Senior Technical Recruiter Japan

As a Senior Technical Recruiter you will lead the end-to-end recruitment of experienced professionals and senior leaders across multiple business functions and geographies. This is a highly visible role requiring exceptional stakeholder management, market intelligence, and proactive sourcing capabilities.

You will partner closely with senior leaders to identify, attract, and secure top talent in a highly competitive semiconductor market. Success in this role requires a strong executive presence, the ability to influence at all levels, and a proactive, data-driven approach to talent acquisition.

This role is based in Almere and will serve as a key Talent Acquisition partner supporting hiring across Japan, Asia, US, and Europe.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment processes for experienced, senior, and executive-level positions across Japan, Asia, US, and Europe.
• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to identify and engage passive talent across highly competitive industries.
• Enable ASM’s long-term business strategy by shaping future-focused talent pipelines, recruiting for emerging organizational capabilities, and partnering with leaders to anticipate workforce needs in a rapidly evolving industry
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and hiring managers, providing market insights, talent intelligence, and strategic hiring recommendations.
• Drive high-quality candidate experiences throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Conduct in-depth candidate assessments, evaluating capability, leadership potential, and organizational fit.
• Utilize market data and competitive intelligence to support hiring decisions and workforce planning discussions.
• Influence stakeholders and challenge hiring assumptions where appropriate to improve hiring outcomes.
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners and global Talent Acquisition colleagues to support organizational growth initiatives.
• Represent ASM professionally in the external market, enhancing our employer brand and talent community presence.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, tools, and hiring effectiveness.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, preferably in-house within technology, semiconductor, engineering, industrial, or advanced manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success recruiting diverse experienced professionals and (senior) leadership talent
• Proven experience supporting multiple geographic regions and working within complex international organizations.
• Strong track record of direct sourcing and successfully hiring passive candidates.
• Exceptional sourcing, networking, and talent mapping capabilities.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to partner credibly with senior and executive stakeholders.
• Strategic, big-picture mindset combined with hands-on recruiting execution.
• Excellent consultation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong understanding of total rewards principles and building competitive offers
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of talent market dynamics.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision.
• Highly organized, resilient, and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Data-driven approach to decision making and problem solving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Japanese.

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