Senior TA Advisor

Cushman & Wakefield; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor to lead recruitment efforts across Japan. This role emphasizes strategic hiring and enhancing the candidate experience while collaborating closely with HR teams. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in full-cycle recruiting, particularly within the commercial real estate sector, and will leverage advanced HR technologies to optimize recruitment processes. If you are passionate about attracting top-tier talent and driving recruitment strategies that align with business needs, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of talent acquisition experience in professional services.
• Strong knowledge of full-cycle recruiting and employer branding.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment for Japan Brokerage CRE space aligned with strategic goals.
• Leverage HR systems to streamline recruitment processes.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Employer branding

Recruitment strategies

Talent market analysis

Bilingual in Japanese and English

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or human resources

Tools

Workday

GEM

LinkedIn

Job description

Job Title

Senior TA Advisor

Job Description Summary

The Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor will be responsible for sourcing, attracting, selecting, and hiring of top-tier talent across Japan to support the recruitment efforts for strategic hiring and corporate support roles for Cushman & Wakefield. A key component of the role is the ability to collaborate and encourage a consistent, fair, and structured recruitment and selection process while enhancing the candidate experience.

Using various sourcing techniques, this role will also build talent pools and pipelines within the brokerage CRE space, to ensure a cost-efficient, high-quality recruitment process that aligns with the company’s goals.

The individual contributor role will also provide strategic guidance on talent attraction, recruitment strategy, compliance with pre-hire policies, and ensure the effective use of HR systems such as Workday and GEM.

Job Description

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Brokerage Hiring: Actively supporting recruitment efforts for the Japan Brokerage CRE space, ensuring alignment with Cushman & Wakefield’s strategic goals.
• Recruitment & Selection: Lead continuous improvement in recruitment processes to strengthen collaboration with local HR teams. Ensure effective recruitment solutions and transitions for new client accounts, meeting agreed timelines and cost constraints.
• Talent & Market Mapping: Advise business leaders on talent trends, identifying and recruiting key talent proactively. Transition recruitment efforts from reactive to strategic and pre-emptive.
• Employee Value Proposition (EVP): Collaborate with Recruitment Marketing and Communications teams to market job opportunities and consistently promote our EVP. Partner with HR to highlight career growth and retention initiatives across the region.
• HR Systems & Technology: Leverage and optimize technology platforms (e.g., Workday, GEM, LinkedIn) to streamline recruitment processes. Provide ongoing training to HR teams and business leaders on maximizing the value of these tools.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure adherence to legislative requirements and global compliance, monitoring HR systems and processes. Follow the Delegation of Authority (DOA) for employment-related activities.
• Reporting: Ensure accuracy in recruitment metrics, managing requisitions effectively. Place requisitions on hold or close them when hiring managers are not ready to engage.
• Financial Stewardship: Utilize cost-effective tools and vendors to deliver recruitment services efficiently.
• Other Duties: As required, take on additional tasks and responsibilities to support broader HR initiatives.
  KEY SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES
  
• Strong knowledge of full-cycle recruiting, leveraging employer branding to attract talent and familiarity with various selection methods (e.g., interviews, assessments).
• Experience in recruiting brokers / senior sales candidates – preferably within real estate, property investment, investment banking institutions or similar industries.
• Proven experience implementing recruitment strategies aligned with business needs, partnering with HR teams.
• Ability to quickly build trust and credibility with hiring managers, offering strategic recruitment insights and talent market analysis.
• Proficiency with ATS (Workday preferred) and CRM systems (GEM preferred).
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and skilled in managing multiple priorities
  
  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  
• Bachelor's degree in business or human resources (preferred).
• 5-7 years of relevant talent acquisition/recruitment experience within the professional services sector or similar (RPO or in-house), with a focus on brokerage hiring or similar.
• Industry knowledge of commercial real estate or property development preferred, or similar professional services environments.
• Experience managing multiple tasks and projects with competing deadlines.
• Bilingual language capabilities in both Japanese and English a must.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”