Business Portfolio Strategy Professional

The role is part of the Business Strategy Office within the Field Solutions Company, which provides integrated products, systems, and services to government and corporate customers. The office leads business portfolio transformation through themes such as M&A and alliances.

Working with key people in business divisions, the successful candidate will identify and execute important company-wide initiatives that individual divisions cannot complete alone. Responsibilities include developing M&A and alliance strategies based on company and business strategies, broadly identifying potential acquisition and partnership targets with the support of external consultants, research firms, and financial institutions, and approaching, negotiating with, and managing projects after deals are initiated. The role also requires close coordination with business divisions and consensus building with executive management.

Required qualifications include a systematic understanding of corporate strategy, business strategy, and M&A or alliance strategy; logical thinking; the ability to build agreement through discussion; and the ability to promote timely decision-making. Candidates must have experience leading business development or business transformation in a B2B business division and experience managing company-wide projects from a PMO position.

Preferred experience includes portfolio transformation or restructuring, such as business withdrawal, carve-outs, or business reorganization, as well as experience with M&A matters and an understanding of basic M&A processes and practices. Experience in an operating company, at least five years of industry experience, and at least seven years of experience in the relevant role are also listed as preferred.

The Business Strategy Office has approximately five members, within a corporate planning organization of approximately 30 people. Discussion and consultation are described as active and flat regardless of age or position. The work location is in Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. The standard working hours are 9:00 to 17:30, with a standard working time of 7 hours and 45 minutes per day. A flextime system without core hours is available, overtime may occur, and hybrid work combines remote work with office attendance approximately three days per week.

The position is permanent employment. Annual salary is listed at JPY 8.5 million to JPY 14 million, with an expected monthly salary of JPY 600,000 to JPY 975,000. Benefits and programs include health and social insurance, a company housing and housing-cost subsidy, housing and savings programs, a corporate pension, a cafeteria benefits plan, employee product purchasing, paid leave, holidays, training, LinkedIn Learning, MBA dispatch and overseas study programs, internal recruitment, side-work programs, and family, childcare, nursing-care, and other leave systems. The standard probationary period is three months from the joining date.