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Group Corporate Development Associate

Group Corporate Development Associate

Tags: Full-time, 3 YOE, Business Japanese

Minato City, Tokyo, Japan・Fetched 30+ days ago

Job Description

Employment Type: Full-time
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JD in Japanese follows. 英文の埌に和文JDをご芧いただけたす。

   

Group Corporate Development Associate- Mercari

  • Employment Status:Full-time
  • Work Hours:Full Flextime (no core time) 
  • Office: Roppongi

For more details, see the Overview of Our Positions section on our Careers site. 

About Mercari

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 launched 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.

Organization/Team Mission

In order to achieve Mercari's mission of "circulating all value and expanding possibilities for everyone," the Corporate Development team is responsible for accelerating business growth through strategic investments, including M&A. Working closely with the management team and each business division, they contribute to Mercari's medium- to long-term growth strategy.
See here for more information about our mission and values.


Work Responsibilities 

  • Strategy & Market Research
    • Research and analysis of market, industry, competitive environment, and technology trends
    • Providing strategic recommendations and insights to management and business divisions
  • Sourcing
    • Listing, researching, and analyzing potential companies
    • Communication with potential companies, investors, advisors, and agents
  • Execution
    • Conducting due diligence, modeling, and valuation
    • Reviewing, negotiating, and supporting conclusion of various contracts
    • Managing overall process and supporting decision-making through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
    • Promoting alliance projects with strategic partner companies
  • Post-Deal
    • Execution of integration plans
    • Supporting maximization of deal value through KPI monitoring and synergy creation
    • Promoting projects in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders


Unique Challenges 

Mercari has a value of "Go Bold" and has a culture that welcomes unconventional challenges. In a Corporate Development position, you will be able to take on unique and bold challenges in this culture, such as:

  • Creating Opportunities for In-organic Growth
    • Leverage M&A and strategic capital alliances to identify and develop new growth opportunities across diverse business domains. By analyzing market environments, fostering internal discussions, and building relationships with potential partners, this role leads strategic decision-making to enhance enterprise value and evolve Mercari’s business portfolio.
  • Driving Projects with Ownership
    • Take a hands-on approach to orchestrating projects—ranging from inception to execution and beyond—while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. Through such involvement, you will cultivate the ability to make flexible decisions, adapt to change, and gain deep expertise in multifaceted areas, including strategy design, business operations, product development, and the application of advanced technologies.
  • Focusing on Both Domestic and Global Expansion
    • Engage not only in creating opportunities in the domestic market but also in driving global M&A and partnerships to unlock broader growth potential. By leading negotiations and coordination across diverse types of initiatives, you will accelerate Mercari’s growth strategy on a global scale.
  • Enhancing Efficiency and Innovation through Technology
    • Embrace cutting-edge technologies, such as generative AI, to achieve breakthroughs in operational efficiency. Simultaneously, focus on irreplaceable aspects such as relationship-building and strategic discussions, empowering fast and precise decision-making and strategic planning. Continuously explore new approaches and value creation, unbounded by conventional methods.


Qualifications 

  • Required Experience/Skills
    • Experience in M&A execution (DD, valuation, contract negotiations, etc.) and PMI at investment banks, strategic consulting firms, PE funds, or business companies.
    • Those with experience in new business development and product management at a business company, and a track record of involvement in M&A and capital alliance projects (especially in promoting PMI on the business side)
    • In addition to high business literacy in areas such as financial analysis, modeling, and document and material creation, flexibility to proactively consider utilizing new tools and methods to improve business efficiency and accuracy
    • Strong communication skills to work with a variety of stakeholders and coordinate and reach consensus among multiple interests, as well as the ability to communicate across cultural and language barriers both domestically and internationally.
  • Preferred Experience/Skills
    • Experience in sourcing strategic investments and M&A, or practical involvement in target selection and initial consideration stages
    • Experience in industry networking with startups and VC funds, or involvement in pipeline creation using new sources and tools
    • Experience in cross-border M&A, collaboration with overseas companies, or business promotion in a multinational environment
    • Experience in designing and implementing business and organizational integration in PMI projects after M&A and alliances
    • Experience leading decision-making based on product understanding at software companies and startups
  • Language 
    • Japanese: Proficient (CEFR - C1) required
    • English: Independent (CEFR - B2) preferred

For details about CEFR, see here. 

