Who We Are
At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward - always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
The Role
Your Role and Responsibilities
As a Learning Business Partner at Kyndryl Japan, you will serve as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to business leaders, aligning learning and development initiatives with organizational goals. You will assess capability gaps and design impactful learning strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.
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You will lead stakeholder engagement across the Kyndryl Japan group, collaborating with senior executives-including the Country President, CFO, COO, and CHRO-to align annual/quarterly learning plans with business priorities. Your role will focus on enabling workforce transformation through upskilling and reskilling, with a strong emphasis on Go-to-Market roles and professional hires, particularly in sales and consulting functions.
You will also act as a liaison between business units and global learning teams, ensuring the successful deployment of learning solutions and the adoption of global best practices tailored to the Japanese market.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with business leaders to identify skill gaps and recommend learning strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Lead the design, deployment, and evaluation of learning programs, including technical and non-technical skill development.
- Facilitate executive-level discussions to gain alignment and approval for learning initiatives.
- Collaborate with global learning teams to localize and implement best practices for the Japanese workforce.
- Monitor and analyze learning metrics to assess impