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About the Role

GLG Research leverages a leading platform for expertise, insights, and intelligence to provide comprehensive answers for complex business challenges. We combine top-tier management consulting and market research with deep industry insights to staff bespoke client engagement teams. These teams utilize GLG capabilities and are supported by a GLG Research team for thought-partnership, quality oversight, and scope management. Our unique approach offers streamlined, customizable project support to deliver in-depth actionable insights. This role supports life sciences, tech, industrial, and private equity clients on strategic topics including market mapping, voice-of-customer, commercial due diligence, and growth strategy engagements. We seek strategy consultant generalists with exposure to Industrials (Keiretsu / Sogo Shosha), Technology, and Life Sciences sectors, possessing a strong fundamental consulting toolkit and a desire to apply these skills across diverse sectors.

Responsibilities

Manage client project scoping, development, and closing.
Oversee projects from start to finish, ensuring high-quality service and deliverables.
Lead engagement teams in market research, pitch material preparation, and report writing for client pitching and project delivery.
Develop and grow the expert-led research business in Japan through internal collaboration.
Lead research business development initiatives to expand GLG’s footprint in Japan.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years’ experience at a strategy consulting or research firm.
Experience supporting Industrials, Technology, and Life Sciences projects is desirable.
Generalist mindset and ability to pivot across multiple industries.
Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
Entrepreneurial zeal.
Successful track record working in a close team environment.
Act with the highest integrity and professionalism.
Think creatively and focus on opportunities for growth.
Exhibit constant attention to detail.
Demonstrate initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time.

Skills

Solid core consulting skills.
Slide-making.
Story-telling.
Client communication.
Stakeholder management.
Project management.
Superior written and oral communication skills in Japanese business context.
Full business proficiency in English.
Full business proficiency in Japanese.
Solid computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office).

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Work Type

Onsite

Experience Level

Minimum 5 years’ experience

Education Level

Bachelor's or higher degree
Equivalent work experience

Benefits

Close mentoring environment for rapid development.
Opportunities for increasing responsibilities.
Exposure to a broad range of functional responsibilities (product development, capital allocation, sales, marketing, operations).
Regular exposure to regional GLG senior management team and broader organization.
Opportunities to build strong relationships with clients.

About the Company

GLG is the world’s leading platform for trusted human expertise.
Connects global decision-makers with authoritative voices to answer critical questions.
Clients include hedge fund managers, private equity partners, and Fortune 500 strategy leaders.
Employees act as an extension of clients' core teams, navigating high-stakes challenges across strategic initiatives.
Operates within the industry’s most trusted research environment, helping clients capture nuanced perspectives for smarter, faster business outcomes.
A global team of pragmatic problem-solvers mirroring market intensity.
Driven by intellectual curiosity and a bias toward action, reinventing the industry they invented.

Equal Opportunity

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