Overview:

The Strategic Research team is the backbone of Guidepoint’s success. The team is responsible for efficiently delivering Guidepoint’s services to our clients around the world. We work to understand each client’s unique business questions and help them gain critical insights to stay informed and make better business decisions.

The Intern will work alongside Associates, Research Managers and Project Managers in the Strategic Research team to support them with delivery on multiple projects in different industries. If you enjoy learning about different industry sectors and the opportunity to hone your communication and interpersonal skills; then look no further. 

Who We Are: 

• Team-oriented and collaborative 
• Hard-working professionals who strive for excellence 
• Built-in mentorship to help you drive and improve your project management and customer service skills, to deliver excellent results for clients 
• Hands-on leadership to help you develop your career and provide opportunities for upward mobility within Guidepoint 

What You’ll Do:

• Data entry and updating of the CRM database
• Assist in onboarding administration and compliance of top industry subject matter experts into the Guidepoint network
• Assist the team and Project Managers with other administration and / or operational tasks
• Coordination of phone consultation sessions for subject matter experts in Japan
  
• Assist with occasional industry research across multiple sectors based on project needs in the team
• Assist the Strategic Research team with their outreach strategy to approach relevant subject matter experts
• Operate with a teamwork mentality that leads to building and maintaining strong relationships with other Guidepoint colleagues

What You Have:

• High level fluency in both Japanese and English
• Must be able to work at least 3 days a week and commit to a minimum of 3 months
  
• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree and above
  
• Intellectual curiosity and desire to learn
• Hard working and diligent
• Ability to work independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
• Effective time management skills

 Skills You Will Learn:

• Project / Time Management 
• Innovative / Strategic Problem Solving 
• Public Speaking / Elevator Pitches 
• Business acumen

 What We Have: 

• Flexible work arrangement
• Development opportunities through the LinkedIn Learning platform
• Casual and entrepreneurial work environment 
• Social and team-building events 
• Central office location in Otemachi, located near Otemachi and Tokyo stations

 Interview Process: 

• Meet your Guidepoint Recruiter! 
  • Virtual Initial Candidate Screen 
• Meet the Guidepoint Teams! 
  • Virtual Hiring Manager Interview
  • Onsite HR Interview
• Interview Process Outcome

About Guidepoint:

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action. 

Backed by a network of nearly 1.75 million experts, and Guidepoint’s 1,600 employees worldwide, we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request. With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful. 

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience. 

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OVERVIEW:  

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action.   

Backed by a network of nearly 1.75 million experts, and Guidepoint’s 1,600 employees worldwide we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request. With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful.

Play a vital role in Guidepoint’s success. 

Guidepoint is seeking a dynamic Associate to join our growing team. This role is pivotal in delivering high-quality primary research insights to clients by connecting them with the most relevant industry experts. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and plays a key role in supporting global client service delivery across multiple industries.

Who We Are:  

• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Hard-working professionals who strive for excellence
• Built-in mentorship to help you drive and improve your project management and customer service skills, to deliver excellent results for clients
• Hands-on leadership to help you develop your career and provide opportunities for upward mobility within Guidepoint
• Guidepoint is passionate about your career growth

What You Will Own: 

• Partner with global Project Managers to support clients in gathering primary research insights
• Identify, recruit, and manage industry experts for consultations and surveys based on client needs
• Screen expert profiles and responses to assess subject matter expertise and suitability
• Coordinate and schedule expert consultations and meetings between advisors and clients
• Ensure compliance with client requirements and maintain accurate records in Guidepoint’s CRM system
• Collaborate closely with international team members to optimize service delivery

Experience You Will Bring:  

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
• 2–3 years of experience in client service, account management, or a related role
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively at all professional levels
• Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a global team
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial or high-growth environment

Skills You Will Bring: 

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn across industries
• Comfort working with global stakeholders across time zones
• Ability to deliver high-quality client service under tight timelines
• Attention to detail and strong judgment in assessing expert suitability

What We Offer: 

• 14 annual leave days (PTO Days), 11 legal holidays, and 7 full paid sick days 
• Social insurances and housing fund 
• Shanghai CBD location, Hong Kou Football Stadium with Line 3 and line 8 metro
• Free snacks and beverages in the office, including free coffee 
• Competitive salary depending on experience. 
• Casual work environment,
• Monthly birthday celebration, team building, and other social events 

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience. 

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OVERVIEW:  

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action.   

Backed by a network of nearly 1.75 million experts, and Guidepoint’s 1,600 employees worldwide we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request. With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful.

Play a vital role in Guidepoint’s success. 

Guidepoint is seeking a dynamic Associate Project Manager to join our growing team. This role is pivotal in delivering high-quality primary research insights to clients by connecting them with the most relevant industry experts. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and plays a key role in supporting global client service delivery across multiple industries.

