“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get”
Dale Carnegie
At Fairfield Stern, you’ll have the opportunity to thrive in a dynamic culture with hands-on learning and access to seasoned professionals with decades of experience.
As part of the Fairfield Stern team, your job will involve helping individuals, families, and institutions manage their financial life. Wealth management includes many specialties, ranging from portfolio management to estate planning. Whatever your specific position, your purpose will be to work as part of a team to help clients achieve their financial goals and ultimately improve their lives.
When building your career, you want to be constantly learning and progressing. This is the process of excelling. Our goal is to find people with the qualities to excel, and to create an environment where they can build exciting careers.
Building Your Career at Fairfield Stern
Grow Through Hands-On Experience
We believe in learning by doing. Whether you’re just starting out or advancing your career, we provide real-world experience, mentorship, and continuous development to help you reach your potential.
Comprehensive Support for Your Success
Your long-term success matters to us. That’s why we offer competitive compensation, robust benefits, and tailored training programs designed to support both your personal and professional growth.
Strength in Diversity
Our strength lies in our differences. By bringing together individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints, we generate more thoughtful strategies and deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients.
Connect Beyond the Desk
We foster a culture of connection. From learning sessions and team-building events to social gatherings, we create space to collaborate, share ideas, and build lasting relationships.
What We Do
At the heart of our firm is a commitment to helping clients build, protect, and transfer their wealth with confidence. As part of our Tokyo-based team, you’ll collaborate across specialties to deliver thoughtful, personalized guidance in areas such as:
Financial Planning
Developing personalized strategies to help clients reach their financial goals.
Investment Management
Constructing and managing portfolios aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance.
Retirement Planning
Guiding clients in preparing for a secure and sustainable retirement.
Estate Planning
Supporting wealth transfer strategies that reflect clients’ values and intentions.
Tax Planning
Implementing tax-smart approaches to enhance after-tax outcomes.
Risk Management
Identifying and managing financial risks to protect client assets.
Client Relationships
Building trusted, long-term partnerships through proactive service and support.
Research & Analysis
Conducting in-depth market, economic, and investment research to inform client strategies and firm decisions.
What It Takes To Succeed
As part of the Fairfield Stern team, you will work closely with people from various areas of specialty across the firm to deliver exceptional service to clients worldwide. We seek individuals who thrive in dynamic environments, pay close attention to detail, communicate effectively, and bring an entrepreneurial mindset. A strong commitment to client service, innovation, and long-term thinking is essential to succeed and grow with us.
Skills and Qualifications
Clear Communication
Strong written and verbal communication to engage clients and collaborate effectively.
Business Development
Client acquisition and retention skills are valuable for growth-focused roles.
Market & Financial Knowledge
Solid grasp of investment products, financial planning concepts, and capital markets.
Relationship Building
Ability to establish trust and maintain lasting client and team relationships.
Analytical Thinking
Skilled in interpreting data, spotting trends, and supporting informed investment decisions.
Problem Solving
Confidence in addressing complex financial challenges with practical solutions.
Professional Credentials
Designations such as CFP®, CFA®, or equivalent are beneficial and may be required for certain positions.
What’s In It For You?
Compensation
Your compensation is reviewed each year and may include both base salary and discretionary incentives, such as bonuses. Total compensation is influenced by several factors, including firm-wide results, team performance, and individual contributions. We are committed to fair and competitive pay, with a focus on rewarding performance and supporting long-term growth.
Benefits
We provide our employees with a wide range of health and wellness programs. These are standard but competitive and include medical, dental, disability coverage, and optional insurance packages.
Vacation Policy
As delighted as we are that our people enjoy their work, we encourage time off to recharge and rejuvinate oneself. Vacation policies are based on position and seniority, and are in addition to statutory and public holidays.
Retirement
We support our employees in achieving their financial goals, as we do our clients. We help everyone on the team in planning for retirement, and have generous employee-matching contribution plans.
Ongoing Education
We firmly believe in life-long education, and support and subsidize relevant education and accreditation programs.
APPLY NOW
If you have what it takes and are looking for a place to grow and excel, we want to hear from you.