Summary
Takuya Narikiyo is a recruitment leader with a decade of experience placing technology and professional talent across Japan and the wider Asia Pacific market. Currently a Manager at Build+, he combines deep agency experience—from boutique searches to leading global brands like Hays and RGF—to deliver strategic hires across IT, engineering, legal/compliance and executive functions. Known for building long-standing client relationships, he has a track record of scaling hiring programs for both multinational firms and local businesses. Based in Tokyo, Takuya leverages bilingual market expertise and a customer-first mindset to match hard-to-find specialists with growth-stage and enterprise roles. He brings a pragmatic, data-informed approach to recruiting and an uncommon background that began in consumer sales at SoftBank and hospitality studies, giving him strong commercial empathy and service orientation. Ambitious and driven by “no regrets,” he balances hustle with a focus on long-term career outcomes for candidates and clients.
10 years of coding experience
Toin Gakuen High School
Hospitality Administration/Management, Hospitality Administration/Management at Abbey College Sydney
English, Japanese