Michael J. Case

CEO

Tokyo, Japan24 yrs 2 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 20 years of HR and Talent experience.
  • Built and managed teams of 50+ people.
  • Fluent in Chinese and Japanese.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned HR executive with expertise in talent management and recruitment in high-growth environments.

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Skills

Other Skills

Executive SearchRecruitingManagementHuman CapitalTalent ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsNew Business DevelopmentTalent AcquisitionSourcingStrategic Planning

About

CHRO at Josys. 最高人事責任者 Executive team member reporting to CEO. Father to three daughters. Executive Coach. Builder of People & Talent teams for startups. Advisor with PeopleTech Partners. Investor. Formerly VP of Recruiting and E-team member at Instacart, Recruiting Director at Uber and Salesforce, and Exec Search for Apple, Michael brings 20 years of experience in the HR and Talent space and has built and managed teams of 50+ people. He is an executive coach, and continues advising CEOs and scaling teams for startups in growth mode funded by top global VCs. Michael speaks Chinese and Japanese, and has lived in Asia for over 2 decades (with a stint in San Francisco for 7 years). He also loves to host BBQ parties at home.

Experience

24 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 8 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Josys

3 roles

Chief Human Resources Officer

Promoted

Jan 2026Present · 3 mos

Global Head of People & Talent

Promoted

Nov 2024Jan 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos

Head of Talent

Aug 2024Nov 2024 · 3 mos

Transform

Tokyo Lead Ambassador

Sep 2023Jun 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos · Tokyo, Japan

Meshd

Global Head of Partnerships

Jul 2023Jun 2024 · 11 mos · Tokyo, Japan · Hybrid

Peopletech talent

Advisor

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

Spring health

VP Talent (Interim)

Dec 2020May 2021 · 5 mos · New York, New York, United States

Vervoe

Advisor

Nov 2019Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

Sempervirens venture capital

Limited Partner

Jun 2019Dec 2024 · 5 yrs 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Investor in Semper Virens VC fund. Accelerating the best emerging companies in workforce, healthcare, and financial tech. https://www.sempervirensvc.com/

Findem

Advisor

May 2019Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

Neptune people

CEO

Jan 2019Jun 2024 · 5 yrs 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Executive Coaching, Talent Consulting, & Leadership Search

Peopletech partners

Advisor

May 2018Present · 7 yrs 11 mos · San Francisco

  • PeopleTech Partners is an advisory and investment group that leverages insights of People Operations leaders operating in high-growth companies. We accelerate the growth of early-stage people technology start-ups in our portfolio through providing targeted product feedback, launching pilots with leading companies, and helping to shape the product roadmap.

Instacart

Vice President, Recruiting

Jun 2017Nov 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos · San Francisco, California

Uber

Director of Recruiting, Americas Operations

Nov 2015May 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos · San Francisco, California

Salesforce.com

Director of Recruiting, Japan

Feb 2014Nov 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos · Tokyo, Japan

Wahl & case k.k.

President

Jan 2010Dec 2013 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Tokyo, Japan

Apple

2 roles

Human Resources Business Partner

Jan 2008Mar 2010 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Head of Executive Search and Staffing

Jan 2007Apr 2010 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Morgan stanley

Head of Mid-Career Recruitment, Japan

Nov 2005Jan 2007 · 1 yr 2 mos · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Hudson

Consultant

Jan 2005Oct 2005 · 9 mos · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Optia partners

Partner

Jan 2003Jan 2004 · 1 yr · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

The ingenium group

Consultant

Jan 2002Jan 2003 · 1 yr · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Gk associates

Writer, Copyeditor

Jan 2000Jan 2002 · 2 yrs · Osaka, Japan

Taiwan news

Copyeditor

Jan 1999Jan 2000 · 1 yr · Taipei City, Taiwan

Education

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

MBA

Jan 2008Jan 2010

University of Chicago

BA — East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Jan 1995Jan 1999

National Taiwan Normal University

Mandarin Training Center — Chinese Language and Literature

Jan 1998Jan 1998

Università di Pisa

Italian Language and Literature

Jan 1996Jan 1996

Clarkson University

Senior Year of High School

Jan 1994Jan 1995

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