We support leadership hiring in Japan, from the first Country Manager hire through building the team that follows.

Most engagements begin with a “0 to 1” leadership hire and extend into assembling the cross functional team required to establish and scale the business. This includes commercial leadership, functional heads, and the bilingual domain experts and technical individual contributors that form the core of the organization.

For retained Country Manager searches, we offer a Japan Entry Brief, a structured analysis of the market, the role, and the leadership profile required before the search begins. It covers market readiness, go to market structure, compensation benchmarks, and what the business is likely to look like over the first 12 to 36 months. Clients use it to align internally, pressure test assumptions, and define the role correctly before the first candidate is contacted. It is also available as a standalone engagement.

We work with venture backed and global technology companies across AI native platforms, cloud infrastructure, developer ecosystems, and fintech, as well as areas such as digital trust and cybersecurity.

Since 2007, we have completed over 2,000 searches in Japan’s technology sector, including more than 100 Country Manager placements, supporting companies through both initial entry and long term growth.

Our work sits at the intersection of executive search and advisory, defining leadership roles in context, assessing talent beyond surface fit, and supporting decisions that shape long term outcomes.

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