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Research Manager (Expert-Led Strategy & Insights / Japan)

GLGTokyo, Japan · Posted 2 months ago
Full-time
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Job Summary

GLG Research leverages the world’s leading platform for expertise, insights and intelligence to deliver comprehensive answers for complex business challenges. We combine the execution rigor and problem-solving of top-tier management consultants and market researchers with deep insights of leading industry professionals to staff bespoke client engagement teams. These engagement teams leverage GLG capabilities and are supported by a GLG Research team for thought-partnership, quality oversight and scope management. Our unique approach provides streamlined, but customizable project support to deliver in-depth actionable insights to client questions.

We are seeking a Research Manager (expert-led Strategy & Insights)to join our APAC Research Team, based in Tokyo, Japan. The successful candidate will be supporting a range of life sciences, tech, industrial and private equity clients on a number of strategic topics, including but not limited to market mapping, voice-of-customer, commercial due diligence, and growth strategy engagements. We are looking for strategy consultant generalists who have had exposure to the Industrials (Keiretsu / Sogo Shosha), Technology and Life Sciences sectors in particular. Candidates who possess a strong fundamental consulting toolkit and a desire to apply those skills across diverse sectors are invited to apply.

Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

  • Dual role supporting all aspects of client project scoping, development and closing, manage projects from start to finish and work hand-in-hand with each engagement team and client to ensure top quality level of service and deliverables
  • Lead engagement teams with market research, pitch materials preparation, report writing etc. for client pitching and project delivery
  • Develop and grow the expert-led research business through collaboration with internal business development and client services teams in Japan
  • Exposure to a broad range of functional responsibilities, including product development, capital allocation, sales, marketing, and operations
  • Regular exposure to the regional GLG senior management team and broader organisation, and opportunities to build strong relationships with our clients
  • The position will report to the geographic lead / Vice President for North APAC research who will provide a close mentoring environment to rapidly accelerate development in Japan. Research is a fast growing line of business at GLG which creates significant opportunities for increasing responsibilities
  • Lead Research business development initiatives to expand GLG’s footprint in the Japan market, acting as a bridge between research delivery and commercial growth.

An ideal candidate will have the following:

  • Minimum ~5 years’ experience at a strategy consulting or research firm
  • Experience supporting Industrials, Technology and Life Sciences projects is very desirable; however, a generalist mindset and the ability to pivot across multiple industries is essential.
  • Solid core consulting skills, including slide-making, story-telling, client communication, stakeholder management, project management, etc.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships
  • Superior written and oral communication skills in the Japanese business context.
  • Full business proficiency in English and Japanese is mandatory.
  • Solid computer skills, i.e., Microsoft Office
  • Entrepreneurial zeal along with successful track record working in a close team environment
  • Act with the highest integrity and professionalism in all their endeavours
  • Think creatively and focus on opportunities for growth
  • Exhibit constant attention to detail and demonstrate the ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
  • Bachelor's or higher degree or equivalent work experience

Benefits

  • Full social insurance coverage
  • Company-sponsored medical insurance including life, accident, and disability coverage, monthly medical allowance
  • Free gym membership
  • Support for certification and learning expenses (available to employees with over 1 year of service)
  • Mobility Program
  • Employee Assistance Program (free mental health support services)
  • Free AMH testing (for female employees)
  • Maven Maternity and Fertility (free support programs for childbirth, fertility treatment, adoption, and parenting)
  • Calm (free access to the relaxation and mindfulness app)
  • Sick Leave, 20 days of PTO
  • Sabbatical Leave (3-month leave for employees with over 5 years of service)
  • Personal Service Day (one volunteer day per year)
  • Free access to the Go1 online learning platform
  • Benefit One – Free access to participating fitness gyms
  • Monitor rental for remote work
  • Free beverages at the office (coffee, tea, water, juice, etc.)
  • Weekly free lunch at the office (once a week)
  • Hybrid work

About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group

GLG is the world’s leading platform for trusted human expertise. We connect global decision-makers—from hedge fund managers and private equity partners to strategy leaders at Fortune 500s—with the specific, authoritative voices required to answer their most critical questions.

At GLG, you are an extension of our clients' core teams. You will work at the intersection of industries and global markets, navigating high-stakes challenges across the full spectrum of their strategic initiatives. Operating within the industry’s most trusted research environment, you’ll help our clients capture the nuanced perspectives that drive smarter, faster business outcomes.

We are a global team of pragmatic problem-solvers who mirror the intensity of the markets we serve. If you are driven by intellectual curiosity and a bias toward action, join us in reinventing the industry we invented.

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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