Total 28 Education / Training job vacancies in Roppongi, Tokyo

*In this position, main language used is in Japanese. Please submit application materials both in Japanese & English*

リサーチ・エキスパート

エゴンゼンダーのリサーチ・エキスパートは、経験豊富なコンサルタントとチームを組み、経営人材の社外からの招聘プロジェクト（エグゼクティブサーチ）における経営人材サーチ業務に主に取り組みます。今回は主に消費財業界グループの担当者を募集しておりますが、担当業界についてはご志向とご経験に応じてご相談させていただきます。

Research Expert

Egon Zehnder's research experts team up with experienced consultants and work primarily on assignments in executive search projects. We are mainly looking for candidates in the consumer goods industry group, but will consult with you on the industry you are interested in working in based on your aspirations and experience.

＜主要業務＞

業界と人材に関する情報収集・調査、データベース管理が主な業務です。

【プロジェクト開始前】

• 顧客企業についての情報収集
• 担当業界における経営人材動向についての情報収集
• 候補者プールの初期的なリサーチ
• コンサルタントと共にサーチ戦略の構築
• 顧客ミーティングへの同行

【プロジェクト開始後】

• 顧客の求める要件に合った候補者発掘・コンタクト
• 候補者パイプラインの継続的な拡充
• 顧客との進捗状況ミーティングへの参加と資料準備の補助
• コンサルタント、クライアントへの顧客企業の情報、業界内の人材動向の継続的なアップデート

【その他】

• マーケティング活動、エゴンゼンダーが開催するセミナーや会議へのサポート業務
• 業界、顧客企業、人材動向等各種情報収集とデータの管理
• 社内データベースのアップデート・管理、資料の作成

<highlights>

The main tasks are to collect and research information on the industry and key talents, and to manage databases.

Before the project starts:

• Gather information on client companies
• Gathering information on management talent trends in the industry for which you are responsible
• Initial research of candidate pool
• Developing search strategies together with consultants
• Accompanying clients to meetings

After the project starts:

• Identifying and contacting candidates that meet the client's requirements
• Continuous expansion of candidate pipeline
• Participate in progress meetings with clients and assist in preparing materials
• Provide ongoing updates to consultants and clients on client company information and industry trends

Other:

• Provide support for marketing activities, seminars and conferences organized by Egon Zehnder
• Gathering information and managing data on the industry, client companies, human resource trends, etc.
• Update and manage internal databases and prepare documents

応募者多数のため、募集要項に記載されている最低条件をすべて満たしている方にのみご連絡を差し上げます。面接のご連絡を差し上げるのは、当社の最低・希望資格に最も近い応募者のみとさせていただきます。エゴンゼンダーの採用チームは応募書類を保管し、今後の採用に関してご連絡させていただく場合があります。

Due to high volume, we will only be contacting applicants who meet all of the minimum requirements listed in the job description. Only those applicants who align most closely with our minimum and preferred qualifications will be contacted for an interview. The Recruiting team at Egon Zehnder will retain your application materials and may contact you regarding future opportunities.

求める人物像

• 業界のトレンドや、経営人材の動きに知見・ご興味のある方
• 異なる職種・地域のメンバーとのチームワークを重視して仕事ができる方
• 既存のやり方ではなく、新しいやり方を自分で見つけ挑戦できる方
• 例：新たな候補者プールの発掘に新しいアプローチを提案できる等
• スピード感のある日々の業務の中で、突発的な依頼にも臨機応変に対処できる方
• 様々な依頼の優先順位をつけて、複数のプロジェクトをこなせる方
• 最後まで責任を持って仕事ができる方
• 細部にこだわり正確に業務ができる方
• 例：データべース入力や資料作成が嫌でない等
• コンフィデンシャリティの高い情報をコンプライアンスを遵守し扱える方
• 顧客や同僚と上手くコミュニケーションが取れる、対人関係能力の高い方
• 協調性のある方
• 専門性を高め、落ち着いて働きたい方

We are looking for someone who has/is:

• Knowledge of and interest in industry trends and the movement of management personnel
• Able to work in a team environment with members from different professions and regions
• Can challenge herself/himself to find new way instead of the existing way of doing things
• Able to propose new approaches to finding new candidate pools, etc.
• Able to respond flexibly to unexpected requests in a fast-paced daily work environment
• Can prioritize various requests and handle multiple projects
• Able to take responsibility for work until the end
• Detail-oriented and accurate.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information in a compliant manner.
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate well with customers and co-workers
• Collaborative
• A desire to build and nurture his/her own professional expertise in long term

必須経験・スキル

• ４年制大学卒業以上
• 8年以上の社会人経験
• ネイティブレベルの日本語力
• ビジネスレベルの英語力
• 英語でのクライアント及び社内との会議参加、メールのやりとり、グローバルトレーニング受講が可能なレベル（目安：TOEIC 850点以上）
• PCスキル
• Microsoftオフィス（ワード、エクセル、パワーポイント）：業務上での使用経験

Requirement

• Batchelor’s degree or higher
• Minimum 8 years of working experience
• Native level Japanese
• Business level English
• Ability to participate in client-facing and internal meetings, exchange emails, and attend global training courses in English (TOEIC score 850 or higher)
• PC skills
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint): Experience using Microsoft Office on the job

歓迎する経験（尚可）

• コンサルティング会社・エグゼクティブサーチ会社におけるリサーチャー経験
• データベースを使った業務経験

Preferred

• Experience as a researcher in management consulting or executive search firms
• Extensive work experience using databases

