Ritsuko Takizawa's Resume

Ritsuko Takizawa

Talent Acquisition@New Relic 株式会社

Nationality

Summary

Talent Acquisition Leader | Executive Search | Direct Sourcing Advocate | Japan & APAC. A seasoned talent acquisition professional with over 20 years of experience across Japan and APAC, passionate about building scalable, inclusive, and high-performing recruiting functions that challenge conventional thinking and what others might consider impossible. My career has been built on driving measurable hiring results through data-driving decision making, process optimization, and stakeholder collaboration. I take pride in promoting direct sourcing, re-engineering recruiting workflows to enhance efficiency, delivering consistent, high-quality hires across divers business areas. Guided by curiosity, integrity, and persistence, I see talent acquisition is about shaping culture, enabling growth, and creating opportunities for people to do their best work.

Work experience

Talent Acquisition
New Relic 株式会社
2026.04-Current
(5 months)
Director, Talent Acquisition
Manulife
2023.12-2025.02
(a year)
Senior Recruiter, Japan Go-To-Market & Customer Experience Talent Acquisition
Autodesk
2021.09-2023.11
(2 years)
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Alexander Mann Solutions
2016.11-2021.08
(5 years)
Regional Talent Acquisition Partner, Asia, Human Resources
Brown Brothers Harriman (Hong Kong) Limited
2015.06-2016.04
(a year)
Senior Recruiter
Prolink Consulting Limited
2013.11-2015.05
(2 years)
Recruiting Manager
Volvo Group Business Services
2013.06-2013.11
(6 months)
Recruiting Group Manager
AIG
2008.06-2013.02
(5 years)
RPO Project Consultant / Retained Search Consultant
Futurestep (Japan) K.K.
2006.04-2008.05
(2 years)
Account Executive
Progress - Executive Search Japan
2005.03-2006.04
(a year)
Associate Consultant
HUDSON GLOBAL RESOURCES LIMITED
2002.04-2005.03
(3 years)
Researcher
Michael Page International (Japan) K.K.
2001.05-2001.12
(8 months)
Research Associate
Medina Consulting K.K
2000.01-2001.02
(a year)