Investor Relations

Who you are

You’re a clear communicator and thoughtful relationship builder. You understand how to convey complex ideas with clarity and context. You enjoy working behind the scenes to make sure others are fully informed, engaged, and aligned, especially when it comes to long-term capital relationships.

You’re detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger picture. Whether you're preparing investor updates, coordinating meetings, or supporting capital strategy, you approach your work with care, discipline, and a strong sense of responsibility.

Traits we look for:

At WAY, we operate with a long-term mindset — grounded in trust, discipline, and alignment with those who build alongside us. Here’s how our values guide this role:

• Customers are our obsession
  You treat investors like long-term partners. You work to understand their goals and expectations and provide them with the right insights, transparency, and service.

• Everything is possible
  You believe investor communication can be both rigorous and compelling. You look for opportunities to improve how we share progress and create clarity, even in complexity.

• Strength in diversity
  You bring empathy and openness to every interaction, whether engaging with family offices, institutional partners, or internal teams, and you adapt communication styles accordingly.

• Grit
  You take ownership of your work. You stay composed under pressure, operate on tight timelines, and ensure that communication and data are always reliable.

• Energy and execution
  You move quickly without sacrificing accuracy. You manage updates, meetings, and reporting workflows with speed, polish, and consistency.

• Curiosity enables potential
  You’re eager to understand the underlying drivers of business performance and industry shifts — and to translate that into insights that matter to our capital partners.

• Pragmatic about purpose
  You care about building lasting partnerships. You understand that trust is earned through clear communication, accountability, and long-term alignment, and you take that responsibility seriously.

About the role

WAY is a company builder, focused on building durable, technology-enabled businesses. As our first Investor Relations Specialist, you’ll work closely with the leadership team to support our growing network of capital partners through thoughtful communication, reporting, and relationship management.

This is a foundational role in a lean, fast-moving team — ideal for someone who wants to help shape how a firm communicates its performance and philosophy to the people who help make it possible.

What you will do

• Support the creation of clear, accurate investor updates, memos, and quarterly reports

• Coordinate and prepare materials for investor meetings, including briefing notes and follow-ups

• Maintain our internal capital partner CRM and ensure up-to-date communication logs

• Work closely with finance and leadership to ensure consistency across reporting and messaging

• Build repeatable processes for capital communication and relationship management

• Help design and manage events and touchpoints for existing and prospective partners

• Take initiative to improve our reporting and storytelling with thoughtful formatting, metrics, and presentation

• Support special projects related to capital strategy, fundraising, and external communications

How we work with AI

At WAY, we believe AI is not just a tool — it's a competitive edge. Everyone on the team, regardless of role, is expected to:

• Identify and automate parts of your job that can be made more efficient using AI.

• Experiment with AI tools to increase productivity, improve quality, and unlock new ideas.

• Share what you learn with your teammates so we all get better, faster.

Who we are looking for

• 2–4 years of experience in investor relations, private equity, finance, or a related field

• Strong writing and communication skills in both Japanese and English

• High attention to detail and ability to synthesise complex information clearly

• Experience preparing investor reports, memos, or presentations is a plus

• Comfortable working across functions — especially with finance and leadership

• A relationship-first mindset with strong organisational skills and follow-through

• Motivated by long-term thinking, quiet excellence, and building trust through great execution