Jan 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Japan, Singapore

• Inhouse TA for Asana via Grow building the team from 5 --> 30

Oct 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

• We help build startups in Japan and APAC.
• We’ve helped launch and scale Figma, Canva, Palantir, Wiz, Duolingo, Doordash, Ripple etc.
• Check out our case studies at https://grow.team/case-study
• Search Services:
• Grow Executive: Retained Search. 10K+ USD retainer and you are our top priority
• Grow Search: Contingent Search. Get access to our talent pool
• Grow RPO: When you need to scale, fast. High class RPO Services
• Employer Branding Services:
• Grow Studios: Events and Video production
• Our Team:
• 30+ World class recruiters who have built and scaled high performing teams across APAC.
• We come Uber, Google, McKinsey, Netflix, Indeed, Agoda, etc
• Supporting Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia
• Industries
• Enterprise Tech: AI, Security, SaaS
• Consumer Tech: Platforms, Digital Ads, Payments
• DeepTech: AI Infrastructure, Robotics, Space
• Engineering: Core Engineering & Creatives
• Consulting: IT/DX Consulting
• If you are looking for any market insights or need support to launch or scale your team, please send me a DM or contact me at ray@grow.team.
• Check us out at www.grow.team
• Japan Tech & Startups Job Board
• jobs.grow.team

Mar 2020 – Sep 2020 · 6 mos

• Leading all things Uber Eats in APAC
• Liaising with APAC and Global Head of Uber Eats to determine post Covid hiring strategy
• Working with Global Eats POC to align and implement global hiring strategy

Sep 2018 – Sep 2020 · 2 yrs

• Building and leading a team of ~10 rockstar recruiters across 3 countries
• Managing the talent acquisition strategy for Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China for Uber, Uber Eats, JUMP, and Incubator organizations.
• Launched JUMP China Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Hub. Scaled from 0 to 30 in 6 months
• Scaled Japan Org by ~400% (25 to ~125 employees), and Grew North Asia Org by ~100% (200 to 400)
• Revamped employee onboarding process

Mar 2014 – Sep 2018 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Tokyo, Japan

• Manage the Technology team, focusing on Technology and Digital companies
• Executive search and HR Consulting for companies entering Japan (growth strategy, compensation, hiring etc.)
• Scaled Indeed.com from 20 employees to 200+
• 360° recruitment for ‘engineer’ type positions focusing on General Managers, VP of Engineering, Software Development Directors/Managers, Product Managers, Program Managers, Machine Learning/Big Data Engineers, A.I. Researchers, Data Scientists, UI/UX Designers etc.
• Responsible for team Profit/Loss, budgeting, forecasting, and executing of quarterly targets
• Achieving quarterly and yearly revenue targets
• 2018 Personal Revenue – 294% – Top Biller Technology (Jan - Sept)
• 2017 Personal Revenue – 294% – Top Biller Technology, Top 2 Biller Japan
• 2016 Personal Revenue – 210% – Top Biller Technology, Top 3 Biller Japan
• 2015 Personal Revenue – 318% – Top Biller Japan, Top 5 Biller APAC
• 2014 Personal Revenue – 187%
• Key Clients and hires: Indeed.com / Recruit Holdings (30+)
• Director of Engineering + x2 Engineering Managers (Sr.)
• Director of Product + x6 Product Managers
• Sr. SRE Manager + SRE
• UX Manager + x5 UX Designers (Sr.)
• Data Science Lead
• Full Stack ML Engineer
• + several QA/SWE/SWE II/CS/Trainer
• Also supported various clients across the Security/SaaS/Space Technology across Sales Engineers/Solution Architects/TAM/ etc

Apr 2011 – Feb 2014 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

• Develop go-to market strategies and interact with various stakeholders including R&D, SCM, Production, Operations, Legal, Marketing etc.
• Business Development, Account Manager and Territory sales (both direct and partner) for T1/T2 Automotive parts makers in Japan, North America, South America, and Europe for Mitsui EPT​(synthetic rubber)
• Project Manager for SCM/Logistics cost reduction projects.
• Increased sales quantity by 136% and sales revenue by 173% for international markets in 2013
• Maintained 98% sales and revenue for domestic market in 2013
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Jan 2011 – Apr 2011 · 3 mos · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

• Conducted market research on competitors
• Ran various off-line marketing campaigns
• Improved SEO strategy for website (ranking search engine)