Talent & Development Specialist - Japanese speaker

Marcus Evans is a global leader in business intelligence, helping our clients grow by making connections, sharing knowledge, inspiring people, building relationships, and creating new opportunities. With over four decades of experience and teams of highly experienced professionals across more than 50 office locations worldwide, we deliver impactful strategic insight and business development guidance across all sectors through high-level summits, conferences, online platforms, performance management coaching, and corporate event programmes.

Based in over 30 countries, we create services that connect decision-makers, spark innovation, and drive real business growth. We bring people together to inspire them—not only through what they learn, but also through who they meet. Our success is achieved through specialist teams working as one global network, each bringing deep expertise and unique market access.

Our overriding approach is collaboration to maximise opportunities, guided by our belief that:

"We'll be our most successful when we work together."

We recognize excellence and actively develop top performers into future leaders. Our culture promotes teamwork, continuous learning, and global career growth.

Marcus Evans is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Talent & Development Specialist to join our Tokyo office. This role combines Talent Acquisition, Learning & Quality, and Capability Development responsibilities to support the growth and performance of our Japan business.

As the local Talent & Development specialist, you will manage end-to-end recruitment, drive learning and capability initiatives, develop performance and quality frameworks, and provide insights that support employee growth and business success. You will work closely with the CEO and Managing Director of our Japan business while reporting functionally to the Managing Director, Global Talent Acquisition & Development, ensuring alignment between local business priorities and global people strategies.

This is an in-office role based in our Tokyo office.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for Japan-based positions, from sourcing through onboarding.

• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define recruitment strategies, and deliver high-quality talent pipelines.

• Conduct candidate screening interviews in Japanese and English and manage the candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

• Develop sourcing strategies and maintain relationships with recruitment vendors, job boards, and external talent networks.

• Monitor recruitment metrics and provide hiring insights, market intelligence, and recommendations to stakeholders.

• Support employer branding initiatives and continuously improve recruitment processes and candidate experience.

Learning, Quality & Capability Development

• Design, coordinate, and track onboarding, functional, leadership, and development programmes across the employee lifecycle.

• Partner with business leaders to identify capability requirements, training needs, and development priorities across functions and role levels.

• Develop, maintain, and govern Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), best practices, and learning resources.

• Create and manage role-specific capability frameworks, KPI scorecards, and performance measurement systems.

• Collect, analyse, and report capability and performance data, providing actionable recommendations to improve business outcomes.

• Support leadership review processes through performance dashboards, capability assessments, and development planning.

• Monitor training participation, SOP compliance, and capability development progress across the business.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance quality, operational consistency, employee development, and business performance.

• Collaborate with global Learning & Development initiatives to ensure alignment, scalability, and best-practice sharing across regions.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Education, Organizational Development, Psychology, or a related field.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, HR Development, Talent Management, or a related field.

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