Purpose:  Lead the development and execution off the talent acquisition strategy in the Market to achieve both strategic and operational goals. Provide leadership to the talent acquisition team developing their capabilities and competencies. 

Key Recruiting Responsibilities

• Set vision and drive strategic and operational goals for the Market organization across all aspects of talent acquisition including strategies and practices to support future trends and business growth through talent acquisition excellence.
• Lead, mentor, develop and increase capability of the talent acquisition organizational by driving high quality talent management practices within your organization.
• Oversee execution of Talent Acquisition programs and initiatives
• Contribute towards the direction and evolution of the overall talent acquisition function and talent acquisition strategy.
• Drive effective recruitment process that provides high quality experiences for candidates and hiring managers.
• Manage and influence business and functional leaders on talent acquisition priorities to ensure that organizational needs are met.
• Establish and maintain market and industry expertise including a comprehensive view of trends and competitors to help identify opportunities to improve talent acquisition results.
• Drive the implementation of global initiatives through collaborative partnerships with global counterparts, HR and additional teams within the overall talent function.

Knowledge & Skill Abilities

• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize the workload of multiple teams.
• Strong interpersonal, relationship building and executive level client management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead recruiters towards achieving objectives.
• Strong project management skills and proven success achieving goals and standards.
• Ability to manage change, problem solve and influence hiring behavior.
• Ability to set clear goals and deliver into key objectives.
• Ability to work on local, national and international searches.
• Strong level of expertise within the market and across multiple functions.
• Demonstrated people management skills and the ability to lead people towards achieving objectives.

• Demonstrates excellent collaboration skills including the ability to set clear goals, involve others in decision making and building productive relationships.
• Constantly seeks new and innovative solutions, creates an environment that fosters creativity and risk taking and has the ability to turn ideas into actions.
• Strong stakeholder management and stakeholder engagement experience including influencing senior leaders.

Experience Requirements:

• BS/BA Degree
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in recruiting
• Knowledge of the footwear and apparel industry, direct experience having worked on searches in the consumer goods industry is preferred
• Strong knowledge of the Japan talent landscape and market recruiting trends.
• Fluent in both Japanese and English