Corporate Access

The Japan Corporate Access specialist will be responsible for originating and managing events in Japan, and allocated sectors. They will also be accountable for the technology solutions that track and record them. S/he will be responsible for the management of access to corporates, experts, and government entities; including on-and off-site meetings, site visits, conference calls, roadshows, investment conferences, and bespoke research trips.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop internal relationships with Investment Group associates to understand their investment philosophy and workflow in order to originate events
Actively follow sector analysts' responsibilities, meet with companies and to be comfortable recommending new companies for analysts to meet.
Act as point of contact with company management teams (CEOs, CFOs, and other C-suite, Investor Relations, etc.) to request and secure meetings for our investment professionals, representing Capital Group in an appropriate and compelling manner, and ensuring a positive user experience
Facilitate relationship-building opportunities for new analysts by guiding them with insights on company preferences
Build external relationships with corporate Investor Relations teams and third-party vendors
Ability to travel with the investment group to support offsite events and research trips originated; helping to deepen both internal and external relationships
Be prepared to manage some logistics associated with corporate access interactions if need be
Maintain data related to corporate access engagement and usage rates by investment teams in CorpAxe
Work collaboratively with partners across the organization, including Investment Assistants, Compliance, Meetings & Events, Research Services and Technology to ensure Corporate Access program is fully integrated into the broader Capital Group business
Coordinate closely with global corporate access teammates (based in US, London and Asia)

Employee Benefits:
Health Insurance Employees' Pension Employment Insurance
Industrial Injury Insurance

Qualifications:

5+ years of financial services experience, and ideally, prior experience in Corporate Access, Investor Relations, research or related financial services
Knowledge or experience in working in a Japanese financial service/ corporate.
Strong project/program management skills
A passion for Corporate Access and its importance in the investment process
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, in Japanese and English.
Strong client/customer service orientation
Strong judgment and integrity & experience working with sensitive information
High degree of operational efficiency, ability to multi-task, and attention to detail
Ability to build strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
Bachelor's degree required