福利厚生

• フレックスタイム制度
• ハイブリッド勤務
• 年次有給制度
• 社会保険、労働保険完備
• 産前産後休暇、育児休業制度（一部有休扱い）

Benefit

• Flex-hour work-rule
• Hybrid work (onsite and work-from-home)
• Annual paid leave
• Statutory social and labor insurance
• Paid maternity and child-care leave

エゴンゼンダーについて

エゴンゼンダーは、世界有数のエグゼクティブ・サーチおよびリーダーシップ・アドバイザリー・ファームです。エゴン・ゼンダーは、組織が抱えるリーダーシップの課題の核心に迫り、率直なフィードバックと洞察を提供することで、リーダーが真の存在意義と目的を実現できるよう支援します。私たちは、リーダーシップを通じて、人、組織、そして世界を変革できると信じています。

About Us

Egon Zehnder is the world’s preeminent executive search and leadership advisory firm, inspiring leaders to navigate complex questions with human answers. We help organizations get to the heart of their leadership challenges and offer honest feedback and insights to help leaders realize their true being and purpose. We believe that together we can transform people, organizations and the world through leadership.

オフィス

東京オフィスは、エゴンゼンダーがスイスで創業後、初となる欧州領域外のオフィスとして、1972年に設立されました。

今日では、20名のコンサルタントと35名のスタッフが一丸となって、日本企業並びに日本国内外で活動する多国籍企業に対し、最高経営責任者(CEO)の後継者計画、取締役会の実効性評価、経営人材の評価・育成、経営幹部の外部招聘、組織変革などに関するアドバイスを行っています。金融、ライフサイエンス、テクノロジー、製造業、消費財、プライベート・エクイティ、そして公的機関など、業界を問わず広くクライアントの支援を行っています。

Our Offices

Since its founding in a Zurich townhouse in 1964, Egon Zehnder has grown to 64 offices in 36 countries.

Our Tokyo office was Egon Zehnder's first non-European location. Established in 1972, we are the oldest executive-search firm in Japan.
Today, our 20 consultants and 30-person staff advise on CEO successions, board effectiveness, corporate transformation, leadership assessment and development both for Japanese companies and global multinationals. We work with a wide array of companies in the financial service, life sciences, technology, industrial and consumer goods as well as private equity.

エゴンゼンダーは、文化的に多様で、公平で、包括的な組織の創造と育成に取り組んでいます。私たちは、職場における幅広いアイデア、視点、経験、スキルセットの価値を認識しています。Egon Zehnderの多様性と包括性への継続的なコミットメントについては、https://www.egonzehnder.com/diversity-initiatives。

About SmartNews

SmartNews is a global leader in redefining information and news discovery, committed to providing users with accurate, timely information and supporting quality journalism. We combine the power of our unique machine-learning technology with the expertise of our first-rate editorial team to bring news that matters to millions of users from our over 3,000 global publishing partners.

Founded in 2012 in Tokyo, Japan, SmartNews has offices in Tokyo, San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, and Singapore.

The Team

The Ranking Team serves as the architect behind the cutting-edge algorithms and systems that power the SmartNews Product. Our scope encompasses a range of surfaces, most notably For You, Push Notifications, Follow Recommendations, Search, ads and so on.

At the core of our mission is the commitment to provide SmartNews users with an unparalleled experience in discovering quality information. Through our intricate algorithms, we curate and present content in a manner that resonates with personalization, fostering engagement and, in turn, bolstering critical business metrics including DAU, revenue, and user engagement.

Our team thrives on the challenge of transforming vast data into actionable insights. We continuously refine and innovate upon our algorithms to ensure that the information presented is not only relevant but also delivered with precision, enriching the user journey and driving SmartNews' competitive edge.

In collaboration with cross-functional teams, we contribute to the seamless integration of our algorithms into various product facets, each designed to enhance user interactions and overall satisfaction. By blending data science, engineering prowess, and a passion for innovation, our team is committed to shaping SmartNews into a trusted and indispensable source of personalized content for millions of users worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Champion machine learning initiatives that drive business growth, conceptualizing and implementing comprehensive end-to-end machine learning frameworks and solutions to elevate our key performance indicators and metrics.
• Innovate and implement machine learning algorithms, seamlessly integrating rule-based optimization strategies, resulting in tangible enhancements across product metrics for our diverse array of offerings such as ads, feed, push notifications, and follow recommendations.
• Design, develop, and iterate recommendation and ranking algorithms on predictive models for candidate generation and ranking, including but not limited to building real-time data pipelines, feature engineering, model optimization and innovation.
• Write robust and efficient server-side production code, contributing to applications that meet the highest standards of reliability and performance.
• Spearhead the development of tools that empower our machine learning engineers, amplifying their productivity and effectiveness in bringing our solutions to fruition.
• Lead medium/large sized projects to improve ranking

Minimum requirements

• 3+ years of experience in designing and implementing machine learning algorithms, and applying them to real world problems
• Solid Machine Learning background and deep understanding of certain domain of machine learning techniques, especially in recommendation systems, natural language processing
• Strong software development skills with proven record of shipping changes to production that improved product metrics with machine learning technologies
• Able to have deep end-to-end understanding of sophisticated ranking systems and can proactively detect problems and make improvement suggestions
• Good written and spoken communication skills, can work across functional teams
• Expert coding abilities in multiple programming languages (e.g. Java, C++, Python, Scala)
• MS or BS in computer science, mathematics, physics or other quantitative fields

