Full-Time Position (2027/2028 Start): Data Specialist (Experienced)

We maximize the potential of data gathered from a wide variety of services and quickly solve business problems with a data-driven approach. From planning and driving initiatives to developing new features and formulating medium- to long-term strategies, we aim to create value across a wide range of areas, from products to management, and turn it into impact on society.

The project and role will be decided during the selection process from among the diverse projects within the company.

• People with experience identifying the essential problem and leading others to solve it
• People who can create value by understanding a project's background and purpose, rather than merely executing given requirements
• People who care not only about their own results but also about improving the results and output quality of the entire team

• Want to work with data gathered from a diverse range of services and create new value with specialized data skills—from planning and driving product improvements and developing new features to proposing medium- to long-term business strategies
• Aspire to create new value for the business through the use of data
• Want to leverage the Recruit Group's resources and assets to deliver results that make an impact on society
• Have strong intellectual curiosity, a drive to explore the root cause of problems, and a desire to solve them

This course covers the three roles below. Data Specialist (Entry-Level) covers five roles: these three plus data scientist and analytics engineer.

You will develop applications using machine learning, and propose and drive short- and medium-term machine learning initiatives, contributing to the creation of new value across a wide range of fields.

You will develop systems that include data-related functions such as optimization, using software engineering, machine learning, mathematical theory, and more. You will contribute to leading the development and refactoring of technically challenging applications, such as those that handle high traffic, and to selecting languages, development environments, frameworks, and tools with a medium- to long-term view.

You will design, develop, and operate the data environments essential to data-driven decision-making (such as BI dashboards, data marts, and access logs), and support the design of KPIs for businesses and products. You will also contribute to building and improving monitoring environments, developing and operating BI dashboards as client reports and business support solutions, and defining, monitoring, and maintaining data quality standards.

If you would like to learn more about the work of each role, please see the following website and tech blog.

Recruit Data Blog (https://blog.recruit.co.jp/data/)

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.

If you are interested in data-related roles, you may choose the course that best fits your experience, skills, and aspirations: Machine Learning Engineer (Experienced), Software Engineer (Experienced), Data Engineer (Experienced), Data Specialist (Experienced), or Data Specialist (Entry-Level).

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.

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.

Our mission is to continuously deliver unprecedented value and innovative services to people around the world.

To achieve this, we are looking for leaders who can look beyond immediate requirements, identify root causes, and independently drive projects from strategic problem definition to execution.

We welcome candidates who can collaborate effectively with internal and external specialists, take ownership not only of their personal contributions but also of the overall team success and output quality, and drive business growth with real impact.

• Degree-seeking students enrolled at universities outside Japan

(1) People who want to contribute to solving business and societal problems by applying specialized knowledge and skills such as mathematical statistics, machine learning, and programming

(2) People with experience in any of the following:

• Data science / AI:
  • Majoring in or studying mathematical statistics, machine learning, natural language processing, image analysis, computer science, etc.
  • Experience competing in contests such as Kaggle or AtCoder
• Development / programming:
  • Practical or learning experience with statistical analysis languages such as Python or R
  • Development experience using languages such as Go, C++, Java, JavaScript / TypeScript, or Ruby (including Rails)
• Infrastructure / analytics platforms:
  • Experience using or building cloud services and OSS (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, BigQuery, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform)
  • Experience in data visualization and analysis using BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker)

(3) People with experience or attitudes matching any of the following:

• Experience identifying the essential problem and leading others through to execution of a solution
• Ability to make flexible decisions based on the background and purpose of a project, beyond merely executing given requirements
• Experience committing not only to their own results but also to improving the results and output quality of the entire team

This position is for candidates expected to graduate by September 2028. You will join in fiscal year 2027 or 2028 (our fiscal year runs from April to March), and your start date is flexible depending on your graduation timing.

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) + coding test
   • Details will be provided only to candidates who pass the document screening.
   • We plan on roughly 4–8 interviews. However, depending on each candidate's circumstances, we may ask for additional interview time to deepen mutual understanding.

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