Manager, Corporate Strategy & Business Development

Corporate Strategy & Business Development (CSBD) is responsible for developing strategies to drive long-term growth for the company. CSBD team works closely with the leaders of all businesses to drive and support strategy development and execution.

As part of the Corporate Strategy & Business Development team, the role will aim to provide a good understanding of key market trends & consumer behaviors, their attitudes & preferences, and leverage relevant data & insights to work with business teams and form appropriate business strategies or answer the critical strategic questions. We seek a candidate with experience at management consulting firms, investment banking, as well as in-house strategy/business development roles at FMCG, consumer tech, or media & entertainment companies. This role requires strong problem solving and analytical skills, excellent team work, effective communication in both English and Japanese, as well as the ability to collaborate across a diverse range of stakeholders, including multiple levels of business and functional teams within TWDC.

Responsibilities:

• Synthesize market, industry, and competitive intelligence to anticipate emerging trends and identify incremental and transformational growth opportunities for the company
• Develop and evaluate business cases and strategic plans to capture new growth initiatives and adjacent opportunities
• Formulate strategies/initiatives in collaboration with multiple LOBs
• Prepare and share insights and analytical reports with the relevant stakeholders; provide consumer insights to different business teams

Professional Qualifications and Experiences

• 3-5 years of experience at consulting firms, investment banking, or in-house strategy/business development experience in FMCG, consumer tech, or media & entertainment companies
• Insights about Japanese consumers, sensitive to identifying and following M&E market trends preferred
• Bachelor's degree required
• Passion for M&E industry; a content lover

Skills

• Business acumen and problem-solving capabilities
• Good in numbers and has an analytical mind
• Ability to conduct consumer/market research
• Strong written and verbal communication skills: Power Point Slide, Excel Analysis
• Communicating with key stakeholders and team members in a credible and confident way
• Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working
• Sensitive to cultural nuances
• Fluency in English (Business Writing is important, fluent verbal communication is a plus)