Japan Client Services Associate
Eurasia Group
To apply, please submit your resume to ganoza@eurasiagroup.net
About Eurasia Group
Eurasia Group is the world's leading global political risk research and consulting firm. By providing information and insight on how political developments move markets, we help clients anticipate and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they invest or do business. Our expertise includes developed and developing countries in every region of the world, specific economic sectors, and the business and investment playing fields of the future. With our best-in-class advisory and consulting offerings and GZERO Media, the Eurasia Group umbrella provides the marketplace with a complete political risk solution. Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington, London, San Francisco, Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Singapore, and Tokyo, as well as on-the-ground experts and resources in more than a hundred countries. "Politics first” grounds our work: Politics is the lens through which we view the world, and we are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests.
Responsibilities:
Support Eurasia Group’s robust client set in Japan by ensuring clients are engaging with our research analysts and sector teams, and that we are delivering on contracted work obligations like scheduled briefings and conference calls.
Communicate externally and internally in Japanese and English to fulfill clients’ day-to-day requests.
Assist in deepening our relationships with clients by identifying areas and ways in which we can do more to support them to manage global political risks
Work with existing Tokyo team to support closing new sales with clients and prospects on retainer advisory services and tailored one-off projects.
Assist the team with conducting regular analysts’ briefings to Japanese clients by arranging meetings, putting together meeting notes and schedules, translating clients’ questions ahead of the meetings, and sharing with analysts.
Perform basic administrative sales tasks such as preparing contract documents, activity reports, and updating client databases.
Support the team with organizing and sending out invitations for client events virtually or in Tokyo, such as the annual GZERO Summit, ad-hoc receptions, conference calls, and marketing events.
Regularly update the client and prospect database.
Support the publication and finalization of Japanese deliverables and notifications.
Translate client requests and keep track of client project schedules.
Qualifications:
Solid understanding of the Japanese business world and experience in building and supporting multiple client relationships in an entrepreneurial environment.
Background in the Japanese business sector and demonstrable familiarity with Japanese business culture.
Strong interest in foreign affairs and politics.
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks and priorities.
Minimum undergraduate degree in a relevant field; a Master’s degree is preferred but not required.
Advanced Japanese language skills required, native-level preferred.
Eligible to work in Japan.
1-3 years of experience.
We strive to put politics first for our clients. This requires us to maintain a company culture that puts people first. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, empowering, and globally-minded. We firmly believe that diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural background, religion, disability, and age brings ideas and perspectives to the table that make our analysis stronger for our clients and make our company a better place to work for our people. Our leadership team is committed to embedding diversity and inclusion into everything we do and how we lead.
