Senior/Manager, Talent Acquisition

Cygnify
Tokyo, JP
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior talent acquisition professionals who excel in remote leadership and agile recruitment workflows within global RPO settings.

Best fit for

  • Experienced RPO leaders comfortable managing distributed teams across multiple time zones.
    — “Lead and manage distributed AgileRPO teams”
  • Strategic advisors who can influence senior client leaders on hiring strategies.
    — “Act as a strategic partner to clients”
  • Data-driven recruiters with expertise in ATS/CRM systems and performance metrics.
    — “Data-driven mindset with experience using ATS/CRM systems”

Things to consider

  • Requires managing high-volume recruitment mandates with strict SLA adherence.
    — “ensuring consistent output, productivity, and SLA adherence”
  • Must thrive in a fast-scaling environment with shifting global priorities.
    — “Ability to thrive in a fast-scaling environment”

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate specific examples of scaling recruitment processes in previous roles.
    — “Implement scalable recruitment processes”
  • Highlight experience with both tech and non-tech hiring to show versatility.
    — “hiring for technology and GTM roles; exposure to non-tech hiring”
  • Quantify impact of your leadership on team productivity and client outcomes.
    — “oversee and optimize AgileRPO performance”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Excellence in delivery across multiple clients
  • Consistent output and productivity
  • Strategic partnership with clients
  • Implementation of scalable recruitment processes
Typical background
10+ years of Talent Acquisition experienceExperience managing recruiters in an RPO

Skills & requirements

Required

Talent AcquisitionAgilerpoRecruitment OperationsRemote LeadershipTeam ManagementStakeholder ManagementAts/crm SystemsAgile Workflows

Preferred

Technology RecruitmentNon-tech RecruitmentProcess Improvement

Stack & domain

Talent AcquisitionAgilerpoRecruitment OperationsAts/crm SystemsPerformance MetricsLeadershipCoachingMentoringStakeholder ManagementInfluencingAdvisingDriving OutcomesData-driven MindsetHuman ResourcesRecruitmentTalent Management

About the role

Original posting from Cygnify via Ashby

  • Lead and manage distributed AgileRPO teams, ensuring excellence in delivery across multiple clients, time zones, and functions.
  • Drive daily sprint-based recruitment operations, ensuring consistent output, productivity, and SLA adherence.
  • Provide strong remote leadership, coaching, mentoring, and enabling Talent Partners to succeed in fast-paced, high-volume mandates.
  • Oversee and optimize AgileRPO performance: capacity planning, forecasting, reporting, client stakeholder management, and escalations.
  • Act as a strategic partner to clients, advising on hiring strategies, workforce planning, talent market insights, and process improvements.
  • Ensure smooth execution of global hiring needs across tech and non-tech roles, including senior and niche talent segments.
  • Implement scalable recruitment processes, talent analytics, and quality frameworks to elevate overall delivery.
  • Contribute to internal hiring and growth of the team as Cygnify expands across regions.

Requirements

What You Bring

  • 10+ years of Talent Acquisition experience, with at least 5+ years managing recruiters in an RPO.
  • Proven experience leading teams and operating in a digitally distributed environment.
  • Strong understanding of recruiting sprints, agile workflows, and productivity tracking.
  • Demonstrated success in hiring for technology and GTM roles; exposure to non-tech hiring is a plus.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing, advising, and driving outcomes with senior client leaders.
  • Data-driven mindset with experience using ATS/CRM systems, dashboards, and performance metrics.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-scaling environment with shifting priorities and global demands.

What’s On Offer

  • Work directly with high-growth global clients and cutting-edge teams.
  • Lead a diverse and multinational group of talented talent partners.
  • Fully remote culture with flexibility and autonomy.
  • Opportunity to shape and scale a next-generation global talent organization.
  • Fast-paced, collaborative, and entrepreneurial work environment.

Source: Cygnify careers (Ashby)

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