Nice to have

• Experience relevant to Search/Recommendation/Ads Ranking
• Experience with cloud based architecture (e.g. Amazon Web Services)
• Strong interest in news media and our mission

Benefits available at the SmartNews Tokyo Office

• Lunch and snacks prepared daily in our on-site kitchen facility
• In-office coffee stand offering single-origin coffees, espresso-based beverages, teas, and other seasonal drinks
• SmartSelect, our support program for employee self-development, well-being, and productivity
• All healthcare and social insurance required by the Japanese labor law

Visa Sponsorship and Relocation Support

• Work visa sponsorship is available for candidates who meet eligibility requirements
• To support a smooth transition for candidates who are moving to Japan from overseas, SmartNews partners with a travel service provider

JD in english follows. 英文の後に和文JDをご覧いただけます。

はじめに

あらゆる価値を循環させ、あらゆる人の可能性を広げる

「地球資源が限られているなか、より豊かな社会をつくるために何ができるか」。2013年、創業者の山田進太郎が世界一周の旅で抱いた課題意識から、フリマアプリ「メルカリ」は生まれました。私たちは、物理的なモノやお金に限らずあらゆる価値を循環させることで、誰もがやりたいことを実現し、人や社会に貢献するための選択肢を増やすことができると信じています。

テクノロジーの力で世界中の人々をつなぎ、あらゆる人の可能性が発揮される世界を実現していきます。メルカリグループの目指すべき方針についてはMercari Culture Docをご覧ください。

選考における機会の平等

メルカリでは、バックグラウンドによって個人の可能性が決めつけられることなく、自由に価値を生みだす機会を手にできる社会の実現を目指しています。そしてメルカリがミッションを実現するために「Inclusion & Diversity」という考え方は不可欠な存在だと考えています。

採用活動においても、メルカリのミッション・バリューに共感する、様々なバックグラウンドの方にジョインしていただけるよう、年齢、性別、性的指向、人種、宗教、身体能力、その他記号に基づくあらゆる差別をなくすことを約束します。詳しくはI&D statementをご覧ください。

募集要項

業務内容

• Elasticsearch の設計、開発と維持を通じて広告のパフォーマンスを改善
• NLP を用いてクエリを解析しトークン化にすることを通じて広告のマッチングと検索結果の関連性を向上
• データサイエンティストやほかのエンジニアと協同して Elastisearch の連携やパフォーマンスを向上

ユニークなチャレンジ

• MAU2,000万を超えるメディアでの広告ソリューションの立ち上げ
• メルカリは、広告ソリューションを提供しているが、まだアーリーステージに立ちます。これからは日本の広告マーケットに、大きなインパクトを与えることが期待できます
• 従来の枠組みを超えた革命的な広告施策への挑戦
• 多くのプラットフォームで広告ソリューションは提供されており、成功事例が数多く存在します。既存のソリューションの良さを活かし、より良いソリューションを提供可能です。

必須条件

• Elasticstearch の開発、運用経験
• 検索アルゴリズム、関連性チューニング、クエリ最適化に関する知識及び経験
• 自然言語処理（NLP）技術とツールの専門知識
• データインデックス、ETLプロセス、大規模データセットの取り扱い経験

歓迎条件

• 広告ドメインまたは広告プラットフォームでの経験
• Elasticsearch、Solrもしくはその他のOSS検索エンジンや分析ツールの利用経験
• 検索やパーソナライズに関わる機械学習、データサイエンスの知識
• モニタリングやログ分析(e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK stack)の経験

語学力

• 日本語：Proficient (CEFR - C1)
• 英語：Basic (CEFR - A2) Preferred
  ※CEFRの詳細については、こちらをご覧ください

雇用条件

雇用形態

正社員

• 試用期間：入社後3ヶ月（本採用と同条件)　

オフィス

六本木

• 受動喫煙対策: 屋内全面禁煙
• メルカリには「YOUR CHOICE」というワークスタイルに関する制度があります。オフィス出社をすることも、フルリモートワークを選択することも自由に選択することができます。※一部職種を除く

勤務時間

• フレックスタイム制（コアタイムなし・フレキシブルタイムなし）
  ※一部職種を除くため、ご応募の際にお問合せください。

休日・休暇

• 完全週休2日制（祝祭日、年末年始 等）
• 有給休暇、慶弔休暇、リラックス休暇、Sick Leave

給与

• 月給制（固定残業代含む）
• スキル・経験・能力に応じて決定いたします
• 毎年2回見直し　

ベネフィット　

• 各種社会保険完備
• インセンティブ制度
• 社員の家族を含めた支援制度
  ※ 詳しくはこちらのページをご覧ください。

サポート　

• リロケーションサポート
• 言語学習のサポート
• 翻訳と通訳のサポート

　　※ 詳しくはこちらのページをご覧ください。

メディア

コーポレートサイト

• 株式会社メルカリ
• 株式会社メルペイ
• 株式会社メルコイン
• Mercari US

オウンドメディア

• メルカリ採用サイト
• エンジニア情報ポータルサイト「メルカリエンジニアリング」
• メルカリの人を伝えるオウンドメディア「mercan」
• メルカリのデザインにまつわるブログ「Mercari Design」
• メルカリ AI

Introduction

Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people

"What can I do to help society thrive with the finite resources we have?" The Mercari marketplace app was born in 2013 out of this thought by our founder Shintaro Yamada as he traveled the world. We believe that by circulating all forms of value, not just physical things and money, we can create opportunities for anyone to realize their dreams and contribute to society and the people around them. Mercari aims to use technology to connect people all over the world and create a world where anyone can unleash their potential.For more information about Mercari Group’s mission, see Mercari's Culture Doc.

