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ShiseidoThis job posting was originally in Japanese. The English version is automatically translated. Please visit the company site for the most accurate information.
This position is responsible for the strategic development and execution of various projects, including M&A and partnership projects across the Shiseido Group, leading the projects from the consideration stage to the execution stage. The Shiseido Group has defined the period until 2026 as a structural reform period, reviewing and restructuring traditional methods in each field. After 2026, it is positioned as a phase of re-growth, with Japan, the global headquarters (HQ), consolidating governance and decision-making authority to each region. It is an environment where you can have a very large discretion and influence from Japan to the world.
- M&A practical experience (5 years or more): Experience leading any phase of M&A from consideration to execution (valuation, due diligence, project management, etc.) in a corporate, investment banking, strategic consulting, or financial advisory context. - Logical thinking: Ability to promote objective and logical decision-making to top management with a strategic perspective. - Communication skills: Ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders with differing interests, including management, overseas subsidiaries, business units, negotiation counterparts, and experts. - Language skills: Business-level Japanese and English (English proficiency is necessary, but M&A practical experience is prioritized).
- Industry experience: Experience in M&A projects in the B2C (consumer goods, retail, lifestyle, etc.) sector. - Skill breadth: Experience in process management that encompasses the entire process, not just a part of it. - Intellectual curiosity: Willingness to learn about new areas and business models.
- Directly connected to top management: You can communicate directly with C-level executives, materializing their vision and engaging in deals that influence the future of the company. - Be a key player in global decision-making: This is a phase where decision-making authority, previously dispersed overseas, is being unified at headquarters, allowing you to feel the control of global strategy from Japan. - Speed and overall perspective in team challenges: Instead of handling individual projects, a team of 4-6 members will share processes such as due diligence for one project, executing with speed. You will not just work on a part of M&A but will advance collaboratively as a team, grasping the dynamic flow of the entire project. - Commitment to overall corporate transformation: Move away from an environment of merely completing deals and face the essential challenges of management innovation on how to improve Shiseido as a company. - Maintaining work-life balance: While being involved in the core of management, there is a sustainable working environment.
