Business Development Associate

Overview:

Guidepoint’s Business Development teams are passionate about expanding our reach with both new and existing clients. We support all Guidepoint’s service offerings, helping to build relationships and communicate how Guidepoint helps clients stay informed and make better business decisions. Our teams are motivated to provide custom offerings designed to help every potential client make the most of their partnership with Guidepoint.

The Tokyo team is looking for a Business Development Associate to further develop our business with major financial institutions, asset managers, PE firms or Hedge Funds within the region. The Associate will be responsible for assisting in building a pipeline of prospects across a variety of industries. This is an exciting opportunity for a self-starter who wants to learn more about the institutional investment industry and make a significant contribution to our business model.

What You’ll Do:

• Conduct outbound prospecting to qualify new business leads and help source new business opportunities
• Partner with senior sales team members schedule meetings with new prospects, set up meetings with existing strategic accounts to identify growth and cross selling opportunities, and manage client feedback calls.
• Meet designated prospecting and meeting targets through cold calling and other lead generation efforts.
• Assist in the development of marketing materials and client presentations.
• Develop a working knowledge of the primary research methods, the competitor landscape, and the institutional investment industry investment process and investment strategies.

What You Have:

• High level of fluency in Japanese and English.
• Bachelor's degree from a tertiary institution
• Broad base knowledge of the sales process from lead generation to relationship management.
• Excellent communicator capable of handling high-profile clients (Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, and Private Equity Firms).
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team atmosphere.
• Desire to work in a sales/ lead generation role that is KPI and metrics-driven.
• A desire to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

What We Offer:

• Hybrid work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Entrepreneurial, driven, and ambitious team environment
• Generous paid annual leave
• Central office location

ABOUT GUIDEPOINT:

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action.

Backed by a network of nearly 1.5 million experts, and Guidepoint’s 1,300 employees worldwide, we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request. With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful.

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience.

*Exciting News!*

We will be hosting a Guidepoint Career Launch Event in our new Osaka office at 6PM JST on Thursday, 9th January 2025. We'd love to meet you in person in our office. Please register here if you're able to join us!

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to network with our senior leadership team, including Chris Bonsi, Head of North Asia, Yuichiro Shimaoka, EVP and Head of Japan Client Service, and current employees.

Discover your future at our career event! Learn how you can grow from an Associate to a senior role like a Research Manager or Project Manager in 2-3 years. Join us to network, gain insights, and jumpstart your career journey!

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