Strategy and Management Consultant

The consultant will work in Mizuho Research & Technologies, an organization within Mizuho Bank, supporting corporate clients with strategy and management consulting. The hiring entity is Mizuho Bank.

Responsibilities include supporting the development and execution of company-wide strategies such as medium- and long-term management plans; designing organizations and management systems including group management structures; and developing and executing business strategies, including new business development and M&A strategies.

The role also supports business creation through open innovation, the establishment and operation of corporate venture capital initiatives, and expansion into new fields such as space. Other responsibilities include analyzing current internal control and management practices, designing and implementing appropriate management structures, developing DX and IT strategies that support advanced management and corporate strategy, and planning and implementing business process reform, profitability improvement, and cost reduction. Additional client support may cover hospital management, intellectual property, and business succession.

Applicants must have either experience working as a strategy or management consultant at a consulting firm, or at least three years of practical experience in a business company in areas such as corporate planning, accounting and finance, product development, design and manufacturing, or internal reform.

This is a permanent employee position in Tokyo. The initial probationary period is six months, with the same salary during probation. Standard working hours are 8:40 to 17:10, with 7.5 scheduled working hours and a 60-minute break. Flextime may apply depending on the assigned department, with the applicable arrangements disclosed by the time of the job offer. The position may involve overtime and holiday work. Holidays include Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, 21 days of annual paid leave subject to a first-year adjustment based on the hiring month, and other special leave. Salary is determined under company rules based on ability and suitability; commuting expenses and some meal costs are covered under company rules. Social insurance, an employee stock ownership plan, childcare-related babysitter discounts, housing-related programs, asset-building support, and leisure support are provided.