Senior Human Resources Business Partner

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner serves as a foundational anchor within the international People & Culture department. This individual acts as a strategic advisor to executive leadership in Japan, aligning workforce initiatives with broader commercial milestones, optimizing organizational design, and elevating the overall employee lifecycle.

The position demands a leader capable of steering highly complex, cross-functional HR initiatives and introducing cutting-edge organizational practices to build a resilient, high-performing workforce.

What the Organization is Looking ForProven Expertise: Substantial background operating as a senior HR Business Partner within high-growth, international technology or progressive corporate environments.

Core HR Domain Knowledge: Deep expertise in organizational development, talent strategy, change management, and workforce planning.

Cross-Cultural Acumen: Demonstrated success collaborating across diverse, geographically distributed teams and balancing global frameworks with local nuances.

Influence & Coaching: Exceptional communication skills with a track record of coaching and influencing C-suite and senior stakeholders.

Analytical Problem-Solving: Ability to synthesize complex data points to diagnose organizational health and implement scalable talent solutions.

Regulatory Compliance: Solid foundational understanding of Japanese labor standards, employment laws, and local market practices.

Linguistic Capability: Professional fluency in both English and Japanese (written and verbal).

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Advisory: Forges deep partnerships with regional executives to cultivate a high-performance, employee-centric organizational culture aligned with corporate objectives.
• Organizational Design & Change: Architects and executes structural changes and transformation strategies to boost operational agility and team effectiveness.
• Leadership Development: Enhances leadership capabilities across all management tiers through bespoke coaching, constructive feedback frameworks, and targeted professional development.
• Talent Management: Spearheads regional execution of global HR programs, including performance evaluations, talent benchmarking, and robust succession planning.
• Data-Driven Insights: Guides executive decision-making by translating workforce metrics and people analytics into actionable strategies.
• Employee Relations: Serves as the senior escalation point for complex workplace relations, advising management on fair, compliant, and empathetic resolutions.
• Global Collaboration: Works in tandem with international People teams to iterate, standardize, and elevate the employee lifecycle experience.

About the Company & CultureThe organization is a dynamic, high-growth global technology firm committed to driving innovation and delivering scalable solutions in an evolving international market.

Backed by the resources and stability of an established global group, the company maintains the agile, high-impact environment of a tech scale-up. Employees are part of a collaborative workforce focused on addressing complex business needs and modern global challenges.

The workplace culture values meaningful contribution, professional development, and collective achievement, supported by competitive compensation and comprehensive corporate benefits. With a diverse team spanning multiple regions, the organization believes that varied perspectives and cross-cultural collaboration are essential to sustaining its market success.