Overview of the Talent Market in the Payment Industry
- Industry Insight
Global Executive Search Specialists
What We Do
We are the Japanese recruiting specialist for top tier fintech companies. Many multinational companies face challenges when hiring in Japan, including a shortage of talent, language barriers, and a time-consuming recruitment process. At XG Partners, our mission is to connect suitable applicants with multinational fintech companies.
By partnering with us, talents pursue fulfilling careers, while our hiring managers and HR team Streamline the hiring process for bilingual talents, making it smoother and more efficient.
・Efficient and seamless hiring solutions.
・Gain insights into Japan's talent market landscape and access hiring data in your area.
・Discover the value an executive search firm can provide.
・Unlock career opportunities with exciting tech start-ups from both the US and Europe
・Advance your career within a listed tech group
・Gain insight into your market value
・Receive consultations for effective career planning
・Refine your resume and enhance your interview skills
We exclusively recruit experienced consultants,
all of whom are bilingual with strong industry knowledge.
CEO
Hatsushi (Ted)Tetsuya
Founder & CEO of XG Partners Group, Hatsushi began his career as a head-hunter in 2005 and has over 18 years of experience in providing Executive Search services. He previously helped to establish the Hong Kong office of JAC Recruitment, a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and led a team of thirty members there between 2012 and 2018.
He is Japan’s NO. 1 head-hunter, generating an annual individual revenue of 200-300 million JPY. After achieving top performer for 3 consecutive years (2020-2022) in RGF, one of the top recruitment firms in Japan, at the age of 40 he set out to realize the dream he had held since his time in Hong Kong: to establish a Japan-based Global Executive Search Firm. To achieve this goal he founded his own company, XG Partners, and initiated operations at the Marunouchi headquarters in Tokyo. The company has seen great success, opening a second office in Hong Kong and with another planned to open in Singapore.
Partner
Miranda Zhuang
Proven track record in helping international FinTech companies hire top bilingual talent in Japan within a short timeframe.
With over 95% of my client portfolio consisting of multinational FinTech companies, I specialize in industries such as payment service providers, financial data platforms, financial software, and Web3. My expertise spans various roles, including C-level executives, Sales & Marketing, Legal & Compliance, and Engineering professionals.
・Japanese Virtual Bank: Head Of Operation
・Singaporean Digital Payment Provider: Sales Director
・American Online Investment Platform: Relationship Manager
・Financial Software Provider: Marketing Manager
・Chinese Crypto Exchange Platform: Risk Manager
・Leading UK Financial Information Solutions Provider: Business Development Director
・US-Listed FinTech Company: Relationship Manager
・Innovative Hong Kong E-Payment Company: Risk Management Specialist
・Global Financial Data Provider: Head of Legal
・European Crypto Investment Firm: Head of Compliance
・FinTech Startup for E-commerce: Head of Sales / Country Head
・2019: Best Consultant Award
・2020: Annual Best Performer
・2021: Global Top Performer (Q3)
・2022: APAC Top Performer (Q4)
・2021: NLP Practitioner Certification
・2022: APAC Top Performer Award (Q4)
・2023: Economics for Managers Certificate from Harvard Business School
Originally from Hong Kong, I lived and studied in Japan, earning the top-level N1 certification in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. My recruitment journey began in 2014 with a multinational firm specializing in the finance sector. In 2016, I joined JAC, a publicly listed Japanese search firm, broadening my focus to FinTech and banking IT recruitment for major Japanese financial institutions, including top-tier investment banks and securities firms.
Since 2021, I have dedicated my career to assisting Western tech companies—many of them startups—expand into Japan by identifying and securing bilingual talent.
Having also lived and studied in California, I possess a deep understanding of Western culture, allowing me to effectively bridge the gap between Japanese professionals and global corporations.
Hobbies: Diving, tennis, reading, philosophy, music, movies, and Netflix.
Senior Consultant
Takashi Watanabe
Until completing graduate school, he worked as an actor for an entertainment agency. Having portrayed characters with different values in various works, including NHK BS dramas, he developed an interest in others' perspectives and ways of happiness.
Additionally, he worked part-time in civil engineering and harbor labor, experiencing situations where protective masks were not provided during building demolition preparation, leading to exposure to asbestos. This gave him a firsthand realization that companies do not always prioritize the protection of employees' physical and mental well-being.
Desiring to help people make their lifelong jobs a source of happiness, he retired from acting and began job hunting. Shortly after graduation, he became a career advisor under the theme of “considering the happiness of working individuals.” His counseling, focusing on articulating customers' values through dialogue and career advancement by leveraging existing strengths, received recognition, resulting in multiple awards from major job placement services.
Furthermore, he gained evaluation as an S-rank headhunter, equivalent to the top 1% of registered headhunters, from BizReach, a leading job placement service.Having been involved with numerous organizations and businesses as a career advisor, he found fulfillment as a consultant in supporting ambitious executives and business leaders aiming to balance business growth and employee happiness, leading him to transition to a major executive search firm.
Engaging with CEOs, executive officers, and business unit leaders, he identified the talent necessary for advancing business strategies and facilitated connections. Additionally, he contributed to the launch of a major SaaS company in collaboration with a foreign private equity fund.Similar to his approach to acting, he values gaining firsthand experiences over knowledge to truly understand customers.
After graduating from a machine learning programming school in 2019, he has been running a study group every week for four years. Since 2021, he has served as a business leader, dedicating himself to the launch of a new service at an HR Tech startup. His hobby is boxing, and he excels in combinations, particularly the left hook to the body.
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