Learn More About Mercari Group


Recruiting at Mercari

At Mercari Group, we value empathizing with and embodying the mission and values ​​of the Group and each company. To promote the creation of an organization that maximizes the total amount of value exhibited by all members, we would like to understand the experience and skills of each candidate as accurately as possible.

Recruiting cycle at Mercari Group

  • Application screening
  • Interview: There will be several round of interviews
    • Please note that we ask for pre-work before the 2nd interview. The 2nd interview will be conducted in English including the discussion of the pre-work that we ask candidates to share prior to the interview. 
  • Reference check: We will ask for online references around the timing of the final interview.
  • Offer: Offers will be determined carefully in consideration of the final interview and the reference check.

 Learn more about our recruiting process here.

Candidates with the following qualities will thrive in this position. We expect you to embody Mercari's values ​​of "All for One" and "Be Professional" and be able to lead a team.

  • Strategic thinking and structuring ability: The ability to organize complex situations from a bird's-eye view, move between the abstract and the concrete, and structure things in a logical and actionable way.
  • Sense of ownership and ability to involve others: The ability to define problems for oneself, rather than waiting for instructions, take action with a sense of responsibility, and involve a variety of stakeholders while working towards results.
  • Flexibility and adaptability: The ability to flexibly adapt while reviewing one's role and style, even in an era when parts of the work are being replaced or supplemented by technology. The adaptability to proactively adopt new tools and approaches.
  • Courage and perseverance: The ability to remain calm even in highly uncertain situations, to have multiple hypotheses and criteria for judgment, and to persevere through to the end of a project. Having the strength and composure to face the results.
  • Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn: The ability to keep up with rapidly evolving market and technology trends and to continually update one's knowledge and methods. The ability to enjoy being the "user" of new environments and tools.

These are the recruitment requirements for the Corporate Development (Associates) position at Mercari. We are looking for applicants who want to take on the challenge of being a driving force behind achieving extraordinary growth in Mercari's dynamic environment.

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.

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Group Corporate Development Associate- Mercari

  • 雇甚圢態正瀟員
  • 働き方フレックスタむム制コアタむムなし 
  • 勀務地六本朚
    詳现はキャリアサむトの募集芁項よりご確認ください 

メルカリグルヌプに぀いお

あらゆる䟡倀を埪環させ、あらゆる人の可胜性を広げる

「地球資源が限られおいるなか、より豊かな瀟䌚を぀くるために䜕ができるか」。2013幎、創業者の山田進倪郎が䞖界䞀呚の旅で抱いた課題意識から、フリマアプリ「メルカリ」は生たれたした。私たちは、物理的なモノやお金に限らずあらゆる䟡倀を埪環させるこずで、誰もがやりたいこずを実珟し、人や瀟䌚に貢献するための遞択肢を増やすこずができるず信じおいたす。

テクノロゞヌの力で䞖界䞭の人々を぀なぎ、あらゆる人の可胜性が発揮される䞖界を実珟しおいきたす。メルカリグルヌプの目指すべき方針に぀いおは Mercari Culture Doc をご芧ください。

組織・チヌムのミッション

メルカリのミッションである「あらゆる䟡倀を埪環させ、あらゆる人の可胜性を広げる」を達成するため、Corporate DevelopmentチヌムはM&Aを含む戊略投資・パヌトナヌシップを通じお事業成長を加速させる圹割を担っおいたす。経営陣や関係郚眲ず密接に連携しながら、メルカリの䞭長期成長戊略に貢献したす。

