TradeWaltz Inc., a Joint Venture of Seven Large Japanese Corporations, is Recruiting Core Members via “BizReach” in an Effort to Digitalize Trade.

May 6 2021
TradeWaltz Inc.
Bizreach Inc.

TradeWaltz Inc. (headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo / President & CEO, Hirohisa Kojima), a joint venture of seven large Japanese corporations (*1) including NTT Data and Mitsubishi Corporation, is recruiting seven positions for side jobs or dual employment partners to join its trade digitalization business. The recruitment is being held on BizReach, a job search site that connects skilled workers and companies, which is operated by BizReach Inc. (headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo / President: Yosuke Tada) of the Visional Group.

*1) Seven corporations: NTT DATA Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Kanematsu Corporation, and Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

TradeWaltz Inc., a trade digitalization venture company that aims to fully digitalize trade operations using blockchain technology, promotes trade digitalization in Japan and Asia through new collaborations with external talent by recruiting staff for the first time to work as a side job or dual employment.

Official Recruitment Site: https://www.bizreach.jp/job-feed/public-advertising/pvyk0qo/

■ TradeWaltz, the trading-related information-sharing platform, aims to digitalize trade

　Japan’s trading business has been a “paper culture” for 150 years. This has exposed the risk of delays in operations and stoppages in imports and exports if paper cannot be processed due to the inability to come to work such as under COVID-19 conditions. In order to strengthen Japan’s supply chain in the future, it is essential to fully digitalize trade operations in Japan and Asia. However, the number of players involved in the digital transformation of trade, including shippers, shipping companies, logistics companies, and customs, as well as the complexity of the system and the need to ensure trust through security measures, are issues that need to be addressed.

　TradeWaltz inc., through the operation of “TradeWaltz,” a trading-related information-sharing platform that utilizes blockchain technology information, will enable the sharing of original trade document data in a unified, cross-country manner. Since its predecessor, the Trade Consortium, TradeWaltz Inc. has been accumulating various demonstration experiments over the past four years, and in November 2020, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed for collaboration with NACCS, an import/export and port-related information processing system. In March 2021, we will start full-scale operation of the service between Japan and Vietnam, and in October, we plan to start data collaboration with the TOSS series, an international logistics system with the largest market share in Japan. (*2)

　In order to further promote digital trade transformation in Japan and Asia, TradeWaltz Inc. will focus on developing new initiatives with alliance partners and launching businesses overseas, especially in ASEAN countries.

*2）Nihon Keizai Shimbun (March 8 2021, Japanese only)

https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQODZ081Y70Y1A300C2000000/

■ To promote digital trade transformation in Japan and Asia, core members are being recruited for side jobs and dual employment

　The core members of TradeWaltz Inc. currently consist of only a dozen or so people who have been transferred from investing companies. However, in order to take on the trade digitalization challenge of the global stage, including Japanese and overseas governments, it is effective to recruit business professionals with a wealth of experience and skills, not only from within the company but from all over Japan. That’s why we’ve decided to recruit core members for the promotion of digital trade transformation in Japan and Asia through “BizReach,” a job search site that specializes in recruiting work-ready personnel.

　In addition, the creation of new businesses through open innovation is effective for launching businesses overseas, especially in ASEAN countries, because it is necessary to build a trade infrastructure and create a business base for various companies from all industries. Therefore, this open call for applications is limited to those with a second or concurrent job in order to create new collaborations with external personnel.

■ Comment from TradeWaltz Inc., Managing Director and Head of CEO’s Office, Satoru Someya

　Our company is a start-up that is taking on the grand and seemingly reckless challenge of remaking the trade ecosystem into the shape of the future by forming alliances with platform services around the world. To do this, we utilize (1) cross-industry trade knowledge of general trading companies, banks, and insurance companies across all products, (2) a B2B network that connects companies around the world, (3) the world-leading blockchain technology of NTT DATA, and (4) the support of governments in Japan and Asia.

　If we can build a new, fully electronic trade ecosystem on a reliable blockchain network, we can create a prosperous society where goods can be delivered safely, cheaply, and quickly to where they are needed, when they are needed, in a way that is friendly to the earth and people, without risks to a country or its people.

　In order to achieve this lofty goal, we need to attract talented people from all over Japan, regardless of where they currently work or what team they belong to, just like the Japanese national soccer team competing on the world stage. We are looking for people from large corporations, consulting firms, venture companies, government agencies, and a wide range of other industries to join us in fulfilling our dream of creating world-changing digital trade transformation from within Japan.

