Talent Acquisition Recruiter-Japanese Bilingual

**Introduction** At IBM Human Resources & Talent Transformation, we reimagine the way people work by combining AI, data, and human centred design. Our teams help close skill gaps, modernize HR models, and create engaging employee experiences at scale. Working in HR at IBM means bridging technology and people. Streamlining processes, driving agility, and enabling leaders and employees to thrive. You’ll collaborate across the business to shape the future of work. With continuous learning, career growth, and a culture built on empathy and innovation, IBM offers the opportunity to make a real impact on organizations and people worldwide. **Your role and responsibilities** As a Recruitment Professional, you will be responsible for creating, developing, and executing strategic recruitment plans and activities. This involves designing and implementing effective sourcing strategies to attract and secure high-quality candidates for available opportunities. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Develop Sourcing Strategy: Create and execute a comprehensive sourcing strategy to attract top talent, utilizing various candidate channels such as job fairs, agencies, the internet, and employee referral bonus programs. • Manage Candidate Channels: Oversee and maintain multiple candidate channels to ensure a consistent flow of qualified candidates, and identify opportunities for improvement and optimization. • Prescreen Candidates: Evaluate and prescreen candidates to ensure they meet the client's requirements and expectations, and present the best candidates for further consideration. • Understand Client Business: Develop an understanding of the client's business needs and goals to identify and secure the most suitable candidates for available opportunities. • Execute Recruitment Plans: Implement and deliver recruitment plans and activities, ensuring timely and effective execution to meet client demands. **Required technical and professional expertise** • Exposure to Recruitment Planning: Experience working with recruitment plans and activities, including creating sourcing strategies and managing candidate channels. • Understanding of Sourcing Strategies: Familiarity with designing and implementing effective sourcing strategies to attract and secure high-quality candidates. • Candidate Channel Management: Exposure to overseeing and maintaining multiple candidate channels, including job fairs, agencies, the internet, and employee referral bonus programs. • Candidate Evaluation: Experience working with candidate evaluation and prescreening processes to ensure candidates meet client requirements and expectations. • Client Business Acumen: Understanding of the importance of developing knowledge of a client's business needs and goals to identify and secure suitable candidates. **Preferred technical and professional experience** • Advanced Sourcing Strategies: Exposure to designing and implementing innovative sourcing strategies to attract top talent, including utilizing social media, professional networks, and other creative approaches. • Recruitment Analytics: Familiarity with tracking and analyzing recruitment metrics to optimize recruitment plans and improve candidate quality. • Talent Pipeline Development: Experience working with developing and maintaining a robust talent pipeline to ensure a consistent flow of qualified candidates. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.