About the Role
The Japan Campus Recruiting team seeks a motivated and relationship-driven professional to attract and hire exceptional talent from leading universities in Japan. This role influences the firm's long-term talent strategy, develops university and student relationships, and delivers innovative recruiting programs.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute recruiting strategies to provide divisions with a diverse and high-caliber talent pool.
- Build, develop, and maintain year-round relationships with universities and external stakeholders.
- Serve as a brand ambassador for Goldman Sachs, educating students on career opportunities.
- Partner with divisional recruiting teams and senior business stakeholders to understand hiring needs and deliver talent solutions.
- Develop and execute innovative campus engagement programs and recruiting initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to enhance assessment methodologies and recruiting effectiveness.
- Leverage data, market insights, and analytics to evaluate recruiting outcomes and inform future strategy.
- Explore and implement innovative technologies and recruiting approaches to improve candidate engagement and hiring results.
- Manage candidate relationships throughout the recruiting lifecycle.
- Partner with colleagues across Japan and Asia Pacific to deliver a consistent, best-in-class candidate experience.
- Monitor talent market trends and evolving university landscapes to identify new opportunities for engagement and attraction.
Requirements
- A passion for identifying and developing talent.
- Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- A growth mindset and intellectual curiosity.
- Strategic thinking combined with strong execution capabilities.
- Strong commercial awareness and problem-solving skills.
- An ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes in a collaborative environment.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, dynamic, and highly team-oriented setting.
- Bachelor's degree.
- At least 4 years of experience in recruiting, university relations, talent acquisition, business development, relationship management, consulting, or other client-facing roles.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-management capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across internal and external stakeholder groups.
- Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering results.
- Ability to think creatively, strategically, and operationally while maintaining a commercial mindset.
- Ability to influence and engage multiple audiences within a complex, consensus-driven organization.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and drive informed decision-making.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Highly organized with strong follow-through and execution.
- Results-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining a long-term strategic focus.
- Japanese and English language fluency required.
Skills
- Relationship-building
- Stakeholder management
- Strategic thinking
- Execution capabilities
- Commercial awareness
- Problem-solving
- Influence
- Collaboration
- Communication (verbal and written)
- Interpersonal skills
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Organization
- Follow-through
- Execution
- Data interpretation
- Decision-making
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- At least 4 years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Benefits
- Training and development opportunities
- Firmwide networks
- Wellness programs
- Personal finance offerings
- Mindfulness programs
About the Company
- Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm founded in 1869, headquartered in New York with offices worldwide.
- The firm is committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion, offering opportunities for professional and personal growth.
Equal Opportunity
- Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- Committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process.
