About the Role
The Director, People & Culture, JSK supports the key priorities of the People & Culture (P&C) function within the Japan and South Korea Operating Unit (JSK). This role acts as a strategic business partner, providing targeted P&C support to functions and/or geographies, and ensuring end-to-end compliance with global and local policies. The Director will drive initiatives that balance strategic priorities with effective project delivery and stakeholder support to foster a cohesive and engaging employee experience.
Responsibilities
- Partner with various function teams to build strategies that engage people in delivering the organization’s vision.
- Provide insights on trends, barriers, risks, and opportunities that may impact the business.
- Act as a trusted advisor, offering insights and guidance on people strategies.
- Partner with leaders to implement initiatives that strengthen leadership capabilities, improve team dynamics, and develop workforce skills.
- Influence stakeholders concerning policies, procedures, and practices.
- Communicate regularly with internal and external parties, including senior executives, customers, and vendors.
- Support the alignment of organizational values with business practices by driving culture-shaping efforts.
- Engage leaders in reinforcing behaviors that foster inclusion, collaboration, and employee well-being.
- Enable client groups to build readiness for organizational change by planning and delivering tailored solutions.
- Provide leaders with tools and strategies to manage transitions effectively.
- Partner with Centers-of-Excellence (COEs) to execute talent recruitment, management, development, compensation, and performance management strategies.
- Build talent pipelines and ensure alignment of performance management practices with regional priorities.
- Align and collaborate with regional and global P&C leaders to integrate best practices and ensure consistency.
- Ensure P&C operations comply with company policies, local regulations, and industry best practices in Japan.
- Leverage data and analytics to drive informed decision-making and measure effectiveness and local compliance of P&C programs.
- Co-accountable for P&C services delivery for CCJC, working closely with the global Employee Experience Hub.
- Fulfill all regulatory requirements, including reporting and managing Labor audits.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Human Resource Management, Organizational Development, or similar fields within a multinational organization.
- Strong strategic and operational P&C capabilities, with demonstrated success in delivering business partnering and P&C projects.
- Demonstrated ability to manage diverse and multiple stakeholders in a matrix and multicultural environment.
- Experience with human capital processes, including talent management, organizational design, change management, and leadership development.
- Solid project management skills, with experience managing cross-functional initiatives and meeting clear deliverables.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively at all levels in the organization.
- Japanese language proficiency at a fluent level, with ability to interact with Labor Office officials.
Skills
- Change Management
- Coaching
- Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Group Problem Solving
- Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)
- Human Resources (HR)
- Leadership Training and Development
- Onboarding
- People Management
- Performance Management (PM)
- Recruiting
- Succession Planning
- Talent Acquisition
- Waterfall Model
- Workforce Planning
Location
- Japan
- Tokyo
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Minimum 10 years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree and above
Benefits
- Exceptional benefits
About the Company
- The Coca-Cola Company is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories.
- The Coca-Cola Company offers great careers with growth opportunities, exceptional benefits and the opportunity to be part of the world’s recognized brands.
- We are looking for top talent that has a passion for innovation and wants to be part of a world class organization.
- We believe that individuals are ingenious and that it is our job at The Coca-Cola Company to support and funnel our employee’s expertise and enthusiasm to propel our business to new levels of innovation.
- Our goal is to embolden the power of our people to drive our brand growth through to the next century.
