Associate, Council Development

Location: Tokyo
7997131003

JOB TITLE: Associate

Business Unit: Council Development

Location: Tokyo (Hybrid/Full time)

Work Timings: 9am to 6pm

About the Team 

Recruiting Associates are enthusiastic professionals who develop and grow the GLG Councils. This role is an exciting position with opportunities to work closely with business and investment leaders that are driving industry throughout the world. Council Associates will work closely with client facing staff on custom client projects and strategic recruiting efforts designed to quickly put GLG institutional clients in touch with relevant key opinion leaders and senior level industry executives. 

Key Associate Responsibilities Include​ 

  • Quickly and efficiently identify and establish consulting relationships with professionals and experts best suited to participate in our highest priority client inquiries through telephone marketing and email; 
  • Grow the GLG Councils by recruiting key opinion leaders on a strategic/tactical mode, using recruiting campaigns, leveraging industry and professional lists, trade and business associations, referrals and other relationships; 
  • Interview eligibility of prospective industry leaders as needed and capture critical data in GLG’s extensive profile management systems; 
  • Consult with client-facing Research Managers to gauge clients’ needs and fulfill time-sensitive research requests for GLG clients by analyzing client inquiries and identifying and qualifying primary populations; 
  • Understand clients research workflows and objectives, and thereby support client-facing colleagues in growing GLG client relationships by utilization of best practices when dealing with prospective and current industry experts; 
  • Develop a working knowledge of GLG’s core industry coverage to improve project and product service quality. Develop awareness of broader industry trends/dynamics relevant to expert recruitment and client servicing; 
  • Work on other projects associated with building the GLG Councils. 

Ideal Candidates Have​

  • Must speak fluent to native level Japanese and business level English 
  • Superior communication and interaction skills, including demonstrated oral, written and presentation abilities in a business-focused setting using a variety of communication channels (telephone, e-mail, in-person, etc.) 
  • Fresher or minimum 1-2 years of work experience of any industry, but preferably working head hunting/ recruitment /market research 
  • University degree

What We Offer:

Benefits: All Japan GLGers also have access to benefits such as:

  • Comprehensive medical, accidental and life insurance coverage effective on your first day of employment. In addition to this coverage below, we also provide a monthly medical allowance.
  • Flexible paid time off: 20 days per year, plus paid national holidays; 25 days per year after 5 years of service
  • Tuition reimbursement program for eligible courses including language skills courses
  • Paid parental leave and adoption leave.
  • Free well-being support with the Calm app, and EAP, and free long-term therapy & counselling assistance through Pathways. Free Gym membership.

 

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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Job Title: Associate, Council Development

Location: Tokyo

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