Who We Are:  

• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Hard-working professionals who strive for excellence
• Built-in mentorship to help you drive and improve your project management and customer service skills, to deliver excellent results for clients
• Hands-on leadership to help you develop your career and provide opportunities for upward mobility within Guidepoint
• Guidepoint is passionate about your career growth

What You Will Own: 

• Partner with global Project Managers to support clients in gathering primary research insights
• Identify, recruit, and manage industry experts for consultations and surveys based on client needs
• Screen expert profiles and responses to assess subject matter expertise and suitability
• Coordinate and schedule expert consultations and meetings between advisors and clients
• Ensure compliance with client requirements and maintain accurate records in Guidepoint’s CRM system
• Collaborate closely with international team members to optimize service delivery
• Support Korean clients during night shift coverage, providing continuity when Japan-based Project Managers are offline
  
  

Experience You Will Bring:  

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
• 2–3 years of experience in client service, account management, or a related role
• Fluency in English and Korean (spoken and written)
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively at all professional levels
• Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a global team
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial or high-growth environment

Skills You Will Bring: 

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn across industries
• Comfort working with global stakeholders across time zones
• Ability to deliver high-quality client service under tight timelines
• Attention to detail and strong judgment in assessing expert suitability

What We Offer: 

• 14 annual leave days (PTO Days), 11 legal holidays, and 7 full paid sick days 
• Social insurances and housing fund 
• Shanghai CBD location, Hong Kou Football Stadium with Line 3 and line 8 metro
• Free snacks and beverages in the office, including free coffee 
• Competitive salary depending on experience. 
• Casual work environment,
• Monthly birthday celebration, team building, and other social events 

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience. 

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Overview:

The Strategic Research team is the backbone of Guidepoint’s success. The team is responsible for efficiently delivering Guidepoint’s services to our clients around the world. We work to understand each client’s unique business questions and help them gain critical insights to stay informed and make better business decisions.

As an Associate on the Strategic Research team you will focus on making the right connections between our global clients and local Advisors across numerous industries. Your role will focus on researching industries relevant to client project requests and recruiting elite subject matter experts into our network to ensure the right connection is made. After you master these core skills of recruiting and connecting Advisors with clients, you will gain additional exposure to more complex project and client relationship management as you grow your career here and move into Research Manager and Project Manager roles.

What you will own:

• Work in cross-cultural teams with our Project Managers from offices globally in order to deliver the best possible service for our global clients
• Review and analyze client research requests and use a range of resources to domestically identify the most relevant subject matter experts across geographies, industries, and topics for each project
• Utilize the phone, LinkedIn, and outreach to recruit new Advisors in Japan to join the Guidepoint network by effectively communicating why their expertise is a good match for the specific project you’re working on
• Screen experts for their suitability for specific client projects and create professional profiles for client consideration
• Operate with a teamwork mentality that leads to building and maintaining strong relationships with other Guidepoint employees, offices, and Advisors
• Gain expertise on the various industries our clients work in order to make sure Guidepoint always finds the right experts for a given project

Experience you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record
• High level fluency in Japanese and English, both written and verbal

Skills you will bring:

• Outgoing personality with the ability to speak with people at all professional levels
• Intellectual curiosity and desire to learn
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work both individually and as part of a team
• Ability to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment

What we offer:

• Hybrid work environment, work from home two days a week 
• 15 PTO Days and 10 sick days
• Development opportunities through the LinkedIn Learning platform
• Free snacks in the office, Happy Drink (twice a month), monthly office birthday celebrations
• Casual work environment, team building, and other social events
• Annual health checkup, partial flu vaccination support
• Dinner support (if applicable)
• Gym membership fee discount (if applicable)
• Central office location in Otemachi near Otemachi and Tokyo stations 

About Guidepoint: 

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action. 

Backed by a network of nearly 1.75 million experts and Guidepoint’s 1,600 employees worldwide, we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request. With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful. 

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience. 

OVERVIEW:  

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action.   

Backed by a network of nearly 1.75 million experts, and Guidepoint’s 1,600 employees worldwide we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request. With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful.

Play a vital role in Guidepoint’s success. 

Guidepoint is seeking a dynamic Associate Project Manager to join our growing team. This role is pivotal in delivering high-quality primary research insights to clients by connecting them with the most relevant industry experts. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and plays a key role in supporting global client service delivery across multiple industries.

Who We Are:  

• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Hard-working professionals who strive for excellence
• Built-in mentorship to help you drive and improve your project management and customer service skills, to deliver excellent results for clients
• Hands-on leadership to help you develop your career and provide opportunities for upward mobility within Guidepoint
• Guidepoint is passionate about your career growth

What You Will Own: 

• Partner with global Project Managers to support clients in gathering primary research insights
• Identify, recruit, and manage industry experts for consultations and surveys based on client needs
• Screen expert profiles and responses to assess subject matter expertise and suitability
• Coordinate and schedule expert consultations and meetings between advisors and clients
• Ensure compliance with client requirements and maintain accurate records in Guidepoint’s CRM system
• Collaborate closely with international team members to optimize service delivery
• Support Japanese clients during night shift coverage, providing continuity when Japan-based Project Managers are offline

Experience You Will Bring:  

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
• 2–3 years of experience in client service, account management, or a related role
• Fluency in English and Japanese (spoken and written)
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively at all professional levels
• Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a global team
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial or high-growth environment

Skills You Will Bring: 

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn across industries
• Comfort working with global stakeholders across time zones
• Ability to deliver high-quality client service under tight timelines
• Attention to detail and strong judgment in assessing expert suitability

What We Offer: 

• 14 annual leave days (PTO Days), 11 legal holidays, and 7 full paid sick days 
• Social insurances and housing fund 
• Shanghai CBD location, Hong Kou Football Stadium with Line 3 and line 8 metro
• Free snacks and beverages in the office, including free coffee 
• Competitive salary depending on experience. 
• Casual work environment,
• Monthly birthday celebration, team building, and other social events 

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience. 

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