Equal Opportunity Hiring

Here at Mercari, we work to realize a world in which no one’s potential is limited by their background and everyone has the opportunity to freely create value. We also firmly believe that a mindset of Inclusion & Diversity is essential for us to achieve our mission.

This, of course, extends to our hiring practices as well. Mercari is committed to eliminating discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, physical disability, and other such factors so that anyone who shares our mission and values can join us, regardless of their background. For more details, please read our I&D Statement.

Position Overview

Work Responsibilities

• Improving ad performance through the design, development, and maintenance of Elasticsearch
• Enhancing ad matching and search result relevance through the analysis and tokenization of queries using NLP
• Collaborating with data scientists and other engineers to enhance the integration and performance of Elasticsearch

Unique and Bold Challenges

• Launching advertising solutions on media with over 20 million MAUs 
• Mercari is providing advertising solutions, but is still in its early stages. It is expected to make a significant impact on the Japanese advertising market in the future. 
• Challenging revolutionary advertising measures that go beyond conventional frameworks 
• Advertising solutions are offered on many platforms, and there are numerous success stories. We can leverage the benefits of existing solutions to provide even better ones.

Required Skills

• Development and operational experience with Elasticsearch
• Knowledge and experience in search algorithms, relevance tuning, query optimization
• Expertise in natural language processing (NLP) technologies and tools
• Experience in handling data index, ETL processes, and large data sets

Preferred skills

• Experience in advertising domain or advertising platform
• Experience with Elasticsearch, Solr or other OSS search engines and analytical tools
• Knowledge of machine learning and data science related to search and personalization
• Experience in monitoring and log analysis (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK stack)

Language Requirements

• Japanese: Proficient (CEFR - C1)
• English: Basic (CEFR - A2) Preferred
• For more details about CEFR, please see here

Working Conditions

Employment Status

Full-time

• Probationary period: First 3 months after joining the company. (During this period your contract conditions will be the same as that of a permanent employee.)

Office

Roppongi

• Smoking is prohibited within our offices
• Mercari has introduced a work style policy called “Your Choice.” Each member is free to choose whether they want to work in the office or work fully remote. *Exceptions made for certain kinds of work.

Work Hours

• Full flextime (no “core time” or “flex time”)
  *Does not apply to all positions

Holidays

• Two days off per week (as well as national holidays, New Year's break, etc.)
• Paid leave, congratulatory and bereavement leave, relax days, sick leave

Salary

• Annual salary paid in 12 monthly installments (including fixed overtime allowance)
• Based on skills, experience, and abilities
• Reviewed twice a year
  
  

Benefits

• Complete health and social insurance
• Incentive program
• Support systems, including those that benefit the employee’s family members
  *See this page for details.

Support

• Relocation support
• Language learning support
• Translation/interpretation support
  *See this page for details.

Media

Corporate Sites

• Mercari, Inc.
• Merpay, Inc. [Japanese]
• Mercoin, Inc.
• Mercari US

Owned Media

• Mercari Careers
• Mercari Engineering Portal
• Mercan - Introduces the people that make Mercari
• Mercari US Careers
• Mercari US Blog
• Mercari AI

About SmartNews

SmartNews is a global leader in redefining information and news discovery, committed to providing users with accurate, timely information and supporting quality journalism. We combine the power of our unique machine-learning technology with the expertise of our first-rate editorial team to bring news that matters to millions of users from our over 3,000 global publishing partners.

Founded in 2012 in Tokyo, Japan, SmartNews has offices in Tokyo, San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, and Singapore.

The Team

Ads are the lifeblood of our company, and our state-of-the-art Ads Ranking system enables us to create the most relevant, profitable, and sustainable ad products. The team is responsible for developing Deep Neural Network (DNN) based machine learning architecture and scaling our core-ranking system. This involves solving a range of online prediction, recommendation, and optimization problems using engineering and mathematical thinking to maximize ad revenue and performance. We are seeking talented engineers to build the next-generation ads delivery system to support our fast and aggressive company growth.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop Ads Ranking core systems and algorithms to generate relevant ads that drive the growth of a profitable ads ecosystem (e.g., ads targeting, ranking, auction, strategy, model serving reliability, etc.).
• Build highly scalable machine learning/deep learning systems and models to improve ads ranking quality. Relevant model types include, but are not limited to, user click-through rate (CTR), user conversion rate (CVR), prediction models, and user targeting models.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, such as product managers and product specialists, to enhance the efficiency of ads auction and bidding strategies by releasing new algorithms.
• Work closely with backend engineers to develop a scalable ads ranking and delivery system.

Minimum requirements

• BS degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Science (Physics or Mathematics), or other relevant majors.
• 3+ years of experience in prediction, optimization, or other relevant systems for online web services (e.g., online advertisement, content recommendation, etc.).
• Proven experience in driving business impact through machine learning, deep learning, or mathematical optimization (e.g., achieving increased revenue or user volume).
• Familiarity with the architecture and implementation mechanisms of at least one mainstream machine learning programming framework (TensorFlow, PyTorch, MXNet, etc.).
• Proficiency in business-level English.

