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Are you Robert Walters?

Robert Walters is the world’s most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, recruitment process outsourcing and advisory services for businesses of all shapes and sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.

We help organisations find the skills and solutions to reach their goals and assist talented professionals to power their unique potential.

We offer our people incredible career opportunities as well as an inclusive culture and flexible working.

Purpose of Job

The primary goal of the Team Lead is to ensure the delivery of a best in class recruitment service to our client.

  • Lead, manage and motivate a team of Recruiters and Long Listers responsible for sourcing and screening candidates across multiple external and internal sources.
  • Take the lead on the development and roll out of strategic initiatives and promote innovation within the team
  • Utilize data and market insights to advise and assist the client in understanding the candidate market and manage expectations on pipelines.
  • Advise on and deploy recruitment strategies and sourcing techniques, paying close attention to market trends and their impact. Advise on skill requirements and creative outreach campaigns to fulfill the client hiring needs across the region.
  • Consolidate and share market intelligence as applicable to the clients hiring needs and industry.
  • Deliver recruitment metrics as per agreed SLAs
  • Create, review and update recruitment processes to ensure the team follow consistent best practice and compliance requirements
  • Provide guidance and training to recruiters on recruitment best practices, policies, and procedures
  • Ensure compliance of the hiring process and Applicant Tracking System (ATS) utilization and CRM tools.
  • Build and maintain relationships with clients, ensuring a high level of client satisfaction and retention


Team Management

  • Set goals and objectives for the team that are measurable and achievable, allowing for stretch to develop
  • Carry out bi-annual performance reviews, setting/reviewing objectives and managing performance.
  • Take ownership of general team management, including the management of attendance and performance challenges
  • Ensure the team are motivated and supported to achieve improved results


Required Skills & Experience:

  • Experience in leading a recruitment team successfully across multiple markets.
  • 3+ years operating in a leadership/management role
  • Experience in using an Applicant Tracking System such as SuccessFactors, Workday, etc
  • Experience on monthly/quarterly reporting
  • A people leader that collaborates across all levels to deliver successfully as a team
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with hiring managers, human resources, and candidates
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and implement process improvements
  • An understanding of recruitment metrics and a passion in using data to drive insights


Benefits:

  • A unique opportunity to drive projects such as Employer Branding, Talent pipelining, Recruitment Innovation, Candidate Experience
  • A track record of high performance and an ability to deliver excellent results consistently is key. In return for your hard work, you’ll be offered a competitive top salary and benefits package with bonuses/commission and fantastic incentives programme
  • Private medical insurance
  • A fantastic training and development programme
  • Volunteer time off
  • The opportunity to partake / qualify for our Global incentive weekend
  • Employee wellbeing through various programmes
  • You’ll have plenty of opportunities to progress your career, both in your country and other locations around the world. That’s the benefit of working for a large global organisation. One that is at the forefront of recruitment innovation, and a specialist in RPO and MSP


“As a Disability Confident Employer, Robert Walters is committed to offering a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of a disability, impairment or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know.”

Robert Walters - Global Talent Solutions

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Contract Type: Perm

Specialism: Human Resources

Focus: Recruitment

Industry: Recruitment Consultancy

Salary: Competitive Package

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Mid Management

Location: Tokyo

Job Reference: 6445

Date posted: 4 June 2025

Consultant: Julia Richieri