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About the Role
Kinaxis is seeking a Regional HR Advisor – Japan to serve as a trusted, in-country people advisor for our Japan organization. This role plays a critical part in supporting managers and employees, navigating local employment practices, and ensuring global HR programs are delivered effectively and appropriately in Japan. This position is ideal for an experienced HR professional who enjoys working close to the business, is trusted for their judgment and neutrality, and thrives at the intersection of people advisory, local execution, and program delivery.
Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted, neutral HR advisor for managers and employees in Japan
- Coach managers on performance management and feedback conversations, employee retention, conduct and interpersonal challenges
- Interpret and apply HR policies
- Provide employees guidance where local knowledge, language, and cultural context are essential
- Identify patterns, risks, and emerging issues, and partner with HRBPs to address them
- Own and coordinate HR work with local language requirements
- Serve as the primary HR point of contact for Japan benefits and global mobility, coordinating with our Kinaxis COEs
- Identify local legislative or regulatory requirements that require updates to HR policies, including changes that require submissions to labour offices or regulatory bodies
- Assist in identifying and coordinating external talent/training vendors in Japan
- Support HR Business Partners with talent review calibration facilitation, engagement survey insights & local action planning.
- Act as the Japan conduit for DEI initiatives and leadership development & learning programs.
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive HR experience, with strong manager and employee advisory capability
- Deep understanding of Japanese labour law, employment practices, and cultural norms
- Proven ability to build trust and credibility with managers and employees
- Experience translating global HR programs into effective local execution
- Strong judgment, discretion, and comfort operating without formal decision authority
- Excellent communication skills in both Japanese and English
Skills
- Japanese labour law
- Employment practices
- Cultural norms
- Manager and employee advisory
- HR policies
- Performance management
- Feedback conversations
- Employee retention
- Conduct and interpersonal challenges
- Benefits administration
- Global mobility
- Talent review facilitation
- Engagement survey analysis
- DEI initiatives
- Leadership development
- Learning programs
- Communication skills
Location
- Tokyo, Japan
Work Type
- Flexible work options
Experience Level
- Intermediate
Benefits
- Flexible vacation
- Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the third Friday of every month)
- Flexible work options
- Physical and mental well-being programs
- Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
- Mentorship programs
- Training
- Career development
- Recognition programs
- Referral rewards
- Hackathons
About the Company
- Kinaxis is a technology expert company.
- We are passionate about seeking ways to do things better.
- We are serious about employee career growth and professional development.
- Founded in 1984 in Ottawa, Canada, Kinaxis has grown to over 2000 employees worldwide.
- We support over 40,000 users in over 100 countries.
- Kinaxis is a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management.
- We enable supply chain excellence for all industries.
- We are expanding our team in Tokyo and around the world.
- We have maintained our presence in Japan for more than a decade.
- Our customers include Subaru, Nihon Kohden, Unilever, and more.
- Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains.
- We work with Fortune 500 Brands.
- Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals.
- Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to a long-term net-zero operations strategy.
- We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.
Equal Opportunity
- Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community.
- We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities.
- Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process.
- We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description to identify candidates whose education, experience, and skills most closely match the requirements of the role.
- After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team.
- AI does not make any final hiring decisions.