Oaks International Co., Ltd.

What Oaks International Co., Ltd. does

Oaks International Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based executive search and recruitment firm founded in June 1993, specializing exclusively in placements for the financial services industry. The company is led by President Atsushi Monobe, who ranks in the top 1% of Japan's recruitment consultants with 750+ career placements and holds the JESRA Certified Senior Search and Recruitment Consultant qualification (one of only 24 holders in Japan). Approximately 80% of the firm's clients are foreign-capital companies operating in Japan, with primary placement domains covering asset management, investment banking, commercial banking, and life/non-life insurance, plus secondary coverage of consulting, IT, and consumer goods roles at foreign-affiliated firms.

The firm's core operating asset is a proprietary database of over 4,000 pre-screened, interviewed candidates, maintained through more than two decades of consultant-led sourcing, web-based marketing, and networking. Service offerings include executive search, headhunting, contingent recruitment, and optional retainer-based engagement for senior or hard-to-fill roles. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the standard structure is a contingency fee calculated as a percentage of the placed candidate's annual starting salary, paid only upon successful hire, with a refund policy covering early resignation.

Oaks International is a privately held, founder/management-led boutique with ~10 employees, a single office in Ginza (Chuo-ku, Tokyo), and ¥30 million in stated capital. It holds Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare license 13-YU-010201 (one of Japan's first 200 paid-employment placement licenses) and operates exclusively within the Tokyo metropolitan area with no disclosed international footprint, subsidiaries, or external funding.

Name

Oaks International Co., Ltd.

Legal name

株式会社オークス・インターナショナル (Kabushiki Kaisha Oaks International)

Website

https://oaks.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oaks International Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based, privately-held executive search boutique founded in 1993 that specializes in placing professionals into Japan's financial services sector, with approximately 80% of clients being foreign-capital firms. It operates with about 10 employees and a proprietary database of 4,000+ pre-screened candidates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Services Leadership Search (Banking/Insurance/PE/Asset Mgmt) (BPACAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Banking, Risk, Compliance & Quantitative Staffing (BPACADAN)

Keywords

• Executive search
• Financial recruitment
• Headhunting services
• Talent placement
• Career consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency-based Placement Fee: The primary revenue stream is a success-based fee structure where client companies pay a consulting fee only when a candidate introduced by the firm is successfully hired. The fee is calculated as a predetermined percentage multiplied by the annual starting salary of the placed individual.
2. Retainer-based Search: Optional retainer-based service offering higher probability of successful placement, with fees paid regardless of placement outcome.
3. Headhunting Services: Executive search and headhunting services with customized engagement terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Oaks International provides executive search, recruitment, and headhunting services focused on the financial services industry in Japan, with particular emphasis on foreign-capital financial institutions. The firm uses a proprietary database of more than 4,000 pre-screened candidates to identify and place professionals for employers while also offering free career consulting and job-transition support to candidates.

Product overview

Oaks International Co., Ltd. is a licensed executive search and recruitment services company established in 1993, specializing in the financial services industry. The company operates a single unified service offering comprised of Executive Search Services, Recruitment Services (有料職業紹介), Career Consulting Services, and Headhunting Services. All services are offered through a contingent-based fee structure with retainer options, targeting asset management, investment banking, commercial banking, insurance, and other financial sectors, as well as consulting, IT, and consumer goods industries. The company does not provide temporary staffing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search & Recruitment Services
• Career Consulting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Chief Consultant ranked in top 1% of all Japan recruitment consultants with 750+ successful placements
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Direct peers

• Morgan McKinley Japan: Specialist financial services recruitment firm with strong Tokyo operations across banking, asset management, and insurance; directly competes for foreign-capital finance mandates in Japan.
• RGF Professional Recruitment Japan: Recruit Group's professional recruitment arm with deep financial services and foreign-capital coverage in Tokyo; directly comparable for mid-senior finance hiring mandates.
• JAC Recruitment: One of Japan's largest domestic recruitment firms with a strong financial services and foreign-capital practice; directly competes with Oaks for bilingual finance and IB mandates in Tokyo.
• Hays Japan: Global recruitment firm with dedicated banking, financial services, and insurance desks in Tokyo; competes for similar mid-to-senior finance and risk roles in the Japanese market.
• Cornerstone Partners Japan: Boutique financial services-focused executive search firm in Tokyo serving banks, asset managers, and PE sponsors; directly comparable as a specialist competitor.
• Robert Walters Japan: Global executive search firm with a substantial Tokyo presence focused on financial services, banking, and asset management recruitment; comparable in target client and candidate profile.
• Michael Page Japan: Global recruitment firm with a strong financial services and accounting practice in Tokyo; directly competes for middle-to-senior finance, banking, and asset management placements.

Regional players

• Kforce Japan: US-listed staffing firm with finance and accounting practice serving Japan/APAC; comparable in financial services placement model though anchored in the US market.

Broad incumbents

• LHH Japan (Lee Hecht Harrison): Global career transition and executive search firm with Japan presence; overlaps in senior financial services placements but offers a broader talent-solutions portfolio.
• Randstad Japan: Large global staffing group with a financial services desk in Tokyo; competes broadly for finance and accounting roles but at a larger, more diversified scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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