Associate, Japanese Speaker (2025 Start Dates)

Company Description

Third Bridge is a market-leading investment research firm. We provide integrated solutions for the world’s top investors and business leaders to help them make smarter and faster decisions. No other company in the world provides the same holistic investment offering: our superpower is the combination of human insights and unique investor-led content with a global expert network. We serve over 1,000 investment firms, offering clients 24/7 coverage through our team of 1,300+ employees located across eleven offices.

Job Description

Please note, in applying to this role you are not applying to be a Consultant. Third Bridge is a market-leading investment research firm, we orchestrate and create research for our clients.

Associate Role

As an Associate, you’ll have opportunities to work with the top investment and management consulting firms in the world. They will trust in you for access to the most relevant experts and research content, which you are responsible for identifying and recommending to them throughout their project lifecycles. To do so you'll gather a unique set of stakeholder management skills that will help you deliver excellent results for both clients and experts. The projects can be complex, but the impact is meaningful - every day you will get to hear directly from your clients, experts and colleagues about the difference you have made. 

The hats you will wear:

• Business driver: understanding excellent client servicing in a highly competitive market and how your work impacts revenue growth. Work with your team to execute strategies for the accounts you are responsible for.

On every project, you will have an opportunity to drive performance by delivering on client requests. Each client and expert interaction is an opportunity to bring in revenue and build your book of business.

• Problem solver: Our clients count on us for their research needs, it’s our job to execute on their requests for experts. 

You will search for and vet experts to support your clients at each stage of their research. They operate under very tight deadlines that we have to match with urgency, but not at the expense of quality. 

• Player & coach: We operate as one team, both within your individual team and within the business at large. One day, you will be leading the charge, and another you’ll be supporting your peers.

You will be asked to train and develop the people around you, both on your team and those you’re working with on client requests. You will also receive lots of hands-on training and coaching yourself. We are a feedback-centric culture, and value effective communication.

• Research partner: Throughout their research, clients rely on us to think as an extension of their team. 

There will be times where we need to think outside the box and offer solutions that bridges their knowledge gaps, quickly. You’ll also need occasionally to go above and beyond to ensure a smooth partnership with your clients.

Qualifications

What you’ll need

• Proficiency in Japanese(written and oral - Level N1 above) and workable English.Intermediate Verbal proficiency is favourable




• Of course, brilliant communication skills - especially using the phone - are essential.




• We’re looking for strong academic credentials, or a proven background in a customer focused role. You’ll be looking to build your expertise in client engagement, influencing, negotiation, project management and stakeholder management - or you’ll be looking to build on your existing knowledge in these areas. But either way, you’ll need to be the kind of person who thrives in a hands-on, high-performance role where results matter.




• Attention to detail and an ability to work under pressure are just as important, and you’ll more than feel at home in a culture that’s built on feedback, open communication, continuous learning and winning as a team.




• Above all, you’ll have what it takes to exceed our clients’ expectations with every call you make, every consultation you arrange, and every contract you impact...

Additional Information

What our people love about working in the Tokyo Office:

• Be a founding member of the Tokyo team, entrepreneurial and multicultural work environment.




• Being surrounded by people they not only enjoy working with, but who also challenge and support them.




• Partnering firsthand with the leading investors and strategy consulting firms in the world and being privy to their thought process with all the learning this leads to 




• Building their career in business on a foundation of problem-solving, communication and commercial skills




• Living by “great minds think differently” in a diverse and inclusive team.

Thrive at Third Bridge!

Expect your total first-year compensation to be in excess of JPY 5,800,000,including bonus.Beyond pay, you can expect clear performance goals and to be recognized for your contributions. After ~2 years of strong results you could transition from being an individual contributor to managing your own team and P&L - a huge career milestone. Depending on your aspirations, you could also progress to a role in Sales, Product, or opportunities across our organisation.
We ensure every team member is able to bring their best self to work as well as in their lives outside - take a look at our benefits:

• Salary: Annual salary from JPY 4,800,000 to JPY 7,200,000,including uncapped bonus, which increases upon performance milestone achievement (average timeframe is 10-14 months)




• Vacation: 15 days (which increases to 20 days after 2 years of service), Japan public holidays 16 days




• Learning: personal development allowance of JPY 185,000  per year, which can be used for any learning programs you feel would be beneficial for you




• Flexibility: work from anywhere for one month per year, 2 annual volunteer days, 2 personal days when life throws you a curveball and 'Summer Fridays'




• Company Equipment: Apple Macbook, monthly Phone Allowance JPY 6,400 plus employee reimbursement for Commuting Allowance up to JPY 15,000/per month




• Health and wellbeing: Mental health service




• Rewards: get points through our colleague-to-colleague recognition program to spend on gift cards and more 




• Social: social gatherings, snacks, social events

We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team around us. That is why Third Bridge is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you are not 100% sure if you are right for the role, please apply anyway and we will be happy to consider your application.