Japanese Speaking Intern
Gersonlehrmangroup
Posted: February 26, 2026
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Quick Summary
This Japanese speaking intern role involves providing research and consulting services in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with a focus on financial services and compliance. The ideal candidate is a university student looking to gain experience in the industry and develop their Japanese language skills. The role requires a strong work ethic and excellent communication skills.
Required Skills
Job Description
Location: Seoul (Full time)
Work Timings: 9am to 6pm
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG provides an unparalleled trusted environment, with an industry-leading compliance framework built on integrity and trust that fuels our clients’ confidence to move forward. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of our company’s culture.
About the Team
GLG’s Japanese Speaker Intern role is an exciting opportunity for university students looking to pursue a career in research, consulting, or the financial services sector. The internship is structured to develop your communication and teamwork skills, and broaden your industry knowledge while working in a fast-growing global firm.
Job Summary
• The intern will conduct industry research and reach out to Japanese professionals and experts best suited to participate in each project through telephone, emails and other channels.
• The intern will grow the GLG Network by recruiting key opinion leaders utilizing a strategic/tactical methodology, using recruiting campaigns, leveraging industry and professional lists, trade and business associations, referrals and other relationships
• The intern will Interview prospective industry leaders as needed and capture critical data in GLG’s extensive profile management systems
• The intern will work on other projects associated with building the GLG Council Network.
Ideal Candidates Have
• Fluent Korean speaker and good communication skills in both English and Japanese
• Current university student or graduates/post graduates
• Candidates who could commit 5 days a week for at least 3 months
• Be thorough and have good attention to detail
• Enjoy multi-tasking and working in a fast-paced startup environment
• Ability to work outside of a traditional office environment
• Experience in relevant research industry, marketing research, recruiting or consulting will be a plus
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
At GLG, we are driven by our purpose: we bring the power of insight to every great professional decision. Because our business is built on the power of first-hand expertise and diversity of perspectives, a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do and who we are. This focus is reflected in our official policies and in our GLG values, which combine high performance with compassion, and which guide how we treat our clients, experts, teammates, and communities. To learn more, visit www.GLGinsights.com.
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s insight network. Our clients rely on GLG’s global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).
We serve thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.
GLG’s industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company’s culture.
To learn more, visit www.GLGinsights.com.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.