As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About the Role:

As the Senior Recruiter for Japan, you'll lead the hiring strategy for our Sales and Go-to-Market organisation across Japan while partnering on selected hiring across the wider JAPAC region. You’ll work directly with senior business leaders to build exceptional teams that fuel CrowdStrike's continued growth.

This is a highly visible role where you'll influence workforce planning, shape talent strategy, leverage AI to transform recruiting practices, and deliver outstanding hiring outcomes across multiple countries. You'll also provide day-to-day leadership and coaching to another recruiter while helping elevate recruiting excellence across the JAPAC Talent Acquisition team.

Location: Tokyo

What You’ll Do:

Strategic Talent Partner

• Partner with Sales and GTM leadership to develop workforce plans and hiring strategies aligned to business growth.
• Provide market intelligence, competitor insights and talent trends to influence hiring decisions.
• Act as the trusted Talent Acquisition advisor to senior leaders across the business.
• Use talent data and market insights to challenge hiring assumptions and influence workforce decisions.

Recruiting Excellence

• Lead full lifecycle recruiting across Sales, Sales Engineering, Marketing and other Go-To-Market functions.
• Build proactive talent pipelines through direct sourcing, networking, referrals and market mapping.
• Continuously raise the quality of talent entering CrowdStrike by driving rigorous assessment, calibration and structured hiring practices.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.

Innovation

• Champion the use of AI and automation to improve recruiter productivity, candidate engagement and hiring quality.
• Drive regional and global Talent Acquisition initiatives that improve how we hire.

Operational Excellence

• Maintain accurate recruiting data and reporting within Workday and other recruiting platforms.
• Use recruiting metrics to identify trends and continuously improve hiring outcomes.

What You’ll Need:

• Experience working within a software/SaaS vendor
• Demonstrated success recruiting complex Sales and Go-to-Market organisations across Japan within a high-growth technology company
• Extensive experience in direct hiring methods such as headhunting, search, advertising, database search and referral campaigns
• Proven ability to build trusted partnerships and influence VP and Executive-level stakeholders across multiple business functions.
• Ability to influence without authority in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Strong data literacy and ability to use recruiting metrics to drive decisions.
• An understanding of the different attraction methods, selection & assessment tools/techniques and how and when to use them
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
• Working knowledge of employment legislation and recruitment compliance across the region.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent vacancies while delivering against ambitious timelines and high-quality hiring standards.
• Collaborative team player who enjoys sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues across the JAPAC Talent Acquisition team.
• Excellent fluency in English is a must have as, from time to time you will be required to work across the JAPAC region

Bonus Points:

• Cyber Security or Enterprise SaaS recruiting experience.
• Previous Team Lead or people management experience.
• Experience recruiting across APJ within a global matrix organisation.
• Experience with Workday, Candidate.FYI, BrightHire or similar recruiting technology.

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
• Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
• Paid parental and adoption leaves
• Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

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