AI-First Executive Search for Japan
We help global technology companies find and hire the leaders who win Japan — powered by an AI platform that surfaces better candidates, faster.
What Clients Say
Testimonials from APAC VPs, CROs, and talent leaders across enterprise technology.
Impressive research and a job well done! Thanks for the great work. Happy to be a reference.
We almost exclusively found Murray to be our go-to recruiter. I highly recommend him.
One of the top recruiters VMware has worked with, not only in Japan, but across the whole of Asia Pacific. He is exceptional.
Thanks for your work. Nice job! I appreciate you running at a very intense pace.
Murray has been a tremendous help in hiring dozens of individual contributors as well as key leaders.
If you need someone to assist as you try to enter the Japanese market don't look any further.
Murray can build a strong relationship and he drives things very passionately.
His business sense and creativity helped fill a high level executive position in a relatively short period of time.
Murray has done outstanding work for PARC in a difficult talent space. Thank you!
Murray was invaluable. His advice, cultural guidance, and results were outstanding. I highly recommend him.
Instrumental in hiring key people, including Country Manager, and delivering RPO.
Murray helped build our Japan team, securing very high quality sales and engineering hires.
Murray helped us lock in a key leader for our Japan business. He did an excellent job.
Excellent work to hire a key sales lead for our new all-flash product in Japan.
I see Murray as the only recruiter that really understands the markets that he recruits into.
Very pleased with the outcome. Murray provided extremely helpful cultural guidance throughout.
Great job Murray. Thanks so much for this. We are really happy with this key hire!
Impressive research and a job well done! Thanks for the great work. Happy to be a reference.
We almost exclusively found Murray to be our go-to recruiter. I highly recommend him.
One of the top recruiters VMware has worked with, not only in Japan, but across the whole of Asia Pacific. He is exceptional.
Thanks for your work. Nice job! I appreciate you running at a very intense pace.
Murray has been a tremendous help in hiring dozens of individual contributors as well as key leaders.
If you need someone to assist as you try to enter the Japanese market don't look any further.
Murray can build a strong relationship and he drives things very passionately.
His business sense and creativity helped fill a high level executive position in a relatively short period of time.
Murray has done outstanding work for PARC in a difficult talent space. Thank you!
Murray was invaluable. His advice, cultural guidance, and results were outstanding. I highly recommend him.
Instrumental in hiring key people, including Country Manager, and delivering RPO.
Murray helped build our Japan team, securing very high quality sales and engineering hires.
Murray helped us lock in a key leader for our Japan business. He did an excellent job.
Excellent work to hire a key sales lead for our new all-flash product in Japan.
I see Murray as the only recruiter that really understands the markets that he recruits into.
Very pleased with the outcome. Murray provided extremely helpful cultural guidance throughout.
Proactive and quick to understand the nuances of our requirements. Something hard to come by with other recruiters.
Great job Murray. Thanks so much for this. We are really happy with this key hire!
Proactive and quick to understand the nuances of our requirements. Something hard to come by with other recruiters.
Search Expertise. AI Infrastructure. Regional Scale.
TalentHub Partners isn't just a search firm. It's an ecosystem built to solve Japan hiring at every level.
Leadership First
Retained leadership search for Country Managers, commercial leaders, and go-to-market executives. Murray leads every engagement personally — with 20+ years of Japan placements behind every recommendation.
AI-First Efficiency
Bespoke client intelligence pages. Competitive landscapes. Referral matching. Real-time reporting. Built in-house by our CTO — not licensed, not off-the-shelf. It gives every engagement an unfair advantage.
Network Effect
Specialist boutique recruitment partners across the region — Japan, Australia, Singapore, Korea, and beyond. Local expertise, regional scale. One relationship, consistent quality.
See What AI-Powered Search Actually Looks Like
Client Landing Page
Every engagement gets a dedicated intelligence page — built by AI, tailored to your search.
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Intelligence Report
Market entry frameworks and talent strategies generated before the first candidate call.
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Sector Analysis
AI-generated sector reports with channel maps, partner analysis, and competitive landscapes.
View live example →Not Your Typical Search Firm
We sit at the intersection of search expertise, AI infrastructure, and boutique quality. That combination doesn't exist anywhere else in Japan.
Traditional Search
Traditional RPO
TalentHub Partners ✦
Three Service Models for Japan Success
Different roads require different drivers. We match the service model to your stage.
Builders First — Retained, top-down search for Japan Country Managers and senior commercial leaders. Phase-fit leaders for 0–1 entry.
Fivetran*, DoiT*, mabl AI*, Pure Storage*, GitHub*, Fusion-io*, SolidFire*, and more.
Controlled Market Execution — Structured direct sourcing to build teams once leadership is in place. Scale without prematurely expanding headcount.
ZenDesk*, Celonis*, ServiceNow, Stripe, Nutanix*, VMware*.
Key Hires That Change Trajectory — Targeted search for leaders who reset, transform, or accelerate established Japan operations.
Splunk*, SUSE*, Dell Technologies*, Nutanix*, VMware*, Lenovo*, Recorded Future*.
* Denotes GTM lead or country leader appointment
Track Record
Recent mandates completed — from first hire to scaled teams.
Fivetran
1st Japan Enterprise Sales Lead to build the Japan business
SUSE
Country Manager to transform the Japan operation
mabl AI
Rebuilt the Japan GTM team
Databricks
Senior Manager, Solution Architects + Solution Architect
DoiT
Country Manager for Japan launch
Recorded Future
Country Manager scaling the Japan business
SUSE
Senior Partner Executive
Multiple mandates underway
Country Manager and senior leadership searches in progress
Built by People Who've Done This Before
One built search firms. The other builds platforms. Together, they built something neither could alone.
I Built This Because Search Alone Isn't Enough
I've spent my entire career in Japan executive search — over 20 years, led three search firms, all acquired, including my own.
The traditional model — senior partner sells the work, junior associate does the searching — works for one hire at a time. It doesn't scale and it doesn't give clients the visibility they deserve.
TalentHub Partners is an AI-powered platform that transforms how we recruit in Japan. Every engagement gets dedicated intelligence pages, AI-matched candidates, and real-time reporting.
I lead every engagement personally. When you work with TalentHub, I'm your first call and the person presenting your shortlist.
The Platform Behind the Search
Konstantin is the reason the AI actually works. His background spans IBM Global Services, Deloitte Consulting, and BearingPoint with 15+ years building enterprise software platforms.
The result: candidate matching, market intelligence, competitive analysis, and branded engagement pages — all running on a platform we built from scratch. No off-the-shelf ATS. No third-party AI. Everything purpose-built for executive search in Japan.
Contact Us
If you are expanding or rebuilding in Japan and require executive search or structured outbound RPO support, we are happy to discuss your mandate.
We work with US enterprise technology vendors across market entry, scale and leadership transition.
If you are an experienced independent recruiter exploring partnership within a structured platform, we are open to confidential conversations.
Murray Clarke
Founder, TalentHub Partners