■ Comment from BizReach Inc., VP and Manager of BizReach Dept., Testsuya Sakai

　I believe that being involved in a company like TradeWaltz Inc, which is driving a new industry for the development of the Japanese economy, as core member of the workforce will be a rewarding and an attractive challenge for business professionals, allowing them to fully utilize the career they have cultivated so far.

　In addition, with more than 90% of business professionals feeling that “proactive career development is important” during the COVID-19 pandemic (*3), we believe that experience and knowledge in a new industry that no one has experienced before will lead to proactive career development.

　BizReach will continue to provide business professionals with career options and possibilities by supporting the recruitment of companies that are driving new industries.

*3) Survey on “career perspectives and job search activities” conducted by BizReach to its members from March 29 ~ April 4 2021. 775 responses.

■ Comment from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau; Industrial Human Resources Division Assistant Manager, Satoshi Terakawa

　The full digitalization of trade operations is an initiative to revitalize Japan’s trade while improving operational efficiency and saving manpower. It is a new industry that the government would like to support. The government would also like to promote the flow of skilled workers into good new business opportunities. As remote work becomes more widespread, I have high hopes that the economy will be even more revitalized if more people take the opportunity of open innovation to experience other companies and participate in attractive small and medium-sized companies in rural areas as a side job or as a part-time worker.

■ Recruitment Details
・ Recruitment period: May 6, 2021 ~ June 2, 2021
・How to apply: Visit the recruitment page on BizReach
・URL: https://www.bizreach.jp/job-feed/public-advertising/pvyk0qo/
・Open Positions 　【side-job / second job】Overseas Business Director
　　　　　　　　　【side-job / second job】Alliance Director
　　　　　　　　　【side-job / second job】PR Director
　　　　　　　　　【side-job / second job】Recruitment Team Leader
　　　　　　　　　【side-job / second job】TradeWaltz Consultant
　　　　　　　　　【side-job / second job】IPO Preparations Office
　　　　　　　　　【side-job / second job】Side Job CIO

・Working Conditions: Be able to work about 1~2 days a week
（Remote work with 1 or 2 days a month in the office）

・Salary: ¥15,000～¥25,000/day (transportation fees paid separately)

＜Position Details (excerpt)＞

■ About TradeWatlz Inc.

TradeWaltz Inc. is a digital transformation startup that is changing the 150-year-old paper-based analog trading style in Japan and Asia into fully digital, blockchain-based trade. After four years of system development, technology testing, legal revision lobbying, and business conceptualization by NTT DATA and an all-Japan trade consortium consisting of 18 major trade practitioners, TradeWaltz Inc. will start business in November 2020 after receiving investment from 7 large Japanese corporations including NTT DATA, Mitsubishi Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. We will take on the challenge of providing a platform for digital trade not only in Japan but also in Asia, in cooperation with the government.

URL：https://www.tradewaltz.com

■About “BizReach,” the job search site that specializes in recruiting work-ready personnel.

In the recruiting industry, where there was no platform for direct communication between companies and job seekers, BizReach has made the recruitment market clearer by opening up its database to companies. By providing a platform for companies to approach job seekers on their own, BizReach promotes “direct recruiting,” where companies actively consider and implement every possible means to hire the people they need. In addition, job seekers can maximize their career options and possibilities by being approached by companies they never knew existed.

URL：https://www.bizreach.jp/

■About BizReach Inc.

With the mission of “creating a society where everyone can believe in their own potential,” the company has been operating various internet services that support the future of work since April 2009. In addition to the Tokyo headquarters, the company has offices in Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. It developed the following services,

　- BizReach: Job search site that specializes in recruiting work-ready personnel

　- HRMOS: human resource utilization platform series

　- CareerTrek: Job search site for people in their 20s

　- BizReach Campus: Alumni network service

The Visional Group, which was created in February 2020 with the transition to a group management structure, is mainly responsible for the HR Tech platform and SaaS business.

URL：https://www.bizreach.co.jp/

■About Visional

Created as a result of BizReach Inc. transitioning to a group management structure. The group’s mission “create new possibilities, one after another” is used in developing various businesses to promote the digital transformation of industry.

The company has developed an ecosystem in the area of human resource management (HR Tech), centered on recruitment platforms such as BizReach and the HRMOS series of human resource utilization platforms. The company has also launched a series of new businesses in the areas of business succession M&A, logistics digitalization, cyber security, and sales tech.

URL：https://visional.inc