Manage patent creation and prosecution, freedom-to-operate reviews, third-party IP risk, disputes, and IP due diligence for M&A while working with R&D and legal teams.
About this role
This role is assigned to the Treasury Section of Nikon’s Finance Department. The team supports the finances of the Nikon Group and handles group-wide cash planning, funding and relationships with financial institutions. It also covers pension asset management and securities administration.
Responsibilities include preparing, monitoring and analyzing cash plans and budgets, addressing related issues, arranging funding, negotiating with financial institutions, hedging foreign-exchange risk, managing and reporting on pension assets, trading and reporting on securities, managing group-company funding including borrowing limits and loans, and reporting financial matters to management. The full range of duties is not assigned at the time of joining; responsibilities are determined based on the candidate’s experience and suitability.
Applicants must have at least three years of experience performing these types of work in a finance department at an operating company. Experience planning and executing financial strategy at an operating company is welcomed. Candidates interested in Nikon and its businesses, wishing to build a corporate finance and accounting career, and able to work cooperatively in a team are also sought.
The position develops skills in corporate finance from cash-plan preparation through funding, negotiations with financial institutions regarding funding amounts, interest rates and terms, and pension asset management through discussions about investment products, asset classes and allocation. The work involves cooperation with financial institutions and domestic and overseas group companies across Nikon’s broad business areas.
The workplace is Nikon’s headquarters or Innovation Center in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Remote work is available, with a work-from-home utilization rate of 15–20 percent. The probationary period is three months. The position is full-time and permanent.
Remote work is available, with a stated work-from-home utilization rate of 15–20 percent.
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