Intralink is seeking an enthusiastic and energetic candidate with excellent oral presentation, analytical and written skills for the position of Project Coordinator, (Business Development). Candidates must be native English speakers with fluent spoken and written Japanese (JLPT level 1, 2 or equivalent) and should have studied and/or worked in Japan for a minimum of two years. Experience and/or qualifications in business or a relevant technology sector, such as engineering, software, consumer electronics, telecommunications or semiconductors is an advantage but not essential.
 
The Intralink Tokyo office is a bilingual working environment of fluent Japanese-speaking westerners located close to Shimbashi station. This entry-level position is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to start a career in business development working with overseas companies entering the Japanese  market. The successful candidate will be offered an unrivalled opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies from Europe and the US and the tier-1 Japanese companies that adopt them for integration into products.
 
As a Project Coordinator based in Tokyo, your focus will be on providing support for 'hands-on' business development. You will work as part of a small project team and will have broad-ranging responsibilities to develop and implement detailed market entry and business development strategies with the goal of securing the best solution for our clients via:

• Planning, research and analysis using information gathered in Japanese and English from the internet, phone calls and face-to-face meetings
• Identifying, contacting and meeting Japanese target customers/partners
• Driving business discussions through presentation, evaluation and prototyping phases through to negotiation and design-in
• Interpretation and technical liaison between client and customer engineers
• Writing regular meeting notes and reports (in English) for clients

Essential Skills

• Native English speaker with strong oral and written presentation skills
• Fluent spoken and written business Japanese
• Three years+ experience working and/or study in Japan
• Strong interest in cutting-edge technologies and products

Interested candidates should send a CV and covering letter to Huw Thomas, Managing Director Intralink Japan, at このメールアドレスは、スパムロボットから保護されています。アドレスを確認するにはJavaScriptを有効にしてください or call +81 (0)3 5579 9290.  

About Intralink

Intralink Limited (www.intralink.biz) is the leading provider of market access and business development services to European and American companies targeting the Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean markets. For over 20 years we have provided accelerated market access from offices in Tokyo, Shanghai, Taipei and Seoul through our well-established Surrogate Sales Program™, a low risk and cost effective way for companies to generate revenues to the point where there is an economic and practical case for them to invest in a local company or to commit to a strategic partnership.

Working through a team of locally-employed, bilingual Western project managers based in East Asia, the three-stage Surrogate Sales Program™ has proven its value across a broad range of sectors, including mobile and fixed-line telecoms, consumer electronics, enterprise and networking solutions, intellectual property licensing and medical devices.
 
In addition to the Surrogate Sales Program™, we provide a range of Pre-market and Post-entry Support services, including our Market Landscape, Benchmark, Purchasing Office and Interim Management services.