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About the Role
A global healthcare company is seeking an HR leader in Japan to shape and drive its people strategy during a period of planned expansion. This role will partner closely with leadership to strengthen the HR function, enhance organizational structure, and support business growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead and evolve the HR function, including policies, processes, and systems
- Partner with senior leadership on organizational design and workforce planning
- Drive hiring strategy and execution to support headcount growth
- Establish and improve onboarding, performance management, and development frameworks
- Provide guidance on employee relations, culture, and engagement
- Act as a bridge between business leadership and employees
- Manage and optimize relationships with external HR vendors (payroll, labor, etc.)
Requirements
- HR leadership experience in growing or evolving organizations
- Strong background in HR strategy, organizational design, and talent acquisition
- Ability to operate effectively in environments with evolving structure and direction
- Hands-on approach with the ability to balance strategy and execution
- Native-level Japanese
- Business-level English preferred
- Hands on HR experience
- Exposure to international organizations
- Experience supporting periods of rapid growth or organizational change
- Proactive and self-driven, with a strong sense of ownership
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and influencing decision-making
- Able to partner closely with leadership and contribute at a strategic level
- Interested in building and strengthening HR foundations over time
Skills
- HR strategy
- Organizational design
- Talent acquisition
- Hiring
- Onboarding
- Talent management
- Employee relations
- Culture
- Engagement
- Vendor management
- Payroll
- Labor relations
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- HR leadership experience
Benefits
- Opportunity to shape HR in a growing global organization
- High-impact role with direct exposure to senior leadership
- Blend of strategic input and hands-on execution during a key growth phase
About the Company
- A global healthcare company
- This is a small to medium sized company looking to scale operations in the near future as a part of their mid to long strategy.