  • メルカリのミッション・バリュヌに぀いおの詳现はこちらをご芧ください

業務内容

  • 戊略・垂堎調査
    • 垂堎・業界・競合環境、技術トレンドなどのリサヌチ・分析
    • 経営陣や事業郚門に向けた戊略提蚀・むンサむト提䟛
  • ゜ヌシング
    • 候補䌁業のリストアップ、調査及び分析
    • 候補䌁業、投資家、アドバむザヌ・仲介等ずのコミュニケヌション
  • ゚グれキュヌション
    • デュヌ・ディリゞェンス、モデリング・バリュ゚ヌションの実斜
    • 各皮契玄内容の怜蚎、調敎及び契玄締結における支揎
    • 瀟内倖ステヌクホルダヌずの連携による党䜓プロセス管理・意思決定支揎
    • 戊略的パヌトナヌ䌁業ずのアラむアンス案件の掚進
  • ポストディヌル
    • 掚進・統合蚈画の実行
    • KPIモニタリングやシナゞヌ創出を通じた案件䟡倀最倧化の支揎
    • 瀟内倖ステヌクホルダヌず連携したプロゞェクトの掚進


ナニヌクなチャレンゞ

メルカリは「Go Bold倧胆にやろう」を掲げ、前䟋にずらわれない挑戊を歓迎するカルチャヌを持぀䌁業です。Corporate Developmentのポゞションでは、この文化のもずで次のようなナニヌクで倧胆な挑戊に取り組めたす。

  • 非連続な成長機䌚の創出
    • M&Aや資本提携を掻甚し、倚様な事業領域における新たな成長機䌚を創出したす。事業環境の分析、瀟内議論や候補䌁業ずの関係構築を通じお戊略的な意思決定をリヌドし、䌁業䟡倀の向䞊ず事業ポヌトフォリオの進化に貢献したす。
  • 䞻䜓的なプロゞェクト掚進
    • 瀟内倖のステヌクホルダヌを巻き蟌みながら、案件の構築から成立、その埌の掚進たで関䞎・支揎したす。圓該関䞎を通じお、前䟋にずらわれない柔軟な意思決定や倉化ぞの察応力を発揮し、戊略蚭蚈、事業運営、プロダクト構築、テクノロゞヌ掻甚など倚面的な知芋を深めるこずができたす。
  • 囜内ずグロヌバル展開䞡軞での取り組み
    • 囜内領域ずずもに、グロヌバルでのM&Aやパヌトナヌシップ機䌚の創出・構築にも関䞎し、より倧きな成長機䌚を远求したす。様々なタむプの案件における調敎・亀枉を䞻導し、成長戊略を加速させたす。
  • 技術を掻甚した業務効率化ず意思決定の革新
    • 生成AIなどの最新技術を掻甚し、業務効率を飛躍的に向䞊したす。同時に、リレヌション構築や議論など代替が難しい領域に焊点を集䞭させ、迅速か぀的確な戊略策定や意思決定を可胜にしたす。埓来の方法にずらわれず、新しい䟡倀やアプロヌチを垞に暡玢し続けたす。

応募芁件

  • 求める経隓・スキル
    • 投資銀行、戊略コンサルティングファヌム、PEファンド、たたは事業䌚瀟等においお、M&Aの゚グれキュヌションDD、バリュ゚ヌション、契玄亀枉などおよびPMIに関わった経隓 (3幎以䞊)
    • 事業䌚瀟での新芏事業開発の経隓があり、M&Aや資本提携プロゞェクトぞの関䞎実瞟特に事業偎PMIの掚進
    • 財務分析やモデリング、文曞・資料䜜成などの高いビゞネスリテラシヌに加え、業務効率化や粟床向䞊のために新しいツヌルや手法の掻甚を前向きに怜蚎できる柔軟性
    • 倚様な関係者ず協働しながら、耇数の利害関係を調敎・合意圢成できる高いコミュニケヌション力、および囜内倖の文化・蚀語の壁を越えお意思疎通できる力
  • 歓迎する経隓・スキル
    • 戊略投資やM&Aの゜ヌシング経隓、たたはタヌゲット遞定・初期怜蚎段階ぞの実務的関䞎経隓
    • スタヌトアップやVCファンドずの業界ネットワヌク、もしくは新たな情報源やツヌルを掻甚したパむプラむン圢成ぞの関䞎経隓
    • クロスボヌダヌM&Aや海倖䌁業ずの提携・連携、たたは倚囜籍な環境䞋での業務掚進経隓
    • M&Aや提携埌のPMIプロゞェクトにおいお、事業や組織の統合蚭蚈・実行を担った経隓
  • 語孊力
    • 日本語Proficient (CEFR - C1) 必須
    • 英語Independent (CEFR – B2) 歓迎

