About YCP Group
YCP is a Singapore-headquartered management consulting firm founded in 2011. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market (JDR listing, December 2021), YCP operates with 700+ professionals across 20+ offices globally. In Asia, YCP is present across 13+ cities including Tokyo, Taipei, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, and Jakarta. The Management Service Division (MSD) delivers three core service offerings: Advisory (strategy consulting), PMO (project management), and Transaction (M&A advisory). With a track record of 3,000+ projects and 500+ clients across the Asia-Pacific, YCP combines deep local market knowledge with cross-border execution capability.
YCP covers 13 industry sectors including Automotive & Mobility, Energy & Natural Resources, Healthcare, Consumer & Retail, Financial Services, Technology, Industrials, and Private Equity & Investors. Our core strengths lie in cross-border transactions, M&A, and digital transformation, underpinned by on-the-ground presence and networks that global firms cannot replicate.
Why YCP
- Unparalleled autonomy and ownership — While many consulting environments follow a hierarchical progression before individuals lead engagements , at YCP, you own your scope, deliver under your own name, and build your reputation from day one. You define what you work on, how you deliver it, and what comes next.
- Accelerated path to Partner — Career progression in consulting is often time-bound and tenure-driven. At YCP, top performers can reach Partner in under 10 years. The level of discretion and speed is in a different league.
- Taiwan × Japan × Greater China: a differentiated cross-border platform — YCP combines a strong Japan-origin client base with an established presence across Greater China, Southeast Asia and India, providing a distinctive platform for cross-border growth, market entry, M&A and transformation engagements.
- Entrepreneurial way of working — End-to-end ownership from proposal to delivery. You can design new service lines, launch in new countries, and build what doesn't exist yet. You will have the opportunity to shape YCP's Taiwan strategy, build the local client portfolio, recruit and develop the team, and connect Taiwan into YCP's broader Asia platform.
- Cross-border, multi-country engagements — Working across multiple countries on a single project is the norm, not the exception. You develop both on-the-ground market instinct and strategic perspective through daily collaboration with multinational teams.
Experience
10+ years preferred / Significant senior-level consulting experience
Position Overview
As a Partner, you will be responsible to build and expand YCP's client network and consulting business in Taiwan, while contributing to cross-border opportunities across Greater China and Asia, bringing objective expertise and specialized industry knowledge as well as structured methodologies to solve complex business problems for clients. This is a critical role responsible for driving overall business performance, oversee cross-functional teams and shaping the long-term growth strategy of the company.
Key Responsibilities
- Business Development & Generating New Sales
- Develop YCP's client base in Taiwan and proactively originate new consulting engagements.
- Build and maintain relationships with C-level executives and key decision-makers across leading Taiwanese corporates, multinational companies, financial sponsors and other priority clients.
- Identify new opportunities in Taiwan and develop cross-border opportunities connecting Taiwan with Japan, Greater China and the wider Asia region.
- Lead proposal development, pricing strategy and contract negotiations.
- Client Leadership
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders.
- Provide strategic guidance on complex business and transformation initiatives.
- Act as an executive sponsor for key engagements, ensuring client satisfaction.
- People & Talent Development
- Mentor and develop senior leaders (Directors, Managers).
- Contribute to hiring, performance management, and succession planning.
- Foster a high-performance, collaborative working culture.
- Financial Management
- Own and grow the P&L of the Taiwan business, client portfolio and/or relevant service line.
- Drive revenue growth, manage margins and optimize resource utilization.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required, MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- Typically 10+ years of professional experience, with significant experience in strategy or management consulting and a demonstrated ability to lead senior consulting teams.
- Proven track record of originating and closing consulting/research/financial advisory projects.
- Strong local market knowledge and an established senior-level network in Taiwan are highly preferred.
- Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex engagements and teams.
- Entrepreneurial spirit, outcomes focused, thriving in a fast-paced, rapidly growing consulting environment.
- Fluency in both written and spoken English.
