Vice President, Business Development
BNY
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Tokyo • 🇯🇵 Japan
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Lead
About the role
- Support end-to-end sales activities, including prospecting preparation, meeting coordination, follow-ups, and pipeline management.
- Prepare client-ready materials (presentations, proposals, RFP/RFI responses, product summaries, and meeting briefs).
- Respond to and triage client inquiries, ensuring timely, accurate, and professional communication.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders (product, operations, risk, legal/compliance, marketing) to align on client needs and deliverables.
- Maintain CRM hygiene: update contact data, log interactions, track opportunities, manage tasks, and ensure data accuracy.
- Assist with deal execution to help manage timelines, dependencies, documentation, approvals, and post-close handovers.
- Conduct light market and competitor research to support opportunity development and client conversations.
- Draft meeting agendas and minutes; capture actions and drive follow-through.
- Support event planning and client outreach campaigns (email, webinars, conferences).
- Contribute to continuous improvement of sales processes, templates, and best practices.
Requirements
- Minimum 1–3 years of experience in sales support, business development, client service, or a related commercial role
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in Japanese (native level) and English (business level)
- Client-centric mindset: proactive, responsive, and solutions-oriented.
- Collaboration: able to work effectively with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
- Professional communication: clear, concise, and polished client-facing delivery
- Analytical ability: comfortable with data entry, basic analysis, and reporting.
- Integrity and compliance: committed to following policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
- Adaptability and learning agility: eager to build product knowledge and develop sales skills.
Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation
- Benefits and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence
- Flexible global resources and tools for life’s journey
- Focus on health and personal resilience
- Generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
sales supportbusiness developmentclient servicedata entrybasic analysisreportingpipeline managementmarket researchpresentation preparationproposal writing
Soft skills
written communicationverbal communicationclient-centric mindsetcollaborationprofessional communicationanalytical abilityintegrityadaptabilitylearning agilitysolutions-oriented