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Akihisa Furukawa

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Head of Talent Acquisition Japan at Quest Global
📍 Tokyo, Japan

Akihisa Furukawa is a seasoned Talent Acquisition Leader at Quest Global with 20 years of experience in HR and recruitment. He specializes in building data-driven talent strategies, enhancing employer branding, and securing top-tier leadership talent for global technology and healthcare organizations. He is a graduate of Waseda University.

He has deep expertise in leadership hiring, having recruited senior executives up to the VP level for major corporations like Amazon Web Services in Japan.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent Acquisition Japan
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Tokyo, Japan
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Leadership Hiring
Has a proven track record of recruiting senior leadership, including Director and VP-level roles, for major technology firms like Amazon Web Services in Japan.
Data-Driven Recruitment
Emphasizes using data analytics and key metrics to optimize the entire recruitment lifecycle and make informed, strategic hiring decisions.
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Work history

8-2025
Head of Talent Acquisition Japan
Quest Global
2-2025 - 8-2025
Talent Acquisition, Japan
Palo Alto Networks
1-2023 - 2-2025
Senior Manager, Commerce Tech HR Section, Rakuten Group, Inc.
Rakuten Group
12-2019 - 12-2022
Senior Executive Recruiter, AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
6-2015 - 12-2019
Head of Talent Acquisition, Philips Japan
Philips
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