Handle DeNA Group’s monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated closing, prepare disclosure materials, review reorganization accounting, support audits, and improve accounting workflows.
About this role
This role analyzes investment trends in growth sectors and develops hypotheses for potential new businesses that could become future core businesses for DeNA. The person will help shape investment themes and support the team as an investment evaluator through research, market judgment and a broad network.
Responsibilities include identifying target areas and forming investment and acquisition theses based on trend analysis. The role will also develop relationships with domestic and overseas startups and venture capital networks in those areas.
For execution support, the person will lead business due diligence and work with the person responsible for execution on valuation, deal structuring and contract negotiations. After an investment, responsibilities include supporting post-merger integration, creating synergies with the Growth Business Division and assisting business development.
The position is part of DeNA’s Growth Business Division, whose stated mission is to create businesses through investment in growth areas. The division has been expanding its portfolio rapidly since fiscal 2025 and is hiring founding members for an investment team handling investments that may lead to M&A. The role can contribute from the creation and articulation of investment themes through sourcing methods and investment strategy development. The investment approach may combine financial returns with DeNA assets such as business expertise, data, users and technology to create new business opportunities.
The designated work locations are DeNA’s Shibuya office in Tokyo, the Yokohama Arai Building office or the Yokohama BASEGATE office, or a home or equivalent location approved by the company for remote work. The scope may change to company-designated workplaces, including remote-work locations. Indoor office areas are smoke-free, with designated indoor smoking areas.
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