Nice to have experiences/skills

• M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant major.
• Experience with AWS, Spring Boot, MySQL, Hive, Hadoop, Spark, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Proven experience in cross-functional core projects.
• Experience in developing high-traffic web services, particularly in backend engineering for ad-delivery servers.
• Experience in the ads industry.
• Basic understanding of statistics and various mathematics at a liberal arts level, with knowledge in game theory and auction theory.
• Proficiency in business-level Japanese.

Benefits available at the SmartNews Tokyo Office

• Lunch and snacks prepared daily in our on-site kitchen facility
• In-office coffee stand offering single-origin coffees, espresso-based beverages, teas, and other seasonal drinks
• SmartSelect, our support program for employee self-development, well-being, and productivity
• All healthcare and social insurance required by the Japanese labor law

Visa Sponsorship and Relocation Support

• Work visa sponsorship is available for candidates who meet eligibility requirements
• To support a smooth transition for candidates who are moving to Japan from overseas, SmartNews partners with a travel service provider

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We produce independent, trusted and actionable ratings and insights that empower all companies to continuously improve their sustainable business practices, ultimately contributing to a positive change at a global scale. In this job you will:

•    Collect relevant CSR news articles information from online as well as other recognized sources
•    Assess whether news is pertinent for our evaluation team
•    Create abstracts of news related to social and environmental issues
•    Update the database with articles collected
•    Contribute in various projects and assisting the 360 news team
•    Suggest and implement process improvements

Job Overview:

As a Computer Vision Research Scientist, you will be responsible for implementing new computer vision technologies such as GAN or Stable Diffusion for our in-house banner generation tool. You will be working closely with the engineering team as the G123 platform grows its portfolio of games and expands globally. Main tasks include:

• Landing computer vision technologies into the company's existing product
• Building innovative systems with AI and Computer Vision technologies
• Prepare and execute proof-of-concepts of the solutions with stakeholders
• Deploy successful proof-of-concepts together with engineers

• Research/industry experience in: image generation (GAN/Stable Diffusion), neural image assessment, object detection, image recognition or equivalent
• Strong analytical, algorithmic and coding skills
• Collaborative team player mentality
• Self-motivated and passionate about solving real-world problems
  
  

Language Requirements

• Can work in Chinese OR Japanese OR English
• Can read and understand technical documents in English

• Visa support
• Free lunch catering and early-bird breakfast
• Free in-office Starbucks, coffee, tea, beverages, snacks, sweets, & vitamins/supplements
• Modern office space in the heart of Tokyo, with views of Tokyo Tower and Mount Fuji
• Industry-leading work-life harmony: overtime is rare and discouraged
• Commute expenses covered
• 30,000 yen rent support if you live 2 stops from Roppongi 1-chome or Kamiyacho stations
• Bonus for continuous employment (50,000 yen/month added to base salary after 5 years of continued employment)
• Health insurance
• Diverse & international environment
• Working hours: 10:00 – 19:00, Monday to Friday (in-office)
  
  

About CTW.inc

Founded in 2013, CTW is Japan’s No.1 browser game company. Our primary service is the G123 IP game platform — which publishes video games based on famous Japanese IP.

We’ve been experiencing steady growth in revenue in the past few years as our player base has exploded to over 50 million users worldwide.

We must grow quickly to keep up with market demand.

Our CEO founded and named this company with the aspiration to "Change the World." As a fast-growing startup, we hope our team will drive themselves to try new things and accelerate their careers to match the rapid expansion of the company.

Our core values are
- ambition
- drive
- simplicity

With global hits like Vivid Army, Queen's Blade, and many more, we’re looking to go from a market leader in Japan to an industry leader globally!

Job Overview

As a NLP Research Scientist, you will be responsible for implementing natural language processing technologies while working closely with the engineering team. As the G123 platform grows its portfolio of games and expands globally, your main responsibilities include:

• Landing the NLP technologies into the company's existing product
• Explore novel innovations
• Prepare and execute proof-of-concepts of the solutions with stakeholders
• Deploy successful proof-of-concepts together with engineers

• Research/industry experience in: machine translation, natural language generation, text summarization, dialog system, question answering or equivalent
• Strong analytical, algorithmic and coding skills
• Motivated to build innovative systems with AI and NLP technologies
• Collaborative team player mentality
• Self-motivated and passionate about solving real-world problems

Good to have

• One server-side programming language (TypeScript, Go, JavaScript, Kotlin, Python)
• PWA, Web Payments, Web Authentication API (WebAuthn), FedCM
• WebSocket API (WebSockets), Web APIs, Local Storage
• Kubernetes (K8s)
• Can design websites or web applications
• Experience in a startup environment
• Can adapt to fast-paced coding and sprints

Language Requirements

• Can work in Chinese OR Japanese OR English
• Can read and understand technical documents in English

• Visa support
• Free lunch catering and early-bird breakfast
• Free in-office Starbucks, coffee, tea, beverages, snacks, sweets, & vitamins/supplements
• Modern office space in the heart of Tokyo, with views of Tokyo Tower and Mount Fuji
• Industry-leading work-life harmony: overtime is rare and discouraged
• Commute expenses covered
• 30,000 yen rent support if you live 2 stops from Roppongi 1-chome or Kamiyacho stations
• Bonus for continuous employment (50,000 yen/month added to base salary after 5 years of continued employment)
• Health insurance
• Diverse & international environment
• Working hours: 10:00 – 19:00, Monday to Friday (in-office)
  
  

About CTW.inc

Founded in 2013, CTW is Japan’s No.1 browser game company. Our primary service is the G123 IP game platform — which publishes video games based on famous Japanese IP.

