HR Business Partner - Japan
About Interbrand
Interbrand understands what it takes today to build the world’s most iconic brands.
To support our clients in an ever more complex and fascinating world, we have renewed our commitment to both common global standards and greater empowerment, experimentation and entrepreneurialism.
Interbrand is its people. We are a global team of highly diverse thinkers, makers and collaborators. We are proud of our heritage and often regarded as the university of branding. Over the past four decades, we have pioneered iconic work and invented many of the brand building tools that are now commonplace.
In collaboration with many of the world’s leading brands, we are pioneering the future of brand building. In a world where people’s expectations are moving faster than businesses, we give our clients the confidence to make Iconic Moves that create desire and utility, reshape the competitive landscape and drive extraordinary results.
The Interbrand Best Global Brands study/rankings are resources to our clients and the industry, providing proprietary data and insight for our role as client partner and commentator. We have published 18 books on brands and are often the reference point for university curriculum and professional associations. Today, through our own Academy, we aim to be the most impactful learning environment in the marketing world.
Our Behaviours
Our culture is informed by a set of behaviours we co-created as a business. Our behaviours give us space to experiment, permission to speak out, and a model of leadership that anyone in the business can adopt. Our behaviours are Lead with love, Be Brave, Listen First and Make it happen. We are proud of our behaviours. They make us, us.
The role
We are excited to be hiring for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our Global People team, with specific responsibility for our Tokyo office. This role will report to our Global Chief People Office and act as a key partner and advisor to the local leadership team in Tokyo.
As part of the Global People team, you’ll contribute to key global people initiatives and be tasked with successful implementation in Japan. We’re looking for someone who can think and execute strategically, but equally is willing to get hands on with the operational elements of HR.
It’s an exciting time to join the team at Interbrand and this role will play an important part in driving our business forward, whilst always facilitating best in class employee experience in support of our People Promise.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work with Global Chief People Officer and Global People Team to ensure that our global strategy is implemented within the local market
- Working across all touch points of our employee experience ensure that our people’s experience is reflective of our People Promise
- Partner with and advise the leadership team in Japan
- Work with the leadership team to understand employee engagement; co-own survey rollouts and analysis; lead and manage action plans and key KPIs
- Work with and coach people managers, providing guidance and support as needed
- Work with local team to align HR activities, local cultural initiatives an internal communications
- Advise on and adopt DEI best practices, contribute to activity and implement locally
- Work with talent acquisition specialists to ensure there is effective, timely and high quality recruitment
- Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues, supported by Omnicom/local legal consultancy services
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance
- Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g. coaching, counselling, career development, disciplinary actions)
- Work with Global Director, Performance & Learning and other internal stakeholders to ensure effective performance management process, and support employee development plans and career development
- Work with local finance and Global Chief People Officer to manage approvals for hiring and salary changes
- Support succession planning in local markets
- Work with Global Chief People Officer and local finance team on reward strategy, benchmark salaries on an annual basis, advising on and maintaining local salary bands
- Identify training needs for office teams and share with Learning & Development (Academy) team to execute
- Responsible for key people data, KPIs and metrics
- Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation
- Advise on contract terms for new hires, promotions and transfers
- Assist international employees with expatriate assignments and related HR matters
- Provide guidance and leadership counsel on local business unit restructures
- Other ad hoc projects as required
ABOUT YOU:
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience as an HR generalist
- People management experience, ideally 2+ years
- Previous experience of working directly with a leadership team, building trusted relationships with a variety of senior stakeholders
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Astute business skills and commercial understanding
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong working proficiency of written and spoken English
- A desire to work within a global team, to contribute to people team discussions and bring a point of view
- Discretion and confidentiality
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
- Prior experience working within an international business environment is an added advantage.
This is a hybrid role based in Japan and requires 3 days a week in the Tokyo office.
