HR Partner (Manager or Associate Director)

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Job Description

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

The HR Partner’s principal area of impact is in shaping the culture of the organisation and implementing people strategies to achieve the business priorities.

• Be a strong partner to all of the business leaders to influence and support HR related matters.
• Support the division heads and people managers to manage their people strategy and culture.
• Support organisation effectiveness by developing and implementing solutions aligned to strategy.
• Lead the HR vision, including role modelling great personal and team leadership and taking an active role in ensuring the HR operating model is embedded successfully.
• Drive the people side of change

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise (Breadth and depth of knowledge, application and complexity of technical knowledge)

• In-depth knowledge in Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, and Labor Laws etc.
• Extensive practical experience in the areas of Talent Acquisition, Training, Organization Development, Coaching, Performance Management, Compensation and Benefit, and Labor Relations
• Fundamental knowledge in Finance and Accounting, Legal, Operations, Business Statistics, and Innovation
• Objective and fair judgement ability with analytical and logical thinking skills and multiple viewpoints

Leadership (Vision, strategy and business alignment, people management, communication, influencing others, managing change)

• Lead HR operations by involving other HR functions such as COEI, PAG, and TBS etc.
• Take initiatives for all HR operational changes with HR perspective and expertise

Decision-making and Autonomy (The capacity and authority to make organizational decisions, autonomy in decision-making, complexity of decisions, impact of decisions, problem-soliving)

• Make operational decisions as per the policies, guidance, and direction of HRSL
• Provide deliberate suggestions from various angles with HR expertise and business acumen

Interaction (The span and nature of one’s engagement with others when performing one’s job, internal and external relationships)

• Maintain good relationship with employees, managers, and other functions to contribute to gaining trust as the site HR team
• Interact proactively with GMS/GQ HR community, regional COEI, PAG, and TBS to stay updated
• Keep and explore external network to get familiarized with HR trends, solutions, and innovation

Innovation (The required level of scientific knowledge, knowledge sharing, innovation and risk taking)

• Lead data utilization on people insight to provide better employee experience and problem solving measures with statistic implications
• Take and share HR best practices in the internal and external community

Complexity (Products managed, mix of businesses, internal and/or external business environment, cultural considerations)

• Support such various clients as Osaka-site, Narita-site, GMS & GQ Japan, and other global functions in GMS and GQ
• Work closely with different HR functions such as COEI, PAG, and TBS etc.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS: 

• Bachelor degree, Business, Management, and Human Resources are preferred.
• Extensive relevant HR experience (generalist or specialist) gained in large complex organization(s) with multiple stakeholders (including matrix relationships). Ideally previous industry related experience, international company experience, multi-cultural environment.
• Minimum of 5 years HR generalist/specialist and/or HR Business Partner experience
• Result oriented and able to develop plans/solutions and to deliver expected results even in ambiguous circumstances
• Skilled in developing HR plans/initiatives and aligning people management practices
• Ability to manage and interpret employment laws into pragmatic solutions and navigate line management through its complexities
• Analytical and problem solving skills along with the ability to make timely and balanced decisions
• Business communication, negotiating and influencing skills demonstrated by the ability to use a range of different approaches, to persuade others and to gain acceptance of proposals and decisions
• Openness and flexibility to deal with and communicate change effectively
• Self-motivated, self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team
• Strong interpersonal skills combined with cultural sensitivity
• English communication
• Strong ability to influence indirect authority

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This position offers an experienced individual a significant opportunity to establish best practices of HR in complex organisation in globalized company.
• Some international travel will be required.
• This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary:

• Allowances: Commutation, Housing, Overtime Work etc.

• Salary Increase: Annually, Bonus Payment: Twice a year

• Working Hours: Headquarters (Osaka/ Tokyo) 9:00-17:30, Production Sites (Osaka/ Yamaguchi) 8:00-16:45, (Narita) 8:30-17:15, Research Site (Kanagawa) 9:00-17:45

• Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, May Day, Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)

• Paid Leaves: Annual Paid Leave, Special Paid Leave, Sick Leave, Family Support Leave, Maternity Leave, Childcare Leave, Family Nursing Leave.

• Flexible Work Styles: Flextime, Telework

• Benefits: Social Insurance, Retirement and Corporate Pension, Employee Stock Ownership Program, etc.

Important Notice concerning working conditions:

• It is possible the job scope may change at the company’s discretion.

• It is possible the department and workplace may change at the company’s discretion.

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