Global Governance Specialist

This is an open-post position in the Global Governance Headquarters, which designs and operates governance foundations for more than 600 domestic and overseas group companies. Based on the application documents, a suitable post within the headquarters is selected, and the specific assignment is adjusted before the interview according to the applicant’s experience and preferences. Applicants may indicate one or more areas of interest.

Possible responsibilities include forecasting risks arising from regulations and regulatory changes in new business areas, developing group-wide responses, and establishing global compliance standards and codes of ethics. The intellectual property area covers intellectual property strategy and governance of overseas group companies. Enterprise risk management responsibilities include coordinating and promoting risk management across domestic and overseas group companies, selecting and analyzing material business risks, monitoring controls, and reporting or making recommendations to management. Technology governance responsibilities include organizing a global governance framework for technology, including AI, and providing consulting services based on AI governance expertise.

Member-level candidates need the ability to identify emerging risks from a management perspective, gather and analyze information independently, plan and implement solutions to unprecedented issues, organize complex risk information, and prepare materials that support management decisions. They also need experience building trust and consensus with diverse stakeholders, including executives of overseas group companies, and leading coordination across specialist areas. Depending on the selected area, the required experience is at least three years in legal or compliance work at a globally operating company, at least five years in intellectual property practice including patents or trademarks, at least three years in group-wide risk management, or at least three years of relevant project or consulting experience at a consulting firm.

Manager-level candidates need at least seven years of experience in legal, corporate management, corporate planning, business strategy, business planning, or corporate governance at a company with sales of at least 100 billion yen, together with organizational management experience as a manager. The posting also requires experience in at least two specified areas, such as global rollout of new methods, cross-organizational problem solving, work with diverse domestic and international stakeholders, compliance, legal affairs, intellectual property, technology governance, or AI governance. Preferred experience includes group-company management, business continuity planning, corporate functions, governance or institutional design, risk-management consulting, AI-related development, cooperation with overseas group companies, and planning or developing systems using machine learning.

The manager-level preferred qualifications mention business-level English, communication in an APAC language, and certifications such as the Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant, Certified Public Accountant, business law, business career, compliance, PMP, bookkeeping, MBA, or TOEIC 800 or equivalent. Required language skills and qualifications are otherwise listed as none. The employment status is regular employment. The stated annual salary range is 5.5 million to 18 million yen. Work is based at Toyosu Center Building in Tokyo, with discretionary-work or flextime arrangements.