Manager, Corporate Strategy & Business Development
Jetzt bewerben Später bewerben Job ID 10081733 Standort Minato-ku, Japan Veröffentlichungsdatum 05/04/2024 Unternehmen The Walt Disney Company (APAC)Job-Zusammenfassung:
Job Summary:
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, as well as in-house strategy/business insights role at FMCG, consumer tech, or media & entertainment companies. This role requires strong problem solving and analytical skills, expertise in consumer research, 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:
- Develop customized primary research approaches based on business needs
- Synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative data into clear, actionable insights
- Leverage & integrate secondary databases to provide holistic business solutions
- Conduct desktop research to support and provide insights based on business needs
- Collaborate with US research team to execute global-led projects for Japan, and share local insights/input where applicable
- Formulate strategies/initiatives in collaboration with multiple LOBs
- Work in an ever-changing and complex environment, and comfortable with ambiguity and navigating a fast-paced environment
- Prepare and share insights and analytical reports with the relevant stakeholders; provide consumer insights to different business teams
Professional Qualifications and Experiences
- 5-7 years of relevant experience at top-tier consulting firms, and in-house strategy/business insights experience in FMCG, consumer tech, or media & entertainment companies
- Extensive experience with the full lifecycle of consumer research: designing the approach/sample, writing questionnaires/discussion guides, managing fieldwork and related vendors, developing analytic plans, conducting data analysis, preparing compelling deliverables
- Experience in a range of research methodologies (e.g., MaxDiff, TURF, segmentation, conjoint, derived importance, attitudes & usage studies, focus groups, online communities, etc.)
- Demonstrated analytical skills to generate insights, e.g. mastery of Excel required; familiarity with tools such as Alteryx, SPSS, and Tableau a plus
- Insights about Japanese consumers, sensitive to identifying and following M&E market trends preferred
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred
- Passion for M&E industry; a content lover
Skills
- Ability to conduct consumer/market research
- Strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Good in numbers and has an analytical mind
- 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
- Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
- Sensitive to cultural nuances
- Fluency in English
- International research experience preferred
Über The Walt Disney Company (APAC):
Seit über 70 Jahren unterhält The Walt Disney Company die Verbraucher im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum – und bereichert das Leben der Menschen. Der Verbraucher von heute kann neue Markenerlebnisse auf viele Arten und in vielen Märkten von Australien, Neuseeland, Festlandchina, Japan, Korea bis Südostasien entdecken.
Über The Walt Disney Company:
Die Walt Disney Company ist zusammen mit ihren Tochtergesellschaften und verbundenen Unternehmen ein führendes, diversifiziertes internationales Familienunterhaltungs- und Medienunternehmen mit folgenden Geschäftsbereichen: Disney Entertainment, ESPN sowie Disney Experiences. Von seinen bescheidenen Anfängen als Zeichentrickfilmstudio in den 1920er Jahren bis zu seiner aktuellen Vorreiterrolle in der Unterhaltungsindustrie trägt Disney stolz sein Erbe weiter und bietet Geschichten und Erlebnisse von Weltklasse, die alle Familienmitglieder bezaubern. Disneys Geschichten, Figuren und Abenteuer erreichen Verbraucher und Gäste aus allen Teilen der Welt. Gemeinsam schaffen unsere Mitarbeiter und Darsteller aus Niederlassungen in über 40 Ländern der Welt Unterhaltungserlebnisse, die sowohl auf globaler Ebene als auch im heimischen Umfeld begeistern.
Diese Position ist bei TWDC (Japan) Ltd., das Teil eines Geschäftssegments ist, das wir The Walt Disney Company (APAC) nennen.