GTM Recruiter, Tokyo

Notion

Tokyo · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Sep 24, 2026

At a glance

Experience
5+ years experience
Employment
Full-time
Workplace
Hybrid
Location
Tokyo

About the role

  • We're looking for an experienced Go-To-Market (GTM) Recruiter in Tokyo to partner closely with our Japan leadership team to attract, engage, and close top talent from an array of backgrounds.
  • In this role, you’ll help build our Japan organization in a high-ownership, high-growth environment.
  • We will look to you to advise and consult with hiring managers and interviewers, proactively source and engage future Notinos, and design a rigorous hiring processes while ensuring a delightful candidate experience.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Japan recruiting process for GTM roles, primarily for Solutions Consultants (direct sales) and other GTM roles.
  • Operate autonomously across the end-to-end cycle, from direct sourcing and screening through close, while ensuring a thoughtful candidate experience at every step.
  • Run role kick-off meetings, define profiles, and align interview plans and scorecards to drive consistent, high-quality decisions.
  • Utilize internal hiring metrics and external market data to proactively propose recommendations and solutions to leaders.
  • Drive our diversity and inclusion strategy forward, with a heavy emphasis on sourcing and maintaining a well-balanced and diverse top-of-funnel candidate slate.
  • Build and nurture future talent pipelines for priority Japan GTM roles.
  • Establish trusted partnerships with the Japan leadership team to ensure Notion hires the right talent at the right time to achieve the company’s ambitious goals.
  • Ensure scalable, structured hiring plans for all roles with a strong sense of urgency and agency, while building repeatable processes and creative solutions that help the recruiting team scale for years to come.
  • Inspire candidates throughout all stages of the interview process, and build a customized close for each candidate.
  • Collaborate closely with peers and cross-functional partners, including Recruiting Coordinators, HRBPs/People Partners, Compensation Partners, Recruiting Operations, Executive Operations Partners, and Revenue Operations.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of recruiting experience, preferably in a high-growth, in-house environment or agency background with full-cycle IT/SaaS sales hiring experience.
  • Track record of directly sourcing, qualifying, and closing exceptional GTM talent based in Tokyo.
  • Ability to partner with, manage, and influence leadership stakeholders effectively, including coaching hiring managers and interviewers through the full recruiting process.
  • Experience building diverse candidate pipelines and helping hiring managers build inclusive teams.
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills in both English and Japanese (written and spoken fluency in both are required).
  • Relentless focus on delivering a high-touch, high-quality recruiting experience.
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.
  • Team player with an optimistic attitude, comfortable wearing many hats in a smaller organization.

Notion

GTM Recruiter, Tokyo

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