3-month Paid Internship, Client Services - Japanese Speaker (Tokyo Base)
Job Description
🏢 Company Overview
Third Bridge is a leading global research firm that provides market intelligence and expert network services to investment and consulting professionals. We deliver insights that help clients make smarter, faster decisions in an increasingly competitive world.
About the Internship:
🔔 This is a paid internship position with a minimum commitment of 4 consecutive working days per week (5 days preferred). Outstanding interns may be offered a full-time position after completion.
Duration: 3 months
Flexible start/end dates
Department: Client Services
Location: Tokyo
About the Role:
As an Associate, you’ll have opportunities to work with the top investment and management consulting firms in the world. They will trust in you for access to the most relevant experts and research content, which you are responsible for identifying and recommending to them throughout their project lifecycles. To do so you'll gather a unique set of stakeholder management skills that will help you deliver excellent results for both clients and experts.
The projects can be complex, but the impact is meaningful - every day you will get to hear directly from your clients, experts and colleagues about the difference you have made.
📩 Message from HR：Thrive at Third Bridge!
You will be part of the first cohort of interns in Tokyo. Experience valuable mentorship and hands-on business experience, helping you develop essential soft skills!
Job Details
Details of the Internship
📌 Position Overview
This internship offers hands-on professional experience at our Tokyo office, located near Tokyo Station. You will work closely with the team in a fast-paced environment, contributing to impactful projects while developing business skills. Outstanding interns may be offered a full-time position after completion.
🗓 Internship Period
Duration: 3 months
Flexible start/end dates
Potential to lead to a full-time offer after graduation
💰 Compensation & Benefits (Paid Internship)
Hourly Wage: ¥1,500
Transportation Allowance: Up to ¥25,000/month
🏢 Work Conditions
Location: Office near Tokyo Station (No remote work)
Schedule: Minimum 4 days/week (9:00–18:00)
During academic term: Maximum 28 hours/week (by law)
Ideally 4–5 days/week if possible
📄 Application Process
1. Recruiter Phone Interview 45min
2. Team Leader Behavior Interview 30min
3. Regional Lead Case Study 60min
4. Offer
🧢 The hats you will wear:
Business driver: Understanding client service and how your work impacts revenue growth. Work with your team to execute strategies for the accounts. On every project, you will have an opportunity to drive performance.
Problem solver: Our clients count on us for their research needs, it’s our job to execute on their requests for experts. You will search for and vet experts to support your clients at each stage of their research.
Player & coach: We operate as one team, both within your individual team and within the business at large. You will be asked to train and develop the people around you. You will also receive lots of hands-on training and coaching yourself. We are a feedback-centric culture, and value effective communication.
Research partner: Throughout their research, clients rely on us to think as an extension of their team. There will be times where we need to think outside the box and offer solutions that bridges their knowledge gaps, quickly.