We’ve been experiencing steady growth in revenue in the past few years as our player base has exploded to over 50 million users worldwide.

We must grow quickly to keep up with market demand.

Our CEO founded and named this company with the aspiration to "Change the World." As a fast-growing startup, we hope our team will drive themselves to try new things and accelerate their careers to match the rapid expansion of the company.

Our core values are
- ambition
- drive
- simplicity

With global hits like Vivid Army, Queen's Blade, and many more, we’re looking to go from a market leader in Japan to an industry leader globally!

A series of operations serving pharmaceuticals and medical device manufacturers as clients, from research planning to output creation to meet client issues 

Responsibilities

• Act as the client's window for research operations in general, such as research planning, questionnaire/ interview flow creation, tabulation specification, analysis/reporting, etc. 
• Work with the department in charge of the fieldwork, the department that performs tabulation, etc., and acquire necessary data accurately and smoothly 
• Assist senior staffs with sales activities such as presentations for clients 
• Assist senior staff through secondary data collection and business support 

職務内容:
・お客様、パートナー様、社内の営業チームなどからのトレーニングや認定資格サービスに関する問い合わせ対応とクラス日程やトレーニングサービスについての回答（サポートケース、Email）
・トレーニングプログラムに関連したプロセスをスムーズに実施するための改善と発展
・トレーニングクラスや資格試験のロジスティックや手配などに問題があった際のトレーニング参加者や受験者に対する迅速なサポート
・トレーニング・認定資格プログラム、ポリシー、プロセスなどに関する質問や要望があった際の丁寧な対応（サポートケース、Email）
・社内やトレーニングイベントの実施にあたっての各種手配とそのプランニング
・社内、パートナー様、お客様のためのトレーニング・資格試験日程、カレンダーの作成と更新
・Web ページやPartner Portalでの最新のスケジュール、コース概要、参加者登録等を告知
・トレーニング・認定資格プログラムのマテリアルの配布準備。締切とクオリティの管理
・社内および社外のトレーニング・認定資格関連情報の整理およびスケジュールの作成と展開（正確かつ最新であること）
・トレーニング開催情報の質と正確性を維持するためのレポート抽出
・ServiceNow認定教育パートナー：ServiceNow Authorized Training Partners (ATP)のコンタクト先として、必要なサポートを提供

<日本語は英文の後に続きます>

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Training Specialist to help support our training department inside of Customer Service. Core responsibilities include providing outstanding service to our players by developing effective customer service procedures, implementing loyalty programs, and setting/achieving satisfaction goals, and developing team members.

The training specialist will play an integral role in the creation and execution of various learning / development programs. This person will combine creativity, research and analysis, and a deep knowledge of adult learning to enhance existing materials and create new ones.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Assist in developing engaging training materials by completing thorough research, game knowledge, analyzing player interactions and assessing the needs of internal staff, content creation

• Facilitate and run training sessions / workshops to create a culture of learning
• Ensure that new staff members receive appropriate introductory training
• Based on research, plan and implement training programs that will prepare employees for the next step of their career paths
• Stay abreast of the new trends and tools in employee development 
• Day to day reporting and communication to clients
• Cooperation with clients on training framework

仕事内容

カスタマーサービスでのトレーニングをサポートし、そして、モチベーションと経験のあるトレーニング・スペシャリストを募集しています。主な職務は、効率的なカスタマーサービスマニュアルの作成、ロイヤルティプログラムの実施、満足度目標の設定・達成、チームメンバーの育成などを通じて、ゲームプレイヤーに卓越したサービスを提供することです。

トレーニング・スペシャリストは、さまざまな学習・能力開発プログラムの作成と実行において重要な役割を担います。トレーニング・スペシャリストには、創造性、調査・分析力、成人学習に関する深い知識を組み合わせて、既存のトレーニング資料を強化し、新しい資料の作成を行っていただきます。

具体的な業務内容:

• 徹底的なリサーチ、ゲーム知識、プレイヤーとの交流分析、社内スタッフのニーズ評価、コンテンツ作成などを行い、魅力的なトレーニング資料の開発をアシストする
• 学習文化を創造するために、トレーニングセッション・ワークショップを促進・運営する
• 新しいスタッフが適切な導入研修を受けられるようにする
• 調査に基づき、スタッフが次のステップに進むための研修プログラムを計画・実施する
• 従業員開発における新しいトレンドやツールを常に把握する
• クライアント様への日々の報告とコミュニケーション
• トレーニングの枠組みについてクライアント様と協力する

• Relevant experience in conducting trainings 

• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Design and training material creation capability
• Fluency in English(business) and Japanese (N1)
• Familiarity with games is a big bonus
• Flexibility with working weekends

必須条件

• トレーニングの実施に関連する経験
• 優れたプレゼンテーション能力とコミュニケーション能力
• トレーニング資料のデザイン、および作成能力
• 英語能力（ビジネスレベル）、日本語能力（N1レベル）を持っている
• ゲームに精通している場合は尚可
• 土日を含むシフト制での勤務が可能

• Fixed term contract (契約社員)
• Commuting Allowance : Up to ¥30,000/Month
• Work from home allowance : Up to ¥10,000/Month
• Social Insurance: Full Shakai Hoken（健康保険、厚生年金、雇用保険、労災保険）
• Paid Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• Employee Assistant Program
• Language Program
• Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Referral program
• Medical check-up
• Company Events