本ポジションの役割について
グローバルピープルチームに加わる経験豊富なHR Business Partnerを募集しています。本ポジションでは東京オフィスを主な担当とし、グローバルの最高人事責任者にレポートしながら、東京のローカルリーダーシップチームにおける重要なパートナーおよびアドバイザーとして活動して頂きます。
グローバルピープルチームの一員として、グローバルでの重要な人事イニシアティブに貢献し、日本での実行を担っていただきます。戦略的に考え実行できるだけでなく、HRのオペレーション的側面にも積極的に取り組める方を求めています。
今はInterbrandに加わる絶好のタイミングであり、本ポジションはビジネスを前進させる重要な役割を担うとともに、常に「People Promise」を支える最高水準の従業員体験の実現に貢献します。
【主な職務内容】
- グローバルの最高人事責任者およびグローバルピープルチームと連携し、グローバルでの戦略を東京オフィスに落とし込む
- 従業員体験のあらゆるタッチポイントにおいて、「People Promise」が反映された体験をする
- 日本のリーダーシップチームと連携し、アドバイスを行う
- 従業員エンゲージメントをリーダーシップチームと共に理解した上で、サーベイの実施と分析を担当し、アクションプランや主要KPIのリード・管理を行う
- ピープルマネージャーと協働し、必要に応じて指導やサポートを行う
- ローカルチームと協力し、HR活動、地域文化の取り組み、社内コミュニケーションを整合させる
- DEI(多様性・公平性・包括性)のベストプラクティスを提案・導入し、ローカルで活動を推進する
- タレントアクイジションスペシャリストと連携し、効果的かつ高品質な採用活動を実現する
- Omnicomやローカルの法務コンサルタントのサポートのもと、複雑な従業員関係の問題を管理・解決する
- 従業員の日常的マネジメントに関する法的要件を深く理解し、法的リスクの低減と法令順守を徹底する
- ラインマネジメントに対し、日常のパフォーマンス管理(コーチング、カウンセリング、キャリア開発、懲戒処分等)に関する指導を行う
- グローバルディレクター(パフォーマンス&ラーニング)や他のステークホルダーと連携し、効果的なパフォーマンス管理プロセスを確立し、従業員の開発計画やキャリア開発をサポートする
- ローカルファイナンスおよびグローバルの最高人事責任者と協力し、採用や給与変更の承認を管理する
- ローカル市場での後継者育成計画をサポートする
- グローバル最高人事責任者およびローカルファイナンスチームと連携し、報酬戦略の策定、年次給与ベンチマーク、ローカル給与バンドの設定および維持を行う
- オフィスチームの研修ニーズを特定し、ラーニング&ディベロップメント(アカデミー)チームと共有して実行する
- 主要な人事データ、KPI、指標の管理責任を担う
- HRポリシーのガイダンスおよび解釈を提供する
- 新規採用、昇進、異動時の契約条件についてアドバイスする
- グローバル従業員の駐在員アサインメントや関連人事事項をサポートする
- ローカル事業部再編についてガイダンスを提供し、リーダーシップに助言する
- その他必要に応じたアドホックなプロジェクト
【求める人物像】
- HRゼネラリストとして最低8年以上の経験
- (あれば尚可)2年以上のピープルマネジメントの経験
- リーダーシップチームと直接連携し、多様なシニアステークホルダーと信頼関係を築いた経験
- 優れた口頭および書面でのコミュニケーション能力
- 高いビジネススキルとビジネスの理解
- 優れた組織力と細部にまで渡る注意力
- 期限を守る実績のある優れたタイムマネジメント能力
- 高い分析力・問題解決能力
- 英語での読み書き・会話の実務レベル
- グローバルチームの一員として働き、ピープルチームの議論に貢献し、自らの意見を述べる意欲
- 秘密保持能力・慎重さ
- Microsoft Office Suiteの実務知識
- グローバルなビジネス環境での勤務経験
本ポジションは日本国内でのハイブリッド勤務となり、週3日は東京オフィスへの出社が必要です。
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