Head of HR Japan/Korea Job (Tokyo, TO, JAPAN-TOKYO)

Head of HR Japan/Korea-1200844DescriptionThe primary role of the Director HR Japan is to provide HR leadership to all businesses in Japan within the context of the global and Asia HR strategies, key is to develop a tangible Human Capital plan for the market, ensuring that all line of business requirements are met and operating principles remain compliant with market regulations. The Director HR Japan is the primary business partner for all LOB heads in the market and is an active contributor to the Country Executive Team.In close cooperation with the functional groups within Human Resources, e.g. Compensation and Benefits, Global Talent, Global Recruitment as well as with global and Regional HR colleagues, this role ensures the flawless and efficient delivery of HR services to over 1400 employees and manages a team of 8 HR professionals. He/she represents American Express to external partners in the market.Fundamentally this role will develop the current business in an ever changing market and will further build a high performing HR team in Japan* Design, align and deliver a prioritized, targeted Human Capital plan for the market.* Is an active participant on the Japan Executive Team and guides the Executive Team in its actions as it relates to the Employee agenda. Provides in market alignment of processes where needed. Provides day to day leadership of HR Initiatives that are deployed in the Market by IMC Leaders , LOB HR RL’s and HR Centers of expertise.* Proactively manages the Employee Relations agenda for the Market.* Manages/contains employment risks. Ensures consistency & transparency of HR programs & policies that have employee implications e.g. Severance, Alternative working initiatives.* Deliver transformational HR solutions that enable and promote business growth while promoting, protecting and enhancing our employee brand and reputation within a compliant construct.* Provide dedicated HR support to senior ICSS Leaders and executive team* Leads the Market based HR employees, providing leadership which challenges, inspires and engages the HR team. Is strategically aligned and enables delivery of Business and HR solutions at the Market level.* Ensure that the HR team is business focused, with a will to win approach, strong engagement and commitment to the HR team globally and the Business. Ensure that key priorities are tackled through a focus on returning investment to the Business through margin improvement, growth initiatives and organization transformation. Provide exciting and challenging opportunities for HR professionals to develop and grow within the organization.* Ensure an external focus to enable market best practices to be capitalized upon and that associated market risks are considered e.g., lack of skills, demographics, employee representative groups* Ensure compliance with all local laws, government requirements, regulations, and policies.* Support and drives the reengineering of non value- added HR processes and drive to web.* Drives and supports migration to common systems and processes, representing HR as the subject matter expert on processes that touch the employee lifecycle e.g.- Employee relations transformation, recruitment transformation* Deliver best in class practices ensuring a positive employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle.* Ensure a coherent consistent approach to business transformation efforts within the Market and across LOB’s* Foster effective partnerships with the business and HR Community in order to facilitate HR partnership to drive business agenda* Driving change across a multi-disciplinary centre* Identify trends and proactively address risk areas* Continuous self-development to maintain and enhance competence.* Maintain appropriate level of overall Business and HR knowledge* Maintain strong external industry/professional focusAmerican Express is an equal opportunity employer.* A seasoned HR professional with a deep understanding of Japan labor law and work environment* Successful track record in consulting with business partners at a country management level;* Strong knowledge of key HR processes.* Proven relationship and consultancy skills at senior business leader level,* Time management, ability to prioritize & multi task* Innovative thought leadership whilst maintaining result driven approach* Effective situational leadership skills.* Strong interpersonal and influencing without authority skills* Change management* Effective communicator, both written and verbal (Japanese and English)* Excellent presentation skills* Proven track record in project management and problem solving* Strong business acumen* Strong strategic thinking with the ability to focus on “hands on” execution and good people leadership skills;* Outstanding communication and influencing skills required to drive results through others;* Strong business planning & prioritization* A disciplined approach with good time management and project management skills;* A team player with a flexible, adaptable and results oriented approach, at ease to work cross boundaries within Asia and global team* Excellent executive presence;* Excellent networker;* Analytical;* Result driven;* Able to speak fluently Japanese and English.Job: Human ResourcesPrimary Location: Japan-Tokyo-To-TokyoSchedule: Full-time

This position, Head of HR Japan/Korea Job (Tokyo, TO, JAPAN-TOKYO), was posted on January 30, 2012. The job is located in Tokyo. The employer is Asia HR. Since this job has been published, it has been viewed 57 times.