待遇・福利厚生

• 雇用形態：契約社員
• 社会保険完備
• 交通費支給（月額 3 万円を上限とし、オフィスへの出社日数に応じて実費支給）
• 在宅勤務手当（月額上限1万円）
• 有給休暇
• 傷病休暇
• 従業員アシスタントプログラム
• 語学プログラム（日本語／英語のレッスンサポート、資格取得サポート）
• 従業員持ち株会
• 社員紹介制度
• 健康診断（年1回）
• 社内イベント（お花見、BBQ、忘年会などオフラインでのイベントも多数

About the role:

As a senior member of Morningstar’s Manager Research team in Japan, the Associate Director plays a leading role in Morningstar’s manager research operation in Japan, delivering high quality and timely research to investors and clients. In addition to conducting fund due diligence and writing research reports, the Associate Director is charged with promoting Morningstar’s mission and research capabilities through our global thought leadership program, along with active engagements with the external market on key investment and industry issues that are relevant to Japanese investors. The role is based in our Tokyo office.

Job responsibilities:

• Take the lead in producing high quality and timely manager research reports; assist analysts in formulating and defending our opinions on investment strategies through report editing and in rating committees; contribute to the link up with global analyst teams.

• Enhance Morningstar’s research profile in Japan through active engagements with the external market (wealth managers, media, regulators, and clients) in areas including (but not limited to) industry trends and development, policy and other investment issues that are relevant to Japanese investors.

• Strengthen perceptions of Morningstar’s research capabilities in Japan through contributions to the international thought leadership program and production of local research content.

• Support ongoing client deliverables of Morningstar’s investment advisory offerings in Japan. Help drive and develop scalable ways of delivering better services to Morningstar’s client segments.

• Actively promote Morningstar’s investment advisory capabilities when interacting with Morningstar’s target audience and prospects.

• Handle ad-hoc client enquiries and undertake administrative and/or analytical work as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in finance or business-related discipline; Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and/or MBA is desirable.

• At least 7-10 years of investment-related experience, working in a manager research and/or portfolio management role. Understanding of Japan-based investment managers would be viewed favourably.

• A keen knowledge of financial markets that has been developed both personally and professionally;

• Strong written and verbal English and Japanese communication skills, with a demonstrable track record in writing succinct analysis.

• Solid presentation skills; experience with the media, clients, and large audiences is preferred.

• Strong quantitative skills with good grasp of statistics.

• Ability to demonstrate initiative, work independently and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines.

• Independent, experienced researcher who is passionate and familiar with modern finance and investment theory. Portfolio construction and asset allocation experience will be viewed favourably

• Demonstrable interest in industry trends and development, along with regulation and policies that are relevant to Japanese investors.

• Aptitude to build effective relationships with key stakeholders and a demonstrable ability to influence internal stakeholders to build consensus amid competing priorities.

• Skilled with PC and mainstream software packages. Experience with Morningstar Direct is an advantage.

Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.

Job Description

• Key accountability

  ・専門家として、市場調査（特定されたビジネス課題の解決、顧客が意識していないニーズの特定）の実施や外部データ（処方箋データ、シンジケート調査の結果など）の分析を通して、ビジネス課題を解決するための価値あるインサイトを提供する責任がある

  ・アジャイル組織におけるスクワッドメンバーの一人として、プライマリ―リサーチ以外の業務を積極的に実施する責任がある

  Major responsibilities of role:

  ・新薬のロンチ準備のための市場調査をリードする

  ・外部データ分析を通して、タイムリー且つ役立つ情報を提供する

  ・リサーチデザインや外部データ分析のベストプラクティスをチームメンバーと共有する

  ・グローバルの同僚と一緒に、日本におけるグローバルリサーチを主導する

  ・顧客にフォーカスした市場調査をリードする

  ・顧客ニーズや顧客のペイン/ディライトポイントを引き出すためのイノベイティブな手法を探す

  ・スクワッドメンバーとして仕事をする

  MUST Experience

  ・医療用医薬品のリサーチ経験（製薬会社のリサーチ担当者/市場調査に関わっていたマーケター、調査会社の経験が5年以上、医療用医薬品の市場調査の経験があるコンサルティング）

  ・英語スキル（英語の調査票を理解し、内容を英語で修正し、英語でメールを返信できる）

  WANT Experience

  ・製薬業界の外部データに対する豊富な知識がある。例えば、IQVIAの売上データ、IQVIA やIntageの宣伝数データ、レセプトデータ(JMDC, MDV, Jmiri, NPA) など

  Optional Experiences

  ・デザインリサーチの経験は必要ない。デザインリサーチの手法などは入社後に習得が可能である

  ・医療用医薬品の営業経験

  Competencies

  ・期待されるマインドセットと行動（オープンマインド、シェアリング、コラボレーション、チャレンジ、目的重視、高い倫理観と誠実さ、患者さん中心、多様性の尊重）

  ・チームメンバーとの良好なコミュニケーション

  ・英語：問題なくメールができるレベル

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Job Family Description

• Influence systematic brand/franchise decision making by developing and implement implementing appropriate market research plan, timeline, and budget in a compliant manner
• Effectively partner with multiple internal stakeholders to understand business issues and design appropriate market research and develop actionable insights
• Leverage relevant insights, including primary research, secondary data, competitive intelligence, syndicated reports and databases to present a wholistic view of business situation and performance

