
Global Head of People & Talent at Josys. Executive team member reporting to CEO. Father to three daughters. Executive Coach. Builder of People & Talent teams for startups. Advisor with PeopleTech Partners. Investor. Formerly VP of Recruiting and E-team member at Instacart, Recruiting Director at Uber and Salesforce, and Exec Search for Apple, Michael brings 20 years of experience in the HR and Talent space and has built and managed teams of 50+ people. He is an executive coach, and continues advising CEOs and scaling teams for startups in growth mode funded by top global VCs. Michael speaks Chinese and Japanese, and has lived in Asia for over 2 decades (with a stint in San Francisco for 7 years). He also loves to host BBQ parties at home.
peopletechpartners.com
transform.us
sempervirensvc.com
instacart.com
apple.com
morganstanley.com
neptunepeople.com
uber.com
salesforce.com
springhealth.com
Tokyo, Japan
Global Head of People & Talent
Josys
• www.linkedin.com/company/josys-inc
Nov 2024 - Present
Head of Talent
Josys
• www.linkedin.com/company/josys-inc
Aug 2024 - Nov 2024
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Lead Ambassador
Transform
• www.linkedin.com/company/hr-transform
Sep 2023 - Present
Tokyo, Japan
Advisor
PeopleTech Talent
• www.linkedin.com/company/peopletech-talent
Jan 2023 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Advisor
PeopleTech Partners
• www.linkedin.com/company/peopletech-partners
May 2018 - Present
San Francisco
Advisor
Vervoe
• www.linkedin.com/company/vervoe-pty-ltd
Nov 2019 - Present
Advisor
findem
• www.linkedin.com/company/findeminc
May 2019 - Present
Human Resources Business Partner
Apple
• www.linkedin.com/company/apple
Jan 2008 - Mar 2010
Tokyo, Japan
Writer, Copyeditor
GK Associates
Jan 2000 - Dec 2002
Osaka, Japan