People Business Partner

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People Business Partner (6 Months Fixed Term Contract)

The People Business Partner plays a pivotal role in delivering reliable, compliant HR operations for Japan while extending tactical HR business partnering support across the wider APJ region, enabling our hyper-growth in the market. Working closely with business leaders and employees, this role balances ownership of the Japan employee lifecycle, statutory compliance and HR systems with day-to-day HR business partnering — spanning performance management, employee relations and organisational change — for business leaders in Japan and assigned APJ markets. The People Business Partner is a key partner in HR service excellence, compliance, systems and the overall employee experience.

• Own end-to-end employee lifecycle administration for Japan, including onboarding, transfers, contract changes and offboarding, ensuring accuracy and adherence to service levels

• Act as Subject Matter Expert on Japan employment law, work rules and statutory requirements (including social insurance and labor standards), owning compliance audits and documentation

• Act as the market's go-to expert on Workday, owning system configuration, workflows and data integrity given the organisation's heavy reliance on the platform

• Apply AI and agentic solutions to HR operations, including business process design and workflow mapping within an AI solution, data analysis, and strengthening compliance through these tools

• Serve as the first point of contact for employee and manager inquiries related to HR policies, benefits and general HR matters, resolving or escalating within agreed timeframes

• Drive the operational mechanics of performance management processes, including goal-setting, performance reviews and development plan tracking, for Japan

• Provide first-line HR guidance to business leaders on employee relations matters, ensuring fair and consistent application of HR policies and escalating complex cases as needed

• Extend HR business partnering support beyond Japan to assigned APJ markets, covering employee relations advisory, performance cycle support and organisational change support across time zones

• Support business leaders through organisational change initiatives, ensuring smooth and compliant execution for employees

• Ensure compliance with HR policies and regulations as Subject