※CEFRの詳现に぀いおは、こちらをご芧ください

 

メルカリグルヌプに぀いお知る 


遞考に぀いお

メルカリグルヌプではメルカリグルヌプおよび各カンパニヌのミッションずバリュヌぞの共感・䜓珟を倧切にしおいたす。メンバヌが発揮する䟡倀の総量が最倧化されるような組織づくりを掚進するために、候補者のみなさんの経隓やスキルをより正しく理解したいず考えおいたす。

遞考の流れ

  • 曞類遞考
  • 面接耇数回の面接をお願いしたす
    • 2次遞考にお進みいただく候補者の方には、事前にお枡しする課題事前ワヌクのご提出をお願いいたしたす。
    • 2次遞考の面接は英語で行い、ご提出いただいた課題に関するディスカッションも英語で行いたす。
  • リファレンスオンラむン回答圢匏のもので、最終遞考の前埌でお願いしたす
  • オファヌ最終遞考ずリファレンスの内容より決定されたす 

 ※詳しくは  ã“ちらのペヌゞをご芧ください

このポゞションでは、以䞋のような資質を持぀方が掻躍できたす。メルカリのバリュヌである「All for One党おは成功のために」や「Be Professionalプロフェッショナルであれ」を䜓珟し、チヌムを牜匕できるこずを期埅しおいたす。

  • 戊略思考ず構造化力耇雑な状況を俯瞰的に敎理し、抜象ず具䜓を行き来しながら、論理的か぀実行可胜な圢で物事を構造化できる思考力。
  • 圓事者意識ず巻き蟌み力指瀺埅ちではなく自ら課題を定矩し、責任感を持っお行動を起こすず同時に、倚様な関係者を巻き蟌みながら成果に向けお掚進できる力。
  • 柔軟性ず適応力業務の䞀郚が技術的に代替・補完されおいく時代においおも、自身の圹割やスタむルを芋盎しながら柔軟に察応できる力。新しいツヌルやアプロヌチも前向きに取り入れられる適応性。
  • 胆力ず持続力䞍確実性の高い局面でも動じず、耇数の仮説や刀断軞を持ちながら、粘り匷くプロゞェクトをやり切る力。結果に向き合う匷さず冷静さを䜵せ持぀こず。
  • 知的奜奇心ず孊習意欲急速に進化する垂堎や技術トレンドに察しお感床高くキャッチアップし、自らの知芋や手法を曎新し続ける姿勢。新たな環境やツヌルを“䜿いこなす偎”であるこずを楜しめる玠逊。


以䞊が、メルカリにおけるCorporate DevelopmentAssociatesポゞションの募集芁項です。メルカリのダむナミックな環境で、非連続な成長を実珟する原動力ずしおチャレンゞしたい方のご応募をお埅ちしおいたす。

遞考における機䌚の平等  

メルカリでは、バックグラりンドによっお個人の可胜性が決め぀けられるこずなく、自由に䟡倀を生みだす機䌚を手にできる瀟䌚の実珟を目指しおいたす。そしおメルカリがミッションを実珟するために「Inclusion & Diversity」ずいう考え方は䞍可欠な存圚だず考えおいたす。
採甚掻動においおも、メルカリのミッション・バリュヌに共感する、様々なバックグラりンドの方にゞョむンしおいただけるよう、幎霢、性別、性的指向、人皮、宗教、身䜓胜力、その他蚘号に基づくあらゆる差別をなくすこずを玄束したす。
詳しくは、I&D statementをご芧ください。


なお、ご応募の際にはプラむバシヌポリシヌをご確認ください。