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# Strategic Research Associate at Guidepoint

- **Company:** Guidepoint
- **Location:** 東京都, Japan
- **Posted:** 2026-03-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/guidepoint/jobs/8349319002

## Job description

Overview:

The Strategic Research team is the backbone of Guidepoint’s success. The team is responsible for efficiently delivering Guidepoint’s services to our clients around the world. We work to understand each client’s unique business questions and help them gain critical insights to stay informed and make better business decisions.

As an Associate on the Strategic Research team you will focus on making the right connections between our global clients and local Advisors across numerous industries. Your role will focus on researching industries relevant to client project requests and recruiting elite subject matter experts into our network to ensure the right connection is made. After you master these core skills of recruiting and connecting Advisors with clients, you will gain additional exposure to more complex project and client relationship management as you grow your career here and move into Research Manager and Project Manager roles.

To support our overseas clients, some roles may participate in rotational work coverage during public holidays. Team members who work on these days will receive time off in lieu, to be taken on another working day by arrangement with the team.

What you will own:

- Work in cross-cultural teams with our Project Managers from offices globally in order to deliver the best possible service for our global clients
- Review and analyze client research requests and use a range of resources to domestically identify the most relevant subject matter experts across geographies, industries, and topics for each project
- Utilize the phone, LinkedIn, and outreach to recruit new Advisors in Japan to join the Guidepoint network by effectively communicating why their expertise is a good match for the specific project you’re working on
- Screen experts for their suitability for specific client projects and create professional profiles for client consideration
- Operate with a teamwork mentality that leads to building and maintaining strong relationships with other Guidepoint employees, offices, and Advisors
- Gain expertise on the various industries our clients work in order to make sure Guidepoint always finds the right experts for a given project

Experience you will bring:

- Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record
- High level fluency in Japanese and English, both written and verbal

Skills you will bring:

- Outgoing personality with the ability to speak with people at all professional levels
- Intellectual curiosity and desire to learn
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Effective time management and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to work both individually and as part of a team
- Ability to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment

What we offer:

- Hybrid work environment, work from home two days a week
- 15 PTO Days and 10 sick days
- Development opportunities through the LinkedIn Learning platform
- Free snacks in the office, Happy Drink (twice a month), monthly office birthday celebrations
- Casual work environment, team building, and other social events
- Annual health checkup, partial flu vaccination support
- Dinner support (if applicable)
- Gym membership fee discount (if applicable)
- Central office location in Otemachi near Otemachi and Tokyo stations

About Guidepoint:

Guidepoint powers end-to-end research workflows for the world’s best research teams.

Backed by a global network of more than 2 million experts and over 1,600 employees, Guidepoint delivers real-time access to expertise, primary research, and actionable knowledge that help organizations make informed decisions. Through consultations, surveys, events, proprietary content, and AI-enabled tools, we support every stage of the decision-making process—from developing hypotheses and gathering insights to validating assumptions and building conviction for critical decisions.

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, experts, and clients, which enables us to foster meaningful connections and a broad range of perspectives. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment where individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences can contribute and succeed.

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## About Guidepoint

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Guidepoint connects decision-makers with vetted subject-matter experts and AI-powered research tools to accelerate insight and drive conviction.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped/Profitable)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, USA
- **Founded**: 2003
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Expert Networks, Research Services, Data & Analytics
- **Target customers**: B2B; primarily serves the world’s leading investment firms, corporations, and consulting organizations (5,000+ organizations globally)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “To constantly seek new ways to help our clients access hard-to-source knowledge.”

## Products & Services
- **Expert Network**: Connects clients with 2M+ vetted advisors across every industry and geography. Experts are sourced, screened, and scheduled in minutes via a proprietary knowledge graph.
- **Transcript Library**: A searchable library of 100,000+ expert transcripts covering 80,000+ companies, with 5,000 new transcripts added monthly. Curated by former senior investment analysts and 100% compliance-reviewed.
- **Guidepoint360 (Mobile App, APIs, MCP)**: AI-powered research platform offering Deep Research (synthesizes content into reports in ~15 minutes), AI Moderation (scales interviews with standard guides), and AskGP (source-backed answers with traceable attribution). Accessible via API or MCP for integration into client workflows.
- **Guidepoint Tracker**: Alternative data product launched in 2007.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private, profitable company)
- **Key Metric**: 2,000+ employees, 19 global offices, supporting 5,000+ organizations worldwide
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available (company is not venture-backed; appears bootstrapped/profitable)
- **Growth Signals**: Network grew to 2M+ advisors (up from 1M in 2021). Launched AI-powered research tools in 2025-2026. 15,000+ new experts recruited every month. 5,000+ new transcripts added monthly.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Knowledge Graph & Scale**: 2M+ vetted experts and 100K+ transcripts create a defensible data moat that competitors cannot easily replicate.
- **Compliance-First Approach**: Led by a former senior counsel at the SEC’s Division of Enforcement; compliance is embedded into the project lifecycle, giving clients speed with confidence.
- **AI-First Innovation**: Early mover in applying AI to expert research (Deep Research, AI Moderation, MCP integration), differentiating from traditional expert networks.
- **Two Decades of Trust**: Founded in 2003, Guidepoint wrote the playbook on expert insights and has earned the trust of the world’s most discerning clients.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI & Data Transformation**: Heavily investing in AI-powered research tools (Guidepoint360, AskGP, MCP) to move beyond traditional expert calls and offer end-to-end research workflows.
- **Product Expansion**: Growing the transcript library, alternative data offerings, and self-service tools to serve clients at every stage of research.
- **Global Reach**: Maintaining and expanding 19 global offices to serve a diverse, international client base.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Fast-moving, collaborative, and supportive. Employees describe a “one team” environment where cross-office collaboration is the norm. Wins are celebrated openly, and friendships that “outlast the jobs” are common.
- **Growth**: Internal mobility is encouraged and normal—employees switch teams, offices, and functions. Managers are expected to help, not block. The company supports professional development and flexible working.
- **DEI**: Diverse backgrounds, experiences, and points of view are treated as an asset. The company hires from many different places and backgrounds.
- **Work Environment**: Hybrid/office-based across 19 global locations. The work is described as meaningful, with new challenges daily.
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunities to connect across teams and regions. The company has 114 current job openings (as of search date) across Business Development and other functions.

## Sources
1. [Guidepoint Official Website](https://www.guidepoint.com/)
2. [Guidepoint About Page](https://www.guidepoint.com/company/)
3. [Guidepoint Careers Page](https://www.guidepoint.com/company/careers/)
4. [Guidepoint Greenhouse Job Board](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/guidepoint)
5. [Guidepoint LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/guidepoint)

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