About the Opportunity

Our client is a leading global IT services and consulting group, operating in 150+ countries with a long-established presence in Japan. They are building a new Global Capability Center (GCC) practice, helping Japanese companies design, build, and operate offshored capability hubs in India — covering data centers, AI platforms, and cloud infrastructure. This is increasingly an innovation and AI play rather than a pure cost play, and is already being adopted by both global tech majors and blue-chip Japanese firms. The practice spans solutioning, delivery, operations, sales, and marketing, with a target of building a 15-18 person team.

This role sits in the GCC Solution Enablement Team.

Role Mandate

A consulting role leading advisory and strategy development for the establishment, expansion, and transformation of client Global Capability Centers. The work runs from analysing client issues through operating-model design, business-case development, and transformation roadmaps — supporting Japanese companies in making effective use of global delivery. You work with global teams and client executives to provide consulting that connects strategy planning to execution.

• Run GCC maturity assessments; analyse current issues, improvement opportunities, and future vision, and make recommendations
• Drive design of the GCC operating model, service portfolio, and governance structure
• Support strategy formulation and roadmap creation for GCC establishment, expansion, and transformation
• Build business cases and value propositions that support executive decision-making
• Provide advisory on outsourcing strategy and delivery models
• Facilitate client workshops and discussions
• Prepare proposals, executive summaries, and executive presentation material
• Work across sales, solutions, delivery, and leadership teams

Requirements

• 10+ years of practical experience in consulting, business strategy, technology advisory, transformation, operating-model design, outsourcing advisory, or IT service consulting
• Experience analysing and defining client challenges, creating proposals, and leading client engagements
• Ability to turn business challenges into solutions and actionable roadmaps
• Japanese: native level (JLPT N1 equivalent or above), able to handle client-facing work in Japanese. English: business level or above, for collaboration with global teams

Preferred

• Experience in GCC advisory, maturity assessment, operating-model design, service-portfolio design, and transformation roadmap development
• Experience in global companies or cross-functional environments
• MBA or master's degree in business, technology management, or strategy
• Qualifications across consulting, project management, business analysis, enterprise architecture, or IT service management
• Experience facilitating workshops, and building solution frameworks and proposal assets

Terms

• Full-time, permanent. Three-month probation. Contract-to-perm possible for the right person.
• Tokyo — Azabudai and Roppongi offices (Minato-ku). Standard hours 9:00-18:00.
• Hybrid: approximately 3 days office; candidates should be within commuting distance of central Tokyo, especially for the first 3-6 months
• Regular travel to meet clients and India-based teams
• Discretionary labour system applied according to hiring grade (discretionary allowance 60,000-80,000 yen/month)
• Compensation negotiable, set against experience and hiring grade

Career Path

Advance from Senior Consultant to Principal Consultant and GCC Practice Lead, leading operating-model design, outsourcing strategy, transformation planning, and management advisory.