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborates proactively with extended marketing team to understand and address key business decisions including strategy development, forecast assumptions, execution choices and performance measurement
• Develops and implements market research plan, timeline, and budget in a compliant manner in collaboration with marketing teams and other stakeholders as aligned to business & strategic priorities
• Engage with external market research agencies to ensure appropriate methodologies are incorporated, Including the use of innovative approaches and integration with secondary data as appropriate
• Leverages relevant insights, including primary research, secondary data, syndicated reports and databases, and integrates these into a compelling story to guide business decisions
• Identifies specific metrics and mechanisms to measure benefits and plans to activate these mechanisms at the required time. Monitors benefits against what was predicted in the business case. (KPI tracking and management)
• Sometimes specific roles include incremental skills within market-specific domains (oncology, vaccine, etc.)

Skills

• Research
• User Research
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Supplier Management
• Business Situation Analysis

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Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

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To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

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About Salesforce

We’re Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too — driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good – you’ve come to the right place.

社内の人材育成を担うEnablement部門に所属し、スキルに応じた総合的な学習カリキュラムをData-Drivenに設計、活用促進、ビジネス効果を測り改善に繋げるプロジェクトをリードするExcellence Learning Designのメンバーを募集しています。

Salesforce社員一人ひとりが、それぞれのロールで成功を収めるために必要な学習やトレーニングは多岐に渡ります。Excellence Learning Design 担当として、
各ロールに求められるスキル・能力を理解し 一般的なラーニング理論やSalesforceの標準化されたフレームワーク (Excellence Profiles) を軸に学習をマッピング・学習ジャーニーを設計し それぞれのスキルギャップやニーズに合わせて推奨する ことで、社員が目標に「速く」「確度高く」到達するための効果的なスキル・能力育成を実現します。

Excellence Learning Design メンバーとして、各部門のリーダーやEnablementチーム、フォーカスグループなどと協力し、Data-Drivenなアプローチでスキルアセスメント→スキルギャップの可視化→学習カリキュラムを推奨する Enablement 2.0 施策をリードします。また、学習者の学習後のビジネス効果を定期的に分析し、改善策や改善すべき点を特定し、継続的に改良します。

求める人物像は、情報量が多い中で、あるべき情報を整理することを好み、周囲の考え・視点を取り入れながら、自身の成長と共に、人や組織の業績向上に貢献したいと考えていただける方です。

業務内容

• Enablement 2.0 プロジェクトの推進

  • Salesforceの全社的な戦略・施策やEnablementチームメンバー (Field Business Partner, Technology等) と連携し、Dataを起点としたスキルアセスメント→スキルギャップの可視化→学習コンテンツの推奨プロジェクト (Enablement 2.0) 全体を計画、主導、管理、展開する

• 学習カリキュラム設計・活用促進

  • 標準化されたフレームワーク (Excellence Profiles)やSkill Assessment データ、ロール別の育成長期戦略などから育成エリアの優先順位を見極め、それぞれのロールやスキル課題を抽出する。各種トレーニングや学習プラットフォーム (Learningforce) 、他各部門から発信されている既存コンテンツをマッピングし、多様な学習カリキュラムとして設計する

  • 社員それぞれの最適なタイミングで、最適なカリキュラムを推奨するためのプロセスを構築し、利活用が進むよう 他部署やEnablement BPと密に連携をする。そのアクセス状況とビジネス効果をKPI化しトラッキングする

  • Enablement Techチームと連携し、日本版 SEED (Sales Excellence Enabled by Data) リリースに向け適切なカリキュラム開発と、学習の推奨条件設定、コンテンツ準備を推進する

• プロジェクトの効果測定と継続的なPDCAを実行

  • Data-Drivenなアプローチでカリキュラムの学習効果を分析 (=定量データ) 、学習者やフォーカスグループなどから Feedbackを収集し (=定性データ)、改善すべきことを特定し、継続的・定期的にプロセスやコンテンツをアップデートをする

  • 学習成果をビジネス目標にアラインさせ、学習体験のブループリントの設計者 (Designer) として役割を果たす

必須スキル・経験

• 部門横断のプロジェクト経験 - 自身でイニシアチブを発揮し、チームの協調やチームワークをサポートしプロジェクトをリードした経験がある。他者と協力し、コンセンサスを得て合意形成を行うことができる

• ナレッジ / コンテンツマネジメント開発・運用経験 - 情報を広く収集し、理解し、学習者が効率的かつ効果的に情報を理解、活用できるよう、情報を整理・カテゴライズした経験がある (※成果物の提示)

• Data-Drivenで施策のPDCAを実行した経験 (尚可) - 多様な情報をタイムリーにデータ分析し、分析結果から優先順位をつけ施策を実行、結果を考察し、Next Actionにつなげた経験がある

• 相手目線に立ち、物事を分かりやすく伝える力・ファシリテーション力・プレゼンテーション力を有する

• 多様な情報をタイムリーにキャッチし、整理できる情報収集・体系化スキル

• プログラムプランニング能力

• 多種多様な関係者に対して、目標とする結果を達成するために、論理的かつ効果的に考えやアイデアを伝える能力を有する

歓迎するスキル・経験

• Salesforce製品に関する業務経験・知識 (尚可)

• グローバルチームとのやり取りが可能なビジネス英語レベル以上のコミュニケーション力、英語でのドキュメンテーション力を有していると尚可

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