Senior Consultant/Manager, Business Consulting - Japan Market
About the role
The Opportunity
Your Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver consulting engagements for Japanese clients, covering strategy development, operating model design, business transformation, and operational improvement initiatives.
- Advise clients on business and operational challenges, identifying opportunities to improve performance and drive sustainable growth.
- Manage client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders.
- Support business development activities, including opportunity identification, proposal development, client presentations, and go-to-market initiatives.
- Lead project delivery teams, ensuring engagements are delivered on time, within scope, and to a high standard of quality.
- Collaborate with cross-functional and regional EY teams to deliver integrated solutions for clients.
- Contribute to thought leadership, practice development, and capability building within the consulting team.
- Mentor and coach junior team members, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team environment.
Skills and Attributes for Success
- Strong consulting and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to develop practical and actionable recommendations.
- Excellent stakeholder management and client relationship-building skills.
- Strong project management and engagement delivery experience.
- Experience presenting to and influencing senior executives and decision-makers.
- Commercial mindset with experience supporting business development and proposal pursuits.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in both Japanese and English.
To Qualify for the Role, You Must Have
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Technology, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
- 6+ years of relevant consulting and advisory experience.
- Proven experience delivering business consulting engagements covering strategy formulation, transformation, and operational improvement.
• Experience supporting and managing multinational and Japanese clients and stakeholders
- Business-level proficiency in Japanese and English is required, as the role involves leading client meetings, facilitating workshops, and developing client-ready deliverables for Japanese-speaking clients and stakeholders.
Ideally, You'll Also Have
Experience within one or more of the following sectors:
- Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT)
- Consumer Products & Retail (CPR)
- Advanced Manufacturing & Mobility (AMM)
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