Title
People Business Partner (HR Business Partner)
Salary
- ¥15,000,000 total cash compensation (including target bonus)
Target bonus: Approximately 15%
Location
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Hybrid work arrangement (3 days per week in office)
Reports To
Japan People Leader / Senior HR Leader (organizational structure under review)
About the Company
Our client is a leading global technology and telecommunications organization operating across more than 180 countries. With a long-standing history of innovation, the company supports critical digital infrastructure, connectivity solutions, cloud technologies, artificial intelligence initiatives, and next-generation communications services worldwide.
Japan is a strategically important market within the company's global operations, supporting large-scale business transformation and technology initiatives across the region.
About the Role
This is a high-impact HR Business Partner opportunity supporting a significant regional transformation across the Asia-Pacific organization.
The successful candidate will partner closely with senior business leaders and people managers, providing strategic HR guidance while also maintaining direct ownership of complex employee relations matters. The role combines business partnership, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, change management, and hands-on labor relations support.
This position is well suited to an HR professional who enjoys operating in a dynamic, matrixed, international environment and is comfortable balancing strategic influence with practical execution.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic HR Partnership
- Partner with business leaders and managers to align people strategies with business objectives.
- Provide coaching and guidance on leadership effectiveness, performance management, and people decisions.
- Support workforce planning, organizational design, and talent planning initiatives.
- Advise leaders on organizational effectiveness and employee engagement strategies.
Employee Relations & Labor Management
- Lead and manage complex employee relations matters.
- Support performance improvement plans (PIPs) and performance management processes.
- Conduct workplace investigations and provide guidance on disciplinary actions.
- Advise managers on labor law compliance, employment risk mitigation, and workplace issues.
- Support workforce restructuring, organizational changes, and redundancy programs where required.
Change Management
- Partner with leadership teams during organizational transformation initiatives.
- Support communication planning and change adoption activities.
- Help leaders navigate organizational redesign and evolving reporting structures.
- Drive initiatives that enhance organizational effectiveness and employee experience.
Talent & Leadership Support
- Support succession planning and leadership development discussions.
- Partner with leaders on retention, engagement, and talent review processes.
- Contribute to strategic workforce and capability planning.
- Influence talent decisions across a sizable employee population.
Qualifications
Required
- Approximately 5+ years of progressive HR experience.
- Demonstrated HR Business Partner experience within a multinational or complex organization.
Why Join?
- Join a globally recognized organization undergoing significant regional transformation.
- Work directly with senior business and HR leaders across multiple countries.
- Take ownership of meaningful employee relations and workforce challenges.
- Gain exposure to large-scale change management and organizational redesign initiatives.
- Influence talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness across a substantial employee population.
- Develop international experience within a highly collaborative global environment.
- Access strong long-term career growth opportunities, including potential progression into regional HR leadership roles.
- Enjoy a competitive compensation package and hybrid work environment.
