HR Solutions Japan

What HR Solutions Japan does

HR Solutions Japan (HR Solutions Corporation [HRソリューションズ株式会社]) is a Tokyo-headquartered, privately held HR-technology company founded in 2004 that builds cloud-based recruitment and employment-management systems for Japan's service sector. Its platform serves multi-location enterprises and mid-market operators in retail, food service, convenience stores, logistics, hospitality, healthcare and transportation, as well as government bodies and industry associations. As of late 2022 the company reported serving approximately 1,025 client companies across 470,000 workplaces, and claims the No. 1 market share in Japan's part-time/short-hour recruitment-management cloud market.

The company's core products are リクオプ (Recop), a recruitment-management system for part-time/contract workers; ハイソル (Hiring Solutions), an employment-support system; リクログ (Reclog) for mid-career hiring; and シフトワークス (Shiftworks), a shift-based matching platform acquired from Tsunagu Group Holdings in 2022. Underlying technology includes a patent-protected high-speed applicant-data collection engine (Patent No. 6155304) that ingests data from 49+ job boards at 1–15 minute intervals versus a prior 60-minute industry standard, LINE/SMS communication integration, GPS-based job search (JOB□ケ), multilingual recruitment sites in 15 languages, video interviewing, an AI work-assignment optimization module, and automatic Google for Jobs structured-data formatting. The platform is buttressed by five ISO/IEC certifications (27001, 27017, 27018, 27701, 20000-1) and 2026 ISMAP registration for government procurement.

The business monetizes primarily through recurring subscriptions to Recop/Hisol, priced from ¥100,000 per month for multi-location enterprise deployments with separately priced add-on modules (e.g., multilingual translation from ¥30,000/month), plus transaction fees on the Shiftworks matching platform. Go-to-market is predominantly enterprise and mid-market field sales with self-service onboarding for smaller accounts, supplemented by platform-as-a-service arrangements with government clients and industry groups, and financial-institution partnerships (DBJ, Mizuho) that provide account introductions.

Name

HR Solutions Japan

Legal name

HRソリューションズ株式会社

Website

https://hr-s.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Japanese HR-tech firm providing cloud-based recruitment and employment-management systems (Recop, Hisol, Reclog, Shiftworks) for part-time and shift-based hiring, serving multi-location enterprises, government bodies and industry associations across retail, food service, logistics and healthcare.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Recruitment Technology

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Core HR & HRIS (BPACAPAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), HR Service Delivery, Case Management & Employee Self-Service (BPACAPAL), Comprehensive HRO (Multi-Process HR Outsourcing) (BPACAKAA)

Keywords

• Recruitment management software
• Part-time hiring platform
• Shift matching platform
• Applicant tracking system
• HR technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based Recruitment Management Systems (リクオプ, ハイソル): Monthly subscription fees for cloud-based recruitment and employment management systems. Pricing starts from ¥100,000 per month for enterprise multi-location deployments. The systems serve as the primary revenue driver, supporting approximately 1,025 client companies across 470,000 workplaces. Recurring subscription model with annual or multi-year contract options.
2. Shift Matching Platform (シフトワークス): Shift-based job matching service for part-time/short-hour workers. Revenue derived from transaction fees on successful matches between workers seeking specific shifts and employers with shift vacancies. The platform manages approximately 60 million hours/month of surplus labor matched against 50 million shift gaps monthly.
3. Additional Platform Features and Add-on Services: Additional revenue from optional modules including multilingual translation (starting at ¥30,000/month), GPS-based job search (JOBロケ), video interview capabilities, LINE/SMS communication features, and referral recruiting integrations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HR Solutions Japan provides cloud-based recruitment and employment management systems (Recop and Hiring Solutions) for part-time and shift-based workers, plus a shift-matching platform (Shiftworks). It helps multi-location service businesses post jobs across 49+ job boards, track applicants, and manage hiring workflows.

Product overview

HR Solutions Japan operates a comprehensive HR technology platform consisting of core recruitment management systems and specialized modules. The primary offerings include: (1) リクオプ (Recop) - the flagship cloud-based recruitment management system for part-time/contract workers holding No.1 market share in Japan; (2) ハイソル (Hiring Solutions) - employment support system working in tandem with Recop; (3) リクログ (Reclog) - mid-career recruitment management system; and (4) シフトワークス (Shiftworks) - shift-based job matching platform for pinpoint vacancy filling. These core systems are supplemented by specialized modules including GPS-based job search (JOBロケ), LINE/SMS communication features, AI-powered work assignment optimization, video interview capabilities, and a proprietary patent-protected high-frequency applicant data collection system integrated with 49+ job listing portals. The company also operates regional employment platforms including the public-private partnership site あのこの愛媛 for Ehime Prefecture, along with specialized vertical job portals for hospitality (旅館・ホテルでおしごと.net), taxi (タクシーワークかながわ), bus (バスチカ), and sports volunteering (スポボラ.net).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recop (リクオプ) Cloud-based recruitment management system for part-time and contract workers, supporting job posting creation, applicant tracking, interview scheduling, screening, and hiring workflows. Holds the No.1 market share in Japan's part-time recruitment management cloud market.
• Hiring Solutions (ハイソル) Employment support system for part-time worker hiring and retention, working in conjunction with Recop for comprehensive talent acquisition lifecycle management.
• Reclog (リクログ) Mid-career recruitment management system for full-time positions, including KPI analysis features, smart apply button integration with Rikunavi NEXT, and MyRefer referral recruitment integration.
• Shiftworks (シフトワークス) Shift-based job matching platform enabling job seekers to find work based on desired shifts. Japan's largest shift matching service, processing 60 million hours/month of surplus labor matched to 50 million shift vacancies.
• JOBロケ GPS-based job search feature enabling job seekers to find nearby job listings from their current or preferred location, with QR codes providing access to local job information nationwide.
• おしごと百花 Video-based recruitment content production and YouTube distribution service, showcasing workplace environments and employee testimonials, produced in partnership with CREEK & RIVER CO.
• あのこの愛媛 Regional employment and migration information portal for Ehime Prefecture, including job listings, relocation support, and special pages for students, COVID-affected workers, and disability employment support, managed under a public-private partnership.
• 作業割当AI (Work Assignment AI) AI-powered work assignment optimization system for retail operations that optimizes staffing levels, supports multi-jobbing, reduces schedule creation time, and enables headquarters oversight of store conditions.
• 多言語版 (Multilingual Recruitment Module) Multilingual version of Recop and Hiring Solutions supporting 15 languages (English, Chinese Simplified/Traditional, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, etc.) for foreign worker recruitment and inbound tourism staffing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cost per hire reduced by 20% (Mos Burger case study)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and supporting.

• 株式会社メドレー (Medley)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2023API integration between リクオプ recruitment management system and the ジョブメドレー healthcare/medical job board, enabling automatic applicant data import at ~15-minute intervals. Recruitment status updates in リクオプ are also reflected back in the ジョブメドレー management console.
• 株式会社ミライロ (Mirable)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023Mirable provides consulting services on disability-inclusive hiring for the あのこの愛媛 platform, including JIS accessibility certification, disability user testing, and development of recruitment formats that communicate job information from the perspective of people with disabilities. The partnership supports Ehime Prefecture's disability employment promotion initiative.
• 株式会社ツナググループ・ホールディングス (Tsunagu Group Holdings)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2022In September 2022, HR Solutions succeeded the part-time job site シフトワークス (ShiftWorks) from Tsunagu Group via corporate split, and the two companies began joint operations. The combination of HR Solutions' recruitment management systems (リクオプ, ハイソル) with ShiftWorks' shift-based job matching creates a unique pinpoint labor matching service.
• BSIグループジャパン株式会社 (BSI Group Japan)supportingOthers · 1 November 2021BSI Group Japan served as the certification body for HR Solutions' ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, and ISO/IEC 20000-1 certifications. BSI conducted the certification audits.
• 株式会社クリーク・アンド・リバー社 (C&R Society)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2021C&R Society produces recruitment videos for the おしごと百花 service, handling planning, production, editing, and YouTube channel management. C&R Society is one of only seven Japanese MCN (Multi-Channel Network) YouTube certified operators in Japan.
• ニフティライフスタイル株式会社 (Nifty Lifestyle)supportingTechnology or Integration · 10 September 2020Automatic republication of all job listings from リクオプ and ハイソル to the Nifty Part-time Jobs portal (ニフティアルバイト), reaching Nifty's user base of 1 million+ job listings and a young female demographic.
• 株式会社野村総合研究所 (Nomura Research Institute, NRI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 October 2017NRI is one of five consortium partners (along with HR Solutions, 伊予銀行, いよぎん地域経済研究センター, and Ehime Prefecture) that developed the regional employment and relocation portal あのこの愛媛 under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications IoT service creation project.
• 株式会社インテリジェンス (Intelligence, now en-Japan)supportingTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2016Integration between リクログ mid-career recruitment management system and MyRefer employee referral recruiting service, enabling seamless management of referral hiring applicants within the existing recruitment workflow.
• 特定非営利活動法人日本スポーツボランティアネットワーク (JSVN) / 笹川スポーツ財団 (Sasakawa Sports Foundation)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2015HR Solutions developed and operates the sports volunteer information portal スポボラ.net for JSVN. The platform supports volunteer recruitment, applications, registration, and learning for sports events. HR Solutions continues to develop and operate the platform.
• 株式会社ツナグ・ソリューションズ (Tsunagu Solutions)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014Tsunagu Solutions co-developed 求人広告ナビ (Job Ad Navigator), Japan's first platform for finding recruitment advertising professionals. The platform covers job seeker brand rankings, labor market data, and recruitment tips. Tsunagu Solutions handles consulting services while HR Solutions provides the technology platform.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HRScorp
• Facebookfacebook.com/HRScorp

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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