Company Description
Start Date: November, December 2025
Want to accelerate your career in a high-energy, commercial role? If you're competitive, a confident communicator, both on the phone and in person, and hungry to grow fast, our Associate role at Third Bridge could be your next big move.
About Third Bridge
We connect the world's top investors and business leaders to the insights that shape investment decisions. From private equity firms and hedge funds to leading consultancies, our clients count on us to find the exact expert they need — fast.
Since 2007, we've grown to 1,500+ people across global financial hubs, becoming a trusted research partner to thousands of decision-makers. This is where ambitious people come to accelerate their careers.
Job Description
Why Join Us?
We're offering more than a role — we're offering a career launchpad. As a Client Services Associate, you'll develop the commercial awareness and business acumen that open doors to long-term careers in sales, account management, leadership, research, and so much more. We promote from within, and our top performers move into management in as little as two years.
You'll thrive if you:
Love a fast-paced, target-driven environment
Have the confidence to pick up the phone and start conversations with anyone
Are naturally curious, quick to learn, and love to solve complex problems
Build rapport fast and think on your feet
Are resilient and motivated to exceed goals
What You'll Do
You'll be at the heart of our business — finding, calling, and engaging industry experts to deliver the insights our clients need, often under extremely tight deadlines. Expect to spend much of your day on the phone, persuading specialists to share their expertise and securing their time for client calls.
Day to day, you'll:
Own projects end-to-end, truly understanding the specific client needs and scheduling high-calibre expert calls.
Cold call and engage experts across industries, overcoming objections and winning buy-in
Work at speed, managing multiple projects and clients at once
Learn fast, gaining a broad knowledge of markets, business models, and regulations
Cross-Sell the full range of Third Bridge services, including content library, surveys, advisory, as well as 1-1 calls.
What You'll Gain
Commercial edge: Sales, negotiation, relationship-building skills, and the opportunity to develop leadership skills very early in your career
Client exposure: Work with leading private equity firms, hedge funds, and consultancies
Clear progression: Every manager started in the Associate role; promotion possible within 2 years
Annual Personal Development Allowance to invest in your growth
Would you like to learn more about our Associate position? Take our free virtual job simulation and learn what it is like to work in this role.
Qualifications
What you'll need
Native Japanese and Business fluency in English.
You're intellectually strong, you're ambitious, have leadership or extracurricular experience, and have shown grit through internships, work experience, or other achievements.
Additional Information
Thrive at Third Bridge
The starting Associate pay places you in the top 30% of graduate salaries across industries, and it is complemented with an uncapped bonus commensurate with target achievement. You can expect clear performance goals and to be recognized for your contributions. After ~2 years of strong results, you could transition from being an individual contributor to managing your own team and P&L - a huge career milestone. Depending on your aspirations, you could also progress to a role in Sales, Product, or opportunities across our organization.
We ensure every team member is able to bring their best self to work as well as in their lives outside - take a look at our benefits:
- Salary: Average annual salary of 4.8M to 7.2M JPY (including +20% uncapped bonus, which increases upon performance)
- Vacation: 15 days (which increases to 20 days after 2 years of service)
- Learning: personal development allowance, which can be used for any learning programs you feel would be beneficial for you
- Flexibility: flexible work options, such as Work from Anywhere program and flex days, offered at the company's discretion and subject to annual review.
- Equipment: Apple Macbook, monthly Phone Allowance plus employee reimbursement for Commuting Allowance.
We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team around us. That is why Third Bridge is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you are not 100% sure if you are right for the role, please apply anyway, and we will be happy to consider your application.
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