Currently Available Position

Corporate Group

HR Business Partner

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.