Business Planning / Business Operations (Analysis, Management & Execution Support)

This role is part of the business planning function and works with business leaders and planning members to lead projects that address management and business issues. The role supports both existing businesses and new ventures, helping convert business strategies into execution and accelerate the PDCA cycle across the company.

Responsibilities include supporting sales strategy execution for existing businesses and across companies, analyzing sales performance data, and planning and proposing improvement measures. The role also researches and analyzes market trends and competitors, manages actual performance against plans across companies and businesses, supports management and business decisions through data analysis, and sets, monitors, and manages business KPIs.

Additional responsibilities include building onboarding processes, operating knowledge-sharing tools, improving operational efficiency, and promoting the internal use of generative AI for business growth. Example tools include Salesforce, Looker, and Gemini, with consideration of additional new services. The communication tools listed are Slack, Salesforce, Google Workspace, and Zoom.

Required experience includes practical work in a cross-functional sales planning, corporate planning, business planning, or marketing organization. Candidates must have experience analyzing sales or marketing activities against numerical targets and reporting the results to internal stakeholders, as well as analyzing data with Excel or spreadsheets using functions, pivot tables, or data modeling.

Preferred experience includes using an SFA such as Salesforce for report output or dashboard construction; creating logical, clear materials with PowerPoint or Google Slides; leading operations design or improvement at a SaaS company; practical analysis and visualization with SQL or BI tools such as Tableau, Looker, or Looker Studio; using AI tools to organize work, automate tasks, or improve processes; and B2B solution sales.

The role requires ownership in undefined environments and the ability to define issues and develop solutions, adapt quickly, update relevant knowledge and skills as the business changes, and work steadily with business units to resolve their issues. The position is full-time and based in Minato-ku, Tokyo. The work style is hybrid office and remote work, with attendance frequency varying by department.

The selection process is generally two or three interviews, including an online first interview and an in-person final interview with a work exercise.