Tokyo DHR Global

The Company

Established in 1989 with our corporate Headquarters in Chicago, IL (USA), DHR Global is a leading international executive search firm with more than 60 offices wholly-owned offices globally, of which 9 offices are spread across the Asia Pacific region. With expertise in more than 20 industries and functional areas, each of DHR's consultants specializes in the respective industries and possess domain expertise to provide unparalleled senior-level executive search, management assessment and succession planning services tailored to the unique qualities and specifications of our select client base.

For more information on DHR Global, please visit our website at

The Opportunity

The Associate, Executive Search (Researcher) role will be responsible for researching, name generation, initial outreach, screening, presenting candidates, creating client reports and working with clients in conjunction with Partners. Projects will be assigned based on complexity and geographical scope and may at times require collaboration and partnering with other offices across the region or globally.

To support the continued growth of the business, we are seeking talented and energetic individuals to join our APAC research team, and this position is based in Japan, Tokyo. You will have the opportunity to work alongside with industry veterans and be actively involved in the assigned search projects of local or regional capacity with broad market exposure (depending on the assignment requirements).

Job Description/Specific Responsibilities

1. Desk Research

  • Work with Partners to fully understand client requirements to deliver on-target candidates weekly.
  • Responsible for creating target list independently, company mapping and candidate name generation, as well as outreach to candidates.
  • Adopt primary and secondary area of expertise (industry or functional) and contribute in some form or capacity to development of practice.
  • Accountable for following and creatively applying DHR's proven recruiting strategies designed to identify candidates through various recruiting tools (Invenias, LinkedIn Recruiter etc.).
  • Knowledge of advanced research techniques and ability to access third party databases and mine associations or other directories to unearth talent not otherwise found.

2. Client/Candidate Management

  • Responsible for managing candidate scheduling with support of admin staff
  • Building relationships with clients when needed.

3. Assignment Execution

  • Thorough understanding of DHR's search process to execute and drive assignments from start to finish, with limited support.

4. Data Management

  • Maintain the integrity of the data on DHR's global system, in supporting efficiency in the search process and global data management.

5. Report production

  • Create detailed status reports, target lists, company maps and identify leadership teams specific to client needs.

6. Practice Focus

  • Develop in-depth expertise in two areas and demonstrate leadership in development of practice, troubleshooting searches, and mentoring and guiding junior staff.

What We're Looking For

Talented, highly collaborative people who enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, who possess:

  • Bachelor's degree with minimum 3-6 years of prior professional experience (any discipline)
  • Preferably with minimum 2-3 years of prior recruiting/executive search experience (either recruiting firm or in-house Talent Acquisition environment)
  • Competent communications skills (Professional working proficiency in English is required)
  • Proven project management skills – adheres to project timelines and ensuring that key deliverables are met
  • Strong problem-solving skills

We look forward to meeting you and discussing your potential career development pathway at DHR Global



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