Recruiter, Stores Japan

Tokyo, 13 -

Japan

Category

Job Description

At Amazon our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on earth. The JP Stores Talent Acquisition team is looking for a Full Lifecycle Recruiter to work with our highly collaborative team of recruiters, recruiting coordinators, and HRBPs. The Recruiter will drive sourcing strategy, identify and recommend process improvements, and partner with team members in the execution of these critical components of talent acquisition for roles across Amazon Japan.

The candidate must be able to successfully manage, prioritize and close searches against a timeline and have experience setting benchmarks, metrics, and understand how to prioritize. They thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment, can roll up their sleeves, work hard, have fun, and get the job done. The best candidates will draw on extensive knowledge of Talent Acquisition and have sharp business acumen, forging dynamic relationships with business leaders, hiring managers and HR business partners. They have a reputation for being exceptional at candidate generation, client/account management, are highly organized, effective communicators, possess the ability to prioritize, push back, and demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, all while being highly customer focused and collaborative.

Key job responsibilities
- Partner with hiring teams/business leaders to build and execute effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations through a deep understanding of return on investment.
- Partner effectively with recruiting team peers and cross-functional partners (Compensation, HR, Systems and Programs teams, etc.)
- Must be able to understand how to recruit passive candidates at all levels and develop sophisticated closing strategies that seek for matching fit and motivation rather than focusing on selling alone.
- Recommend ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company,
- Articulate in writing a plan with deliverables, timelines and a formal tracking process.
- Interview candidates within the framework of the position specification. Possess strong ability to screen, interview and prepare a candidate slate within an appropriate and consistent timeline.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of proven experience of recruiting within high growth organization or recruitment agency
- Business level of English and Japanese

Preferred Qualifications

- Strong hiring strategy building experience and strong sourcing capability are a plus
- Ability to build and maintain a diverse network of leadership talent across the globe
- Ability/experience in conducting proactive market research on talent markets
- Experience in executive search
- Interest in leading and participating in special projects/recruiting initiatives, including assessment of best practices in recruitment of diversity and events management.
- Excited about working in a diverse group and contributing to an inclusive culture

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.