Business Intelligence General Manager

This role will be to support regional business units, senior management, and the global intelligence function by researching, analyzing, and reporting on economic and political issues that could impact business activities within the Europe region, in terms of both risks and opportunities, providing relevant reports, briefings, and more.

This position requires fluent Japanese - ESSENTIAL for this role and team.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, research, and analyze economic and political events and trends, including foreign affairs, within the EU and wider Europe region.
• Share intelligence regarding economic and political events and trends, as well as country risk issues with relevant stakeholders (regional business units, senior management, and the global intelligence function) to facilitate business in the Europe region.
• Collaborate with relevant departments of Tokyo HQ and other global intelligence teams around the world, including the Middle East and Washington.
• Develop and coordinate an information network with external entities such as think-tanks, universities, governmental institutions, and embassies within the Europe region to facilitate business activities.
• Attend external seminars or symposiums across the region to collect information and develop an information network.
• Visit countries throughout the Europe region and beyond to collect information and extend the company's information gathering network.
• Manage and help to develop the potential of the department in Brussels and London.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, collaboration, and networking skills at all levels.
• Exhibit good economic, political, international relations, and business analytical skills.
• Show strong logical and critical thinking skills.
• Possess written and oral presentation skills.
• Engage in overseas travel.
• Advisory international relations as well as research analysis and European regulations - Green Deal, Battery, Energy, Hydrogen.

Essential for this role:

• Significant experience working at a senior level in a think-tank or research department, such as in a global industrial or financial institution.
• Fluent in English and Japanese - Will collaborate closely with Tokyo, as reporting will also need to be produced in Japanese.
• Writing analytical research reports.
• Experience in managing a team at various levels.
• A Master's Degree or above in an Economics or International Relations related field.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and networking skills at all levels.
• Good level of economic, political, international relations, and business analytical skills.
• Excellent presentation skills (Microsoft Office skills to prepare political and economic reports, including creating graphs and other graphics, and also have data manipulation skills, such as when producing a graph including economic data. Present regularly to senior management c. once each month).
• Logical and critical thinking.
• Budgeting and/or cost control experience.
• Able to travel regularly within the Europe region or other regions and engage with a wide range of business stakeholders.
• Comfortable and competent in dealing with senior management and with public speaking.