The Leaders Who
Build Your Japan.
Securing the local leadership required for high-stakes Japan market entry. Deep research. Peer-level access. Intelligent delivery.
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The Foundation of Japan Tech GTM.
How We Help
Executive Search
Finding the local leadership you need to run your Japan office with confidence.
100% Retention Rate
Embedded Sourcing
Building your local team quickly without the high costs of traditional agencies.
Integrated GTM Team
Market Narrative
Fixing your employer brand so the right people actually want to work for you.
Candidate Concierge
Agent Ecosystem
Partnering with independent recruiters to find specialized talent faster.
7 APAC Market Hubs
Is your Japan search reaching the top 1%?
For a Country Manager in a market that will impact shareholder value, the recruiter is the primary representative of your brand. If that representation is flawed, the best candidates simply won't engage.
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Presence
Offshore Outreach
Sourcing from overseas. Top-tier Japanese leaders rarely respond to unknown entities outside their market. |
Authority
Local Representation
In-person engagement in Tokyo. Trust is established locally before a candidate ever sees your JD. |
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Representation
Generalist Recruiters
Using agencies that "dabble" in Japan, or rarely handle executive search. They treat your CM role as a transaction, not a strategic appointment. |
Commitment
Executive Recruiter
A proven executive recruiter who understands the nuance of the Japan P&L and can sell the vision, not just the title. |
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TA-led Engagement
Double Handling
Requiring your search partner to communicate through the talent organisation rather than the hiring manager. This often results in significant time delays and stalled searches. |
Stakeholder-led
Direct Access
Set a weekly cadence for direct communication between the Search Lead and Global stakeholders to ensure a unified message. |
Structural Alignment High.
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How we scale your
Japan GTM team onsite.
We install the same recruitment methods used to launch Japan’s most successful tech brands. No high agency fees. No guesswork. Just a dedicated engine built to find your first 10—or 100—local hires.
Pipeeline in 30 days
We integrate with your team and start mapping the market immediately and building pipeline.
Total ownership
You own the process, the data, and the candidate relationships. No hidden gatekeepers.
Your reputation
We ensure every candidate hears a consistent, high-stakes reason to join your company.
Passive talent
We find the people who aren't looking for jobs, using Murray's 20-year local network.
Hiring at speed
A flexible model that scales up or down based on your actual headcount targets.
Leadership Built for Your Stage
We map our search to your business lifecycle—from establishing founding infrastructure to strategic hiring required for sector dominance.
Founding the Infrastructure — Securing the anchor leadership and initial setup required to establish a strategic beachhead in Japan.
Market Capture — High-intensity direct sourcing and program management to scale commercial teams once the foundation is secured.
Sector Dominance — Targeted hires for established organizations seeking to innovate or accelerate market growth.
* Denotes Country Manager or GTM Lead appointment via Executive Search. | † Denotes RPO delivery or project-based scale-out.
Placements represent most recent and past professional track record of founder Murray Clarke across TalentHub Partners and his previous venture, Experis Executive (NYSE: MAN).
How we find your people and tell your story.
We replace standard job descriptions with a digital ecosystem that qualifies candidates, handles objections, and maps the market before the first interview.
Market Mapping
Exhaustive research on your Tokyo competitors to identify the "Target 100" leaders in your space.
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Your Story
Digital pitch environments that educate candidates and solve local objections before we even speak.
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Candidate Intel
Dossiers that go beyond the resume, mapping cultural fit and technical competency in real-time.
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The Network
20 years of elite candidate interactions turned into a high-trust, referral-only search engine.
Discuss to Murray →Selected Execution
A record of leadership appointments for category-defining technology firms. We bridge the gap between initial market entry and market leadership
Databricks
Building the leadership team for Solution Architecture to support enterprise market demand.
Recorded Future
Securing local leadership for strategic acquisition and market expansion.
Work AI
A builder-led search for a Country Manager to launch a next-generation AI platform in Tokyo.
SUSE
Securing a Country Manager to transform GTM execution for enterprise open-source software.
Records include appointments conducted by Founding Partner Murray Clarke under TalentHub Partners and previously at Experis Executive (parent company: NYSE: MAN).
Murray Clarke
A recognized architect of Japan leadership teams, providing the strategic counsel required to navigate the complexities of Tokyo's executive ecosystem.
Established a premier Tokyo search boutique and led the firm through a strategic acquisition by a NYSE-listed global leader. Direct experience navigating the journey from market inception to successful liquidity.
Orchestrated GTM recruitment for critical 0–1 and 1–10 growth phases for VMware Japan and subsequent leadership hiring for high-velocity Japan scale-ups.
Unparalleled, direct access to Japan's most elusive leadership talent. Built on a foundation of multi-year trust and localized reputation within the Tier-1 enterprise market.
Specialized focus on Country Manager, Japan President, and GTM leadership mandates for global technology innovators and venture-backed category leaders.
Build Your Team in Japan.
The most effective way to start is a direct conversation. Schedule a 30-minute briefing to discuss your goals, timing, and local requirements.
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