Japanese Speaking Corporate Planning Manager / Senior Corporate Planning Manager

[Job ID: 1691309]

Role Overview:

Our client is a multinational technology and e-commerce group with a regional presence across APAC. They are seeking a Corporate Planning Manager / Senior Corporate Planning Manager to oversee governance, corporate administration, and group company management across multiple jurisdictions. This role is suited to a corporate generalist who excels in stakeholder coordination, governance implementation, and resolving cross-functional corporate matters. The successful candidate will work closely with regional entities, headquarters stakeholders, and external professional advisors to ensure effective corporate operations and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and coordinate APAC group companies to ensure alignment with headquarters and regional governance standards.
• Serve as a key liaison between regional entities and headquarters stakeholders.
• Monitor and facilitate organizational, operational, and reporting alignment across multiple entities.
• Support regional entities in addressing corporate and operational matters.
• Strengthen and maintain governance frameworks across APAC entities.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of corporate policies, internal controls, and compliance requirements.
• Ensure group companies adhere to governance standards and internal policies.
• Coordinate governance-related matters with internal and external stakeholders.
• Draft, review, and maintain internal policies and procedures.
• Drive consistency and standardisation of corporate processes across the organisation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for corporate operations and compliance practices.
• Organise Board of Directors meetings, shareholder meetings, and regional governance forums.
• Prepare and consolidate meeting materials, reports, presentations, and supporting documentation.
• Work closely with corporate secretarial counterparts to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with Legal, Tax, Finance, and Accounting teams to resolve complex corporate matters involving multiple stakeholders.
• Prepare documentation and execute corporate actions, including capital optimisation, financing, and share transfers.
• Perform any other ad-hoc duties assigned.

Requirements:

[Must Have]

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience for Manager level or 15 years of relevant experience for Senior Manager level.
• Experience working within a Regional Headquarters , Global Headquarters, or multinational organisation.
• Experience supporting group companies across multiple countries.
• Exposure to governance, compliance, policy management, corporate administration, or related corporate functions.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to work effectively with legal professionals, accountants, corporate secretaries, tax advisors, auditors, and other business stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and quantitative accuracy.
• Proficiency in Japanese and English to liaise with Japanese-speaking headquarters stakeholders and regional counterparts.

[Good to Have]

• Experience managing complex governance and corporate affairs across multiple entities.
• Strong understanding of group company management and corporate operations.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership and headquarters stakeholders.
• Experience independently managing regional governance initiatives and cross-border stakeholder relationships.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams of internal and external professional advisors.

What the Company Offers / Career Opportunity:

• Opportunity to work closely with regional and headquarters stakeholders across APAC.
• Exposure to group company management and cross-border corporate governance initiatives.
• Opportunity to drive governance, compliance, and corporate operational improvements across multiple entities.
• Involvement in complex corporate actions and strategic corporate affairs matters.

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