Forbes JAPAN Salon Concierge
Job Summary
As a Concierge for the Forbes JAPAN SALON, you will act as a mediator to build networks among business leaders, investors, and regional stakeholders. Your core mission is to design meaningful encounters that lead to tangible business developments and regional collaborations. This role involves planning events, managing member relationships, and fostering community growth across Japan.
Responsibilities
- Build relationships with business leaders and entrepreneurs
- Plan and execute networking events and study sessions
- Facilitate regional collaborations and business matching
- Attend business-related events and travel nationwide
Required Skills
- Minimum 1 year corporate or luxury retail sales experience
- Business English (TOEIC 735-860)
- Native/Fluent Japanese (JLPT N1)
- Strong communication and networking skills
- Independent problem-solving ability
Job Details
Job Description
Attractiveness of the Position:
- Build a strong network with business leaders, investors, and regional leaders who drive Japan's growth.
- Become deeply involved in diverse business scenes across Japan, from local startups to established corporations.
- Gain exposure to knowledge in a wide range of fields, including business, art, and social issues, and expect tremendous intellectual growth.
- Experience the tangible impact of driving a "community as a social mechanism" with over 350 member companies.
- This environment allows you to build diverse career paths in the future, such as becoming a business producer, entrepreneur, or project manager.
Mission:
You will play the role of a "mediator" in the membership-based community "Forbes JAPAN SALON," designing new encounters among members and connecting them to actual business and regional developments.
Specific Job Responsibilities:
1. Building Relationships with Members:
- Identifying challenges and themes through regular interviews with business owners and entrepreneurs.
- Detailed communication through digital tools and offline dinners.
- Proposing matching opportunities tailored to members' needs.
2. Event Planning and Management:
- Planning, selecting participants, and organizing networking events, study sessions, and meetups.
- Event announcements, promotion, and on-site management.
3. Regional Collaboration and Other Activities:
- Holding co-creation events in collaboration with local leaders (including nationwide travel).
- Collaboration with the Forbes JAPAN editorial department and other business divisions.
- Attending regular golf competitions, etc.
Working Hours: 10:00-19:00
Job Requirements:
- At least one year of experience in corporate sales, or retail sales to executives and high-net-worth individuals, including customer negotiation and customer service.
- Honest and trustworthy communication skills.
- Willingness to travel nationwide for business trips and meals.
- Ability to think and act independently.
- Bachelor's degree or higher (University graduates: at least one year of company experience / High school graduates: at least three years of company experience).
- Business Conversation Level English (TOEIC 735-860).
- Fluent Japanese (JLPT Level 1 or N1).
Desired Skills and Personality Traits:
- Experience in community management and event planning.
- Engagement with solving social issues, regional revitalization, and the worldview of Forbes JAPAN.
- Enjoy and adapt flexibly to a rapidly changing environment.
- Find joy in connecting people.
Benefits:
- Commuting allowance (up to ¥30,000 per month).
- Comprehensive social insurance.
- Remote work support (10 cafe work tickets per month).
- Lunch meeting support.
- Corporate rental housing contract system.
- Vaccination subsidy, health consultation service, and self-care subsidy.
- Birthday celebration system, company party support, Yakult Swallows game tickets.
Holidays:
- Complete two-day weekend (Saturday and Sunday), national holidays.
- Summer vacation, year-end and New Year holidays, annual paid leave, and welcome leave.