Business Advisor

Position: Investment Advisor – Manufacturing & Renewable Energy

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Role Overview

This position supports sustainable cross-border investment by focusing on manufacturing-driven industries and the renewable energy value chain. The role works closely with Japanese companies exploring long-term industrial and energy-related investments in Northern Europe, particularly within advanced manufacturing and clean energy ecosystems.

The advisor acts as a bridge between industrial strategy, technical understanding, and investment execution, enabling companies to assess, plan, and realize complex international projects with confidence.

Why This Role Is Important

Japan and Northern Europe share strong capabilities in advanced manufacturing, industrial systems, and energy transition technologies. As investment accelerates in renewable energy, electrification, battery value chains, circular manufacturing, and low-carbon industrial infrastructure, interest from Japanese manufacturers and energy companies continues to grow.

This role plays a key part in supporting that momentum by guiding investors through technically complex, capital-intensive, and long-term investment decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Industrial and Energy Investment Development

• Identify, originate, and develop new investment opportunities and expansion projects from Japanese companies in manufacturing, renewable energy, energy technology, batteries, electrification, and industrial decarbonization

• Support both greenfield investments and expansion of existing operations

Strategic Client Engagement

• Build relationships with senior leaders at Japanese manufacturers, energy companies, and industrial groups

• Understand technical, operational, and regulatory requirements and translate them into attractive investment cases

End-to-End Investment Support

• Lead the full investment process, from initial discussions and feasibility analysis through site visits, due diligence coordination, and establishment support

• Manage complex, capital-intensive projects involving multiple stakeholders

Cross-Border Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with international teams, regional authorities, energy clusters, industrial parks, and innovation ecosystems supporting manufacturing and renewable energy investments

Sector Positioning and Market Development

• Contribute to positioning the target country as a preferred destination for advanced manufacturing and renewable energy investment

• Support industry dialogues, targeted outreach, events, and sector-focused campaigns

Core Competencies and Working Style

• Strong ownership mentality with a focus on high-quality execution

• Ability to independently originate opportunities and build investment pipelines

• Comfortable working in technically complex, multi-stakeholder environments

• Structured problem-solver with adaptability to new industries and technologies

• Confident communicator who collaborates openly and constructively

Experience and Qualifications

• More than 10 years of relevant professional experience in Japan, preferably within:

  • Manufacturing industries

  • Renewable energy or energy-related sectors

  • Capital-intensive or energy-intensive industrial environments

• Strong preference for experience in:

  • Renewable energy, energy systems, batteries, electrification, or industrial decarbonization

• Technical academic background preferred, such as engineering or applied sciences, enabling effective dialogue with industrial and energy stakeholders

• Proven experience in:

  • Investment promotion, business development, or transaction-related roles

  • Due diligence and complex investment projects

  • International or cross-border working environments

• Established senior-level network within relevant industries in Japan

• Full professional fluency in both Japanese and English is required

Work Environment

• Full-time position based in Tokyo

• Domestic travel within Japan and occasional international travel required

• Role sits at the intersection of industrial development, energy transition, and international investment strategy