SaaS (IT Promotion Department x General Administration Departments)

    As the number of employees working from home has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are creating a system where employees can work flexibly. For example, using cloud service and internal circular distribution system for paper-based sealing and signing practices, which used to require employees to come to the office, allows for cost-saving through paperless work and approval work at home, and this contributes to achieving flexible work styles.

TOPICS TOPICS

Strengthening Energy Business

On the back of achieving net zero, which is a globally important issue, the clean energy and green mobility market is expanding. Also, the trend of demand expansion continues due to the response to the pandemic and heightened awareness of energy security because of geopolitical factors.
To respond to customers' demands in the future, Hitachi has reorganized the business and established a new green energy & mobility sector and will continue to expand the business in a dynamically changing market environment by continuing to invest in the green energy & mobility from now on.

  • ＊Quoted from Sector Strategies in Hitachi Integrated Report FY2022

LOCATION, etc. LOCATION, etc.

Location

  • Hitachi Works (Kokubu Area)

    Hitachi Works (Kokubu Area)

    1-1-1 Kokubu-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki 316-8501, Japan

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  • Akihabara Daibiru Building

    Akihabara Daibiru Building

    1-18-13, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8608, Japan

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