Japan Country Manager Search
for Enterprise Technology
We help US enterprise software and AI vendors appoint the leadership that determines success in Japan. Retained executive search and structured RPO for 0–1 market entry and 1–10 scale.
Murray Clarke
For over twenty years I have advised global technology companies on leadership hiring in Japan.
I built and sold my previous search firm to ManpowerGroup Japan following a joint venture partnership. Since then, I have continued to operate at senior mandate level, focusing on Japan Country Manager and commercial leadership appointments.
My work spans early market entry through to scaled operations. Many leaders I placed during early expansion phases went on to run Japan businesses for global vendors across cloud, cybersecurity, data, and enterprise SaaS.
I have worked closely with executive teams at VMware during its hyperscale phase in Japan, and have longstanding relationships with leaders now responsible for Japan operations at companies including Snowflake, Datadog, Tanium, Workday, Confluent, Wiz, and Automation Anywhere.
I have spent my professional career in Tokyo, completed further study at the University of Tokyo, and work fluently in Japanese across US and Japan executive environments.
Track Record
Recent mandates completed — from first hire to scaled teams.
Selected References
Available on request. Each reference relates to a specific mandate.
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