About the Role
The Director, People & Culture, JSK plays a pivotal role in supporting 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, procedures, and legislations.
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 that align with business priorities.
- Partner with leaders to implement initiatives that strengthen leadership capabilities, improve team dynamics, and develop workforce skills.
- Influence stakeholders within and beyond the function 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 within client groups.
- 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 and ensure teams are prepared for transformation.
- Partner with Centers-of-Excellence (COEs) to execute comprehensive talent recruitment, management, development, compensation, and performance management strategies.
- Build talent pipelines and ensure the 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 across initiatives.
- 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 the effectiveness and local compliance of P&C programs.
- Co-accountable for P&C services delivery for CCJC, working closely with our global Employee Experience Hub to drive a high-quality Associate Experience and fulfilling all regulatory requirements, including reporting and managing Labor audits by the local regulator.
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
- 00% - 25% Travel
Experience Level
- Minimum 10 years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree and above
About the Company
- We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference.
- We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves.
- We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve.
- We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years.
- Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.
