Offer summary

Qualifications:

8 to 10 years of talent acquisition experience, with 4 to 5 years in Japan's tech or cybersecurity market., Proven success in filling complex roles, including sales and technical positions., Strong knowledge of Japan's talent landscape and sourcing strategies., Fluency in Japanese (business level or higher) and strong English communication skills..

Key responsibilities:

Lead end-to-end hiring for key functions across Japan.

Serve as a strategic advisor to hiring managers on talent strategy and hiring best practices.

Own sourcing strategy for hard-to-fill roles using local networks and sourcing tools.

Manage the recruitment funnel through ATS, ensuring a high-touch candidate experience.

Job description

About Us

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

Role Summary

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, you’ll own full-cycle hiring for critical roles across Japan—partnering directly with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to shape talent strategy, drive market insights, and deliver a world-class candidate experience. While this is an individual contributor role, it is highly strategic and influential, with opportunities to lead talent initiatives and collaborate regionally.

What You Will Do

Lead end-to-end hiring across key functions

Serve as a strategic advisor to hiring managers and senior leadership on talent strategy, market conditions, and hiring best practices

Own sourcing strategy for hard-to-fill and niche roles, leveraging local networks, sourcing tools, and creative outreach

Manage and optimize the recruitment funnel through ATS (e.g., Lever, Greenhouse, Workday), driving operational efficiency

Ensure a high-touch, inclusive candidate experience from first contact to offer.

Support workforce planning, market mapping, and compensation benchmarking.

Maintain up-to-date understanding of Japan’s hiring regulations and talent trends.

What You Will Bring

8 to 10 years of talent acquisition experience, including at least 4 to 5 years recruiting in Japan’s tech or cybersecurity market.

Proven success filling complex roles, including quota-carrying sales and technical positions.

Strong market knowledge of Japan’s talent landscape and sourcing strategies.

Fluency in Japanese (business level or higher); strong English communication preferred.

Trusted advisor and influencer with strong stakeholder management skills.

Skilled in using ATS platforms and sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, etc.).

Self-starter with the ability to operate independently and execute with precision.

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Ready to Join Us?

At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.

What's Great About Sophos?

· Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.

· Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit

· Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy

· Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities

· Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint

· Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp

· Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge

· Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

Our Commitment To You

We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.

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