GDN Manager - Japan Professional Hiring

At IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) and Other Functions, diverse teams such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more work together to keep IBM moving forward. These functions play a vital role in solving complex challenges, supporting our clients’ success, and creating collaborative environments for IBMers worldwide. Working in CHQ and Other Functions means contributing your expertise to a global network that values teamwork, problem-solving, and innovation. You’ll have opportunities to grow your career while helping IBM operate with excellence and scale its impact across industries. With a culture that emphasizes learning, inclusivity, and career development, IBM offers the platform to apply your skills where they matter most. At the heart of our business.

As GDN Talent Acquisition Manager, you will lead the Selections Specialists & Pipeline Coordinators, driving team leadership, strategy development, and execution. You will partner with key stakeholders to identify emerging trends and opportunities that impact Talent Acquisition.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Lead Team Strategy Development: Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies to achieve business outcomes, enabling the team to enhance skills and amplify creativity and innovation.

• Coach and Enable Team: Coach team members to enhance skills, and provide guidance on best practices to ensure goal achievement and exceptional performance.

• Partner with Stakeholders: Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify emerging trends and opportunities that impact and influence Talent Acquisition, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

• Drive Business Outcomes: Focus on achieving business outcomes through effective talent acquisition strategies, program design, and implementation.

• Design and Implement Programs: Design and implement programs to support talent acquisition goals, ensuring seamless execution and high-quality results.

• Native/Fluent Japanese Language Proficiency: Native-level or business-fluent Japanese language skills (spoken and written) are required to effectively engage with Japanese stakeholders, candidates, and business leaders. The successful candidate must be based/relocate in Malaysia.
• Talent Acquisition Leadership: Proven experience leading high-performing, cross-functional recruitment teams, including recruiters, sourcing specialists, coordinators, and onboarding professionals, to deliver business outcomes and achieve strategic hiring objectives.
• Talent Acquisition Strategy: Demonstrated ability to develop and execute end-to-end talent acquisition strategies, programs, and initiatives that align with business priorities, address workforce needs, and drive measurable results.
• People Development and Coaching: Strong experience coaching, mentoring, and developing team members to enhance capability, foster innovation, and build a high-performing culture within a dynamic talent acquisition environment.
• Stakeholder Management and Business Partnership: Proven ability to build trusted partnerships with senior business leaders and key stakeholders, leveraging market insights and emerging talent trends to influence hiring strategies and support business growth.
• Program Design and Operational Excellence: Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing talent acquisition programs, processes, and initiatives that improve efficiency, elevate candidate experience, and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality hiring outcomes.

• Experience supporting recruitment across Japan or partnering closely with Japanese business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of the Japanese talent market, hiring practices, and cultural nuances.
• Experience managing recruitment operations within a shared services, global delivery, or multinational environment.
• Ability to lead geographically dispersed teams and operate effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.