Senior HR Business Partner, Japan

SUMMARY

We are currently seeking a Sr. HR Business Partner to support our growing organization. This position will be responsible for leading, supporting, and facilitating the delivery of HR services to the organizations while delivering high impact and value. The Sr. HRBP will work closely with the leadership teams and provide expert advice and coaching to drive and support their business objectives. The role will directly support client groups as well as ensuring that the team scales with the business.

We are focused on candidates located in Tokyo, Japan on a remote basis initially but the candidate should be comfortable and expect hybrid working in the future. The candidate would also help to cover the full APJ region.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Provide strategic advice, counsel and consultative solutions to executives on people management aspects of their business to include driving organizational development, team effectiveness, executing change management strategy and employee engagement solutions.
• Collaborate and consult on the design and delivery of HR programs with the COEs to deliver effective solutions to the business.
• Help to build and scale our operations, often from the ground up in Japan and across the rest of the APJ region, acting as an SME on all aspect of HR.
• Act as the advocate for leading the talent management and development plans for the revenue team with a focus on enhancing the quality of leaders and managers, building skills and capabilities of the workforce and ensuring succession bench strength.
• Direct, develop and drive the revenue global workforce plan and human capital strategies by acquiring and maintaining in-depth knowledge of the business, not limited to budget, revenue and product and portfolio roadmaps. Partner with Recruitment, L&D, Ops and Finance to ensure a feasible, pro-active workforce plan is in place and well executed.
• Develop and monitor regular and ad-hoc reports to ensure HR metrics are quantified and outcome driven. Able to identify trends and proactively recommend solutions to improve performance, retention, and employee experience.
• Guide and coach managers on how to appropriately manage and resolve complex HR issues (e.g., performance management and total rewards).
• Partner the revenue team members throughout the organization to communicate and educate on policies, procedures, and compliance.
• Provide consultative support and guidance to managers on implementation / execution of core HR programs.
• Leverage best practices and identify opportunities for efficiency.
• Understand the client groups, strategy, challenges, business initiatives and business model

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Roughly 7+ years of experience in a HRBP role or the demonstrable equivalent.
• Fluency in both Japanese and English.
• Deep HR experience in Japan is essential but experience supporting other parts of the APJ region is preferred.
• Experience supporting Director + level.
• Experience building out new countries / regions and helping build from the ground up.
• Experience supporting the revenue teams.
• Experience working on a variety of HR functions.
• Experience coaching and mentoring others in an informal or formal setting.
• Experience working on various HR programs/projects.
• Experience in a growing, global software development environment is preferred
• Exceptional communication skills combined with demonstrated problem solving ability are critical for this role
• Ability to analyze data and propose methods for continuous improvement
• Ability to work in a fast moving and changing environment