Japan & Asia-Pacific Executive Search & Leadership SolutionsKey Consulting partners with clients in Japan and across Asia-Pacific markets on strategic talent-related issues, specializing in the attraction, assessment, and appointment of senior leadership.Our expertise spans:• HR Leadership - permanent and contract• Finance & Accounting Leadership - permanent and contract• Country Manager & CEO/C-Suite• Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences LeadershipWe provide:• Executive Search & Selection• Market Intelligence & Strategic Advisory• Contract & Interim Leadership Solutions• Cross-Border Talent AcquisitionWith well over a century of combined experience in Japan and Asia, benefit from Key Consulting's knowledge and know-how to avoid common mis-steps in navigating Asia's complex talent landscape, and secure transformative leaders for your organization.

Managed a team of recruiting consultants responsible for roles in HR area, such as HR Directors, HR Managers, HRBPs, Recruiting Managers, L&D, Talent Management, C&B, Payroll etc. Personally covered a mix of retained search for senior roles, and volume contingency searches for mid-career positions.Team Management: • Responsible for team revenue plan, allocating search assignments, pipeline reports, and coaching of members. • Hired and developed new consultants in all aspects of recruiting, from recruiting 101 to advanced closing and negotiation skills.• Built team SOPs for candidate interview and evaluation, data entry, and information sharing. Search & Candidate Generation:• Oversaw candidate sourcing and selection using various recruitment tools such as direct sourcing via market mapping and cold calling, creating and placing attractive job postings, utilizing online job boards and social media to drive application flow. • Managed full process from search briefing to interviewing candidates, evaluation and matching, creating shortlist for hiring managers, and interview process coordination. Negotiating employment terms and salary rates, and finalizing agreements between client/candidate.Stakeholder & Account Management: • Established relationships with key-stakeholders at client companies. Developed a good understanding of clients' business, competitors and industry dynamics, work culture and hiring requirements.• Advised clients on employee branding, hiring strategies, content for job descriptions and job postings, interview process design, and salary package.

Consultant on various projects for Restructuring and Outplacement, Change Management, Talent Assessment, and Organizational Development. Clients were mainly medium or large size Global companies. Outplacement / Downsizing: • Client facing consultant on personnel reduction projects under a wide range of circumstances; Company Closure, Division Closure, Offshoring, Organizational Change, or Managing out low-performers. • Delivered career coaching and job search training to affected/targeted employees. Change Management: • Client facing consultant on strategic and organizational change projects. Conducted in-depth interviews with Senior Management and employees. Created and maintained the project dashboard and spreadsheets. • Analyzed findings and developed recommendations / action-plans to client’s Senior Management. Talent Assessment:• Various Talent Assessment projects for external hiring, internal leadership programs, and succession planning.• Conducted competency-based interviews, supervised business case studies, evaluated presentations and role-plays (e.g. conflict resolution, delivering constructive feedback, presenting strategy or business proposals) to measure the individual’s personal characteristics, skill-set, and leadership potential. • Created evaluation reports and recommendations to HR, Hiring Managers, and Board of Directors.Interview Technique Training:• Developed and delivered seminars teaching Interview Techniques. Delivered 2 seminars per week for groups of 10-30 people. • Received exceptionally high customer satisfaction (up to 95% of surveyed participants marked the highest score on quality/content).

Recruiting for Banking & Finance Industry, mainly covering Middle and Back Office functions. Strong placement track record at 1st tier financial institutions, ranging from Associate to high-profile C-level / Managing Director positions. Among notable achievements: highest billing Associate consultants in 2008, with top quarter reaching 210% of revenue target.Pitched and successfully completed retained search projects. Coached junior consultants for researching and mapping the market. Stakeholder and candidate management. In charge of client relations for Finance Industry MO/BO area, including new client development and contract negotiations. Grew the client portfolio in Middle and Back Office by 20%, which generated large number of assignments for team members in other coverage areas such as Front Office and HR.Created position description and marketing material in collaboration with clients. As a project member of Hudson’s internal sales process development team, revised and improved sales-pitch manual, campaign E-mail guidelines, newsletter, company/consultant profile presentations etc.

Managed full cycle of recruiting process, from candidate acquisition, introduction, process management, and closing.