Strategic Market Development Director

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Job details

Company overview

Responsibilities

As a Strategic Market Development Director, you will be responsible for driving strategic partnerships and leading M&A opportunities in Japan. This is a high impact role that reports directly into the Japan Country lead with a dotted line into the regional Strategy lead. You will work with cross-functional teams in Japan and across the globe, in an entrepreneurial environment.

• Build strategic partnerships and M&A pipeline including identifying/screening potential partners and engaging with them
• Drive outcomes for strategic partnerships
• Engage with potential M&A targets and support execution of M&A
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess capabilities and fit of partners and M&A targets
• Develop external network and engage with key market players
• Strategic market analysis: provide deep market insights on strategic topics, provide competitive assessment and develop recommendations for key growth opportunities

Requirements

• Minimum of 5-10 years of work experience in a consulting or corporate development function at a leading management consulting firm or multinational organization
• Native Japanese speaker and business proficiency in English
• Strong network and/or experience in the technology space with a focus on Legal Technology or Enterprise technology (Tax, Trade/Supply chain)
• Ability to engage with C-level executives
• Strong presentation skills, verbal and written
• High level of proficiency using Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Word
• Comfort working in a matrixed environment with global colleagues
• Ability to prioritize key opportunities and influence stakeholders to drive outcomes

Salary

12 - 18 million yen

Location

Tokyo