Full-Time Position (2027/2028 Start): CEO-ship Track—Strategy & Operations (Experienced)

This course is designed for people who will be involved in executive decision-making at an operating company within the Recruit Holdings group, handling everything from strategy development to execution.

It is intended for people who have foundational skills such as strategic thinking, data analysis, corporate finance, and an understanding of new technologies, and who can make an impact on a stage close to management from the day they join.

Across a wide range of businesses, you will tackle issues tied to management decisions worth tens of billions of yen. We expect you to learn and break new ground on your own and to deliver high-level results.

Depending on your results, you will have opportunities, from your twenties, to lead a business strategy you designed yourself as the person in charge, or to be directly involved in business investment decisions as a right hand to the executive team.

By facing large-scale business challenges and working beyond the boundaries of roles and functions such as sales, marketing, finance, and product, you will develop a horizontal, entrepreneurial perspective.

• AI × Strategy: Go beyond desk-based strategy planning by validating prototypes of new products, checking market reactions, and turning technology into management issues
• Prioritizing business investments: Advise the executive team on which businesses and products to invest in, managing and optimally allocating an investment portfolio tied to management decisions worth tens of billions of yen
• Cross-business strategy: Consider and drive Recruit's growth strategy across a wide range of businesses, including beauty, dining, travel, and housing (e.g., GMV-linked models)
• Transforming existing businesses: With the balance of a business executive, pursue short-term revenue while leading the transformation that keeps existing businesses winning over the medium to long term

Year 1: Worked in sales in the Education business area, covering about 60 private and public high schools in Tokyo.

Years 2–3: In the corporate planning division, handled business revenue and cost management as FP&A for the automotive business area. Built a deep understanding of management figures through FP&A, as well as of the structure of the business area.

Year 4: Worked on product management for the Marriage & Family business area, including designing a strategy for moving products from print magazines to the web.

Year 5: In the business strategy division, worked on business promotion and business strategy planning, and drove product planning that makes use of customer and client touchpoints in each area.

Year 6 onward: Appointed Vice President in the strategy division. Led strategy planning and execution for Recruit's company-wide mid-term priority themes, supporting growth acceleration with management and businesses working as one.

• Want to be involved in management decisions worth tens of billions of yen from your twenties, and to stand where decisions that move the world are made
• Want to take on business model transformation using AI and data
• Want to work with major responsibility from your twenties and thirties, with the perspective of a business leader rather than someone merely close to management
• Want to be involved end to end, from concrete implementation through validation, not just abstract strategy planning
• Believe that knowing the front line matters most, and can derive initiatives from the voices of customers and clients
• Want to find the phase you do best in, after experiencing 0→1, 1→10, and 10→100

Specifically, people like the following:

• Want to be involved in the growth strategies of multiple business units across business areas and contribute to portfolio optimization
• Want to lead proposals and decision support for senior management by combining qualitative hypotheses with quantitative facts
• Want to carefully pick up on frontline pain points, carry out improvements, and take responsibility for the results
• Want to keep updating the value Recruit provides in a global competitive environment

You will lead the process from identifying customer problems to forming hypotheses, validating prototypes, and making proposals for management decisions. By combining data and business, you will present multiple strategic options for management to choose from, and support the execution of growth strategies.

We value a "get to know the front line" attitude. You will gather qualitative and quantitative primary information yourself, draw bold hypotheses unconstrained by assumptions, and take them all the way to concrete initiatives. We are also looking for people who can check on site how their proposals work at the execution stage and keep improving them.

#Strategy #BusinessDevelopment #DataDrivenDecision #ProductStrategy #ExecutionLeadership

If you are interested in multiple positions or are unsure which course to choose, you can select multiple courses in the application form. You are also welcome to discuss which position suits you best during the selection process.

Based on your preferences and aptitude as discussed during the selection process, we may suggest a course or position different from the one you selected in the form.

Entry ▶ Document screening ▶ Interviews (3 planned) ▶ Internship ▶ Final interview

To consider higher expectations and offers, this position includes an internship as part of the selection process, where we assess your aptitude, culture fit, and suitability for the actual work.

Please check your schedule to confirm whether you can take part in an internship in Japan for at least one month during the period below.

Dates: One month between January 2027 and October 2027

• Your preferred dates will be confirmed during the selection process.
• You can discuss how many days a week you work to fit your schedule.

Expected working days: 3–5 days per week (weekends and public holidays off)

Location: In principle, in the office (remote work from within Japan is also possible)

Note: Internship compensation is JPY 4,000 per hour (travel and accommodation expenses are covered).

• AI × Strategy: Take on end-to-end work from business requirements and strategy through to execution, from strategy planning to developing an AI prototype.
• Data × Strategy: Experience connecting data and business by analyzing real business problems and proposing transformation. Back up your hypothesis-driven thinking with analysis and research, and propose business strategy to executive officers.

Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 13:00 JST (Japan Standard Time, UTC+9)

(= Monday, November 23, 2026, 20:00 PST / 23:00 EST)

Information on the selection steps will be sent to those who have completed their entry.

Recruit is looking for people who can lead business transformation at the intersection of strategy and execution. Working closely with business leaders and data specialists, and using AI and advanced analytics, you will drive business transformation.

Even with vast amounts of data and cutting-edge AI tools, many organizations struggle to turn insights into real results. By understanding both strategic intent and the realities of execution on the ground, we want to help build business models that truly scale.

We look forward to hearing from people who want to tackle fundamental questions such as "How should our portfolio evolve?", drive strategic decisions with conviction and humility, and build a career in a place where, depending on results, you can be involved in management decisions worth tens of billions of yen from your twenties.

Applicants who meet the following:

• Able to perform work in Japanese
• Strong strategic thinking skills and the ability to structure and analyze complex business problems
• Experience in quantitative data analysis (e.g., Excel, SQL), or a strong willingness to learn
• Positive about deepening your understanding of the front line through customer touchpoints and similar experiences

• Practical or internship experience in corporate planning, business development, or the consulting industry
• Project experience in strategy planning, market analysis, or business model design
• Study experience in mathematical statistics, economics, business analytics, or similar fields
• Experience covering the full process from qualitative interviews and research through to defining problems
• Experience in quantitative analysis such as KPI design, business forecasting, and scenario analysis
• Strong interest in the latest technologies such as AI/LLMs and data science

• Business writing and proposal-document creation skills
• Experience building consensus and negotiating with multiple stakeholders
• Experience gaining a deep understanding of problems through customer interviews and field research
• Experience using data processing tools beyond spreadsheets (e.g., Tableau, BigQuery)
• Business experience working with executives at startups or venture companies

Tokyo (possibility of working in other areas, including overseas, in the future)

After joining Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., you will, in principle, be assigned to one of the following Recruit Group companies:

Recruit Co., Ltd. / Indeed Recruit Partners Co., Ltd. / Indeed Recruit Technologies Co., Ltd. / Indeed Japan K.K.

The standard working time is 8 hours per day, but employees have autonomy and discretion over their daily working hours and start and end times.

• Monthly salary: JPY 654,167 and up (base salary: JPY 506,451 + grade allowance: JPY 147,716) + bonus
• Example annual income: JPY 10,050,004 and up
  • The grade allowance (JPY 147,716) corresponds to 35 hours of overtime pay per month
  • Premium pay (late-night work allowance, holiday work allowance, overtime allowance, and additional premium allowance) is paid in accordance with the "Employee Salary Regulations"

• Revision of monthly salary: twice a year (April and October)
  • Base salary and grade allowance are determined by Mission Grade and, in principle, revised in April and October (Mission Grades may go up or down).
• Bonus: twice a year (June and December)
  • In the first year, a bonus is paid only once, six months after joining.
  • Bonus amounts may vary depending on company performance.
• Initial Mission Grade: determined and presented during the interview process according to each individual's skills and experience
  • The Mission Grade is a system under which a grade is set every six months according to the value of the role (expected results) an individual takes on. A distinctive feature of Recruit is that grades are set based on the results expected of the role, with high expectations built in, rather than on an assessment of an individual's current ability. Because grades are determined by expected results, regardless of years of service or experience, individuals who take on high-value roles are given high Mission Grades, allowing them to take on challenges beyond their current limits.

For details: Talent Development & Growth Support | Recruit Co., Ltd.

https://www.recruit.co.jp/people/career/

15 days are granted in the first year (of which 5 days are designated days off).

Thereafter, days are granted each year according to length of service (maximum 25 days).

By allowing employees to choose their own working days, we make it easier to balance work and personal life. In addition to national holidays and paid leave, we have increased the number of annual days off that employees can schedule themselves, for a total of 145 days. This averages 2.8 days off per week over the year.

(Details: https://www.recruit.co.jp/people/workstyle/)

To encourage the use of annual paid leave, employees with at least one year of service who take four or more consecutive days of paid leave receive an allowance of JPY 50,000 per fiscal year.

A paid long-term leave of up to 28 consecutive days, available to any employee with at least three years of service after completing the probationary period.

It can be taken again every three years thereafter.

Special leave for family events (marriage, bereavement) / relocation leave / F Leave (menstrual leave) / maternity leave (before and after childbirth) / work-related injury leave / leave to care for a sick child / family care leave / lay judge duty leave / adjustment leave after overseas business trips

1. Entry: submit the application form
2. Document screening
3. Interviews (multiple rounds)
   • Details will be provided only to candidates who pass the document screening.
   • We plan on roughly 3–4 interviews. However, depending on each candidate's circumstances, we may ask for additional interview time to deepen mutual understanding.
4. Internship
5. Final interview

Details will be provided to those who have completed their entry.