Talent Acquisition Specialist - Japanese Speaker

About the role

K2 Partnering Solutions is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist who speaks Japanese. The specialist delivers end-to-end recruitment across a range of roles, working in partnership with Hiring Managers to attract, assess and secure talent aligned with business needs. The role combines recruitment delivery with proactive sourcing, talent market insight and consultative support to Hiring Managers.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned vacancies, developing direct sourcing and attraction approaches aligned with role requirements.
• Build proactive talent pipelines through targeted sourcing, market mapping and ongoing candidate engagement.
• Assess candidates against agreed role requirements using structured, evidence-based approaches.
• Partner with Hiring Managers through intake meetings to understand and challenge requirements, agree role profiles, approaches and timelines, and guide them on structured assessment, interviews, feedback and timely decisions.
• Provide talent market insight on candidate availability, sourcing challenges and market trends.
• Analyse recruitment activity, pipeline data and hiring outcomes to identify improvements.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and hiring decisions in Factorial, supporting consistent governance and reporting.

Required profile

• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment across multiple roles and hiring requirements.
• Experience building talent pipelines, assessing candidates and advising Hiring Managers.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, able to give recruitment guidance and market insight to stakeholders.

Required skills

• Applicant tracking systems (ATS)
• Sourcing platforms
• Recruitment data analysis