Japanese-English bilingual recruiting

Recruiting for the US operations of Japanese companies

We find the people who can do the work in English and hold the conversation with your head office in Japanese. Permanent placement, across the United States.

Contingency only — no retainer and no upfront cost
Screening includes an interview in both languages
Candidates are never charged, at any stage
Who we place

Three ways a role can need Japan

People are described by what they can do, never by nationality. A search restricted by nationality is not one we accept.

Japanese-English bilingual

The role runs in both languages every day — client work in English, reporting and coordination in Japanese.

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Japanese-speaking professionals

Language is verified against the work itself rather than against a certificate — the meeting the person will actually sit in.

How we assess ability →

Japan-experienced professionals

People who already know how a decision travels between a US entity and a Japanese head office, in either language.

Roles this suits →

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How a search runs

One search, two languages, one point of contact

The search can run in Japanese with your head office and in English with your US entity at the same time. Scheduling across the two is ours to coordinate.

1

The brief starts from the work

What the person will actually do, and where each language is used in doing it. The fee percentage is agreed in writing before the search begins.

2

Sourcing runs in both languages

Japanese and English channels are worked as one search, not as a translation of the other.

3

A bilingual interview before you see anyone

Screening includes an interview in both languages, so language is confirmed before a résumé reaches you.

4

You pay when someone starts

The fee is contingent. There is no retainer and no upfront cost, and a refund guarantee applies if a placed candidate leaves early.

Roles we recruit for

The functions a US operation has to staff

Permanent placement across these functions. If the role you are filling is not here, it is still worth a conversation — the list describes where we work, not a limit.

Sales & business development

  • Account manager
  • Sales manager
  • Business development
  • Inside sales

Accounting & finance

  • Staff accountant
  • Controller
  • Financial analyst
  • AP / AR specialist

Supply chain & operations

  • Supply chain coordinator
  • Logistics specialist
  • Procurement
  • Production planning

Corporate & Japan desk

  • HR generalist
  • Japan desk coordinator
  • Executive assistant
  • Marketing

Every one of these can be a bilingual role, a Japanese-speaking role, or a role that simply needs someone who has worked with a Japanese parent company before. Which one it is changes the search.

Why employers work with us

A recruiter that can be in both rooms

United World US is part of United World Inc., based in Tokyo. That is the whole reason the head office conversation is not a translation problem.

The requirement is read, not relayed

Screening starts from the functional requirement, and language is verified against that work rather than against a certificate.

Two languages, one process

Japanese with the parent company and English with the US entity, at the same time, with the scheduling between them coordinated here.

Nothing to pay until someone starts

Contingency only, agreed in writing before the search begins. Candidates are never charged, at any stage.

Tell us about the role

A first conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing. If we are not the right firm for the search, we will say so.

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