Senior Recruitment Business Partner (Japan Market)

Senior Recruitment Business Partner (Japan market)

We are seeking a Senior Recruitment Business Partner to drive regional growth across APAC (Commercial, Operations & Staff), with a dedicated focus on the Japan market.

What you’ll do:

• As a senior member of the team, you will own the end-to-end recruitment strategy for Japan. Beyond this primary focus, you will leverage your regional expertise to oversee delivery and talent acquisition efforts across our broader APAC markets.
• You will make an impact sourcing & long-term pipeline for the best candidates in the market and help fill roles to build the APAC team.
• Act as a primary talent advisor to leadership and HRBPs, directing recruitment strategies that elevate the quality of talent across APAC.
• Beyond filling roles, you ensure the quality of hire by translating recruitment data and market intelligence into actionable coaching for hiring managers, fostering a culture of data-informed decision-making.
• You will be responsible for the candidates’ experience from their first contact with Adyen to the offer management.
• As a global team member with the recruitment team, you share best practices and market intelligence to upskill the broader team beyond APAC

Who you are:

• You bring significant full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 4+ years in-house within fast-paced tech, SaaS, or global organizations.
• You are comfortable operating in a high-ownership environment proactively sourcing and engaging talent across niche and competitive markets.
• Business fluency in Japanese (native or JLPT N1 equivalent) is strongly preferred to effectively partner with local stakeholders and candidates in Japan.
• You have experience living or working in Japan is a plus, as it provides the cultural context necessary to navigate the local talent market.
• You built talent pipelines from scratch, conducting market mapping, and influencing hiring decisions in competitive hiring environments.
• You strategically collaborate with HRBPs, Rewards and the Business ensuring our APAC talent strategy is aligned with long-term business goals.
• You have a wealth of experience in collecting Recruiting data and leading data informed conversations to support and influence hiring decisions.

This role is based out of our Singapore office, relocation to Singapore is possible. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.