Performance Improvement, Senior Manager, Tokyo, 2026
Description & Requirements
Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most aspiring organizations make change and define the future. Our Tokyo practice is growing fast, and we’re looking for an experienced Performance Improvement professional to join us at Senior Manager level, someone who brings real depth in performance improvement and the drive to turn complex challenges into measurable results for our clients.
WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world’s best places to work. We are currently the top ranked consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list and have earned the #1 overall spot a record seven times. Extraordinary teams are at the heart of our business strategy, but these don’t happen by chance. They require intentional focus on bringing together a broad set of backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perspectives, and skills in a supportive and inclusive work environment. We hire people with exceptional talent and create an environment in which every individual can thrive professionally and personally.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
You’ll join Bain’s Performance Improvement practice in Tokyo, one of the firm’s fastest-growing and most strategically important capabilities, working at the intersection of cost transformation, operational excellence, and large-scale change.
You’ll be part of integrated case teams, working side by side with Bain Partners, consultants, and specialists from across industries. As a senior member of the team, you’ll build trusted relationships with executive-level clients and help them navigate their toughest challenges to deliver outcomes that last.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a Senior Manager in Bain’s Performance Improvement practice, you’ll lead from the front. Every engagement is different, but a sample of what you can expect to do includes:
- Lead the design and delivery of performance improvement programs across cost transformation, operational excellence, procurement optimization, and end-to-end transformation, partnering with clients to implement change and deliver measurable, lasting results
- Work hand in hand with Bain Partners, case teams, and senior client executives to diagnose performance gaps, run data-driven diagnostics and benchmarking, and turn insight into clear, actionable strategies with real financial impact
- Drive disciplined execution through strong governance, performance tracking, and change management, helping clients embed improvements and sustain them over time
- Act as a trusted advisor in client development, shaping proposals and impactful transformation agendas alongside firm leadership
- Coach, mentor, and develop your team, building capability and helping grow Bain’s Performance Improvement practice
- Stay ahead of the curve on cost and operational transformation, bringing fresh thinking and best practice to every client
BAIN’S PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE – JAPAN
Bain’s Performance Improvement (PI) practice is a key strategic priority in Japan, helping clients across every industry achieve sustainable improvements in performance.
The practice helps organizations unlock value through cost and complexity transformation, operational excellence, and business support function optimization. Engagements range from targeted initiatives that deliver rapid impact to full-scale programs that fundamentally redefine how work gets done.
We bring deep functional experience and a hands-on, results-oriented approach, working shoulder to shoulder with clients from the C-suite to the frontline to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and overall business performance.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for someone who has:
- A strong track record in performance improvement across cost transformation, operational excellence, procurement, supply chain, and large-scale transformation, with the ability to turn complex business issues into clear, actionable strategies and drive measurable financial and operational impact
- Experience in consulting and/or industry, with a practical, execution-focused approach and a bias toward results and sustained outcomes
- The presence and credibility to build trusted, long-term relationships with C-level executives and represent Bain alongside firm leadership
- Strong client leadership, engagement delivery, and team development skills, and the ability to collaborate across functions and levels
- A hands-on, pragmatic style: someone who rolls up their sleeves and gets things done
- A genuine passion for mentoring others and building high-performing teams
- Near-native Japanese and business-level English, with the ability to work effectively across local and regional teams
Nice to have:
- Exposure to corporate support functions (Finance, HR, Legal, Real Estate and Facilities) and/or procurement and category management
- An interest in applying AI to performance improvement and operational transformation
APPLICATIONS
We are currently reviewing applications. If you are interested in applying, please indicate the role title, Senior Manager – Performance Improvement, in your application and cover letter.