People Excellence Partner Japan

🎯 Role Overview

Geography focus. Provides People & Culture support to execute business decisions and implement core processes.

Drives local deployment of P&C strategy and processes across Business units.

Support managers with day-to-day P&C cycle activities as second interaction point.

Work with People Business Partners, CoEs & People Service Operations to execute people priorities and business changes

🔑 Key Responsibilities

•        Reflect changes in local processes, procedures and policies according to CoE guidelines

•        Support delivery of people & culture activities that require on-site presence or where local language requirements cannot be covered by the hubs in Shared Services

•        Talent Acquisition – Support on-site activities as required in partnership with TA team. Obtain approvals from works council/union where applicable

•        Talent Management – Deliver workshops to upskill People Managers. Engage in calibration talent reviews as needed to support 1st line managers. Support employees and managers locally in development advice.

•        Learning – Support on-site learning admin and handle local audit of learning delivery in partnership with Learning COE

•        Rewards and Recognition – Support adjustment and negotiation of collective labor agreements, manage personnel cost/ budget, local plans and exceptions

•        Insights – Handle reporting request using local data sources (e.g., local government reports)

•        Org Design and Effectiveness - Implement organizational changes in local systems (if required), manage reorganizations by supporting union negotiations as well as managing the transition/ exit of people

•        Employee Relations – Support People Director in liaising with local co-determination bodies and advise managers on employee relations matters & handle cases end-to-end

•        Mobility - Support on-site relocation, if necessary, e.g., in-person confirmation of employment

•        Promote continuous improvement through feedback loops and process improvement ideas and implementation

•        Proactively encourage all line managers and employees to utilize ESS/MSS and One Support ticket system

🎓 Required Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree or above in Human Resources, Business Administration, Law, or a related field
• Experience: Minimum 5–8 years of progressive HR experience, ideally within a multinational company in Japan
• Language: Business-level proficiency in both Japanese (native or equivalent) and English (Business level)
• Deep knowledge of Japanese labor law and employment regulations
• Proven experience in HR service delivery, payroll management, and HR operations
• Hands-on experience with Workday or equivalent HRIS platforms
• Strong track record in managing employee relations and HR compliance matters

🌟 Key Skills & Competencies

Category

Skills

Technical

Data Analysis (Advanced), HR Policies (Expert), Labor & Employment Law (Advanced), Administrative Recruiting (Experienced)

Functional

Service Delivery (Advanced), Investigative Research (Experienced), Talent Management (Intermediate)

Transversal

Detail-Oriented (Advanced), Cross-Functional Teamwork (Advanced), Prioritization (Advanced)

Leadership

Customer-Focused (Advanced), Stakeholder Relationship Management (Experienced), Change Management (Intermediate)