Japan Recruitment Specialist / 日本採用スペシャリスト

Japan Recruitment Specialist

Global Headhunting Firm | Remote (Japan-based) | Full-Time

About Us

We are an established international headhunting and recruitment firm operating across more than 50 countries. We work with a diverse client base — from fast-scaling technology companies to global multinationals — placing talent across industries including Technology, Life Sciences, Finance, Manufacturing, CleanTech, and Retail.

We are a lean, high-performing team that values quality over volume and takes pride in doing recruitment properly. As we expand our presence in Asia, we are looking for a Japan market specialist to join our global delivery team.

The Opportunity:

This is a pure delivery role designed for a recruiter who loves the "hunt" but wants to move away from business development. 

You will focus exclusively on identifying and placing top-tier talent for a global client base across diverse sectors, including Tech, Life Sciences, and Finance. 

No cold calling or client chasing required.

Key Responsibilities:

• End-to-End Sourcing: Execute headhunting campaigns for roles ranging from Software Engineers to C-suite Executives.

• Candidate Assessment: Conduct deep-dive screening calls and build polished shortlists that prioritize quality over volume.

• Process Management: Own the candidate experience from initial outreach through to offer and onboarding.

• Global Collaboration: Partner with international colleagues to align on briefs and track Japan market intelligence.

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience: 3+ years of agency recruitment experience in Japan.

• Language: Native/Business Japanese and professional English (written/verbal).

• Skillset: Proven ability to find passive talent and manage diverse desks (Commercial, Tech, and Back Office).

• Adaptability: A self-starter comfortable working in a remote, globally distributed team.

The Benefits: 

• Zero BD: Your time is spent 100% on recruitment delivery.

• Ultimate Flexibility: Full remote work from anywhere in Japan.

• Global Reach: Work with high-growth international firms and a high-performing global team.

• Compelling Package: Competitive base salary + performance-based upside.

• Agency recruitment experience in Japan: at least 3 years of hands-on recruiting in the Japan market.

• Strong sourcing/headhunting ability: direct sourcing via LinkedIn, local job boards, professional networks, and passive-candidate outreach.

• Candidate assessment and screening: ability to run structured screens on experience, motivation, communication, and fit.

• Shortlisting and presentation skills: can write clear, persuasive candidate summaries and present polished shortlists.

• Candidate management: able to own the process from first contact through offer, including feedback and engagement.

• Market intelligence: understanding of compensation benchmarks, talent availability, hiring trends, and competitor activity in Japan.

• Multi-sector recruiting: [ideally] comfortable recruiting across commercial, back-office, and executive roles.

• Japanese and English communication: professional-level Japanese plus solid written English.

• Organization and self-direction: able to manage your own pipeline, deadlines, and multiple searches at once.

• Quality judgment: strong standards and the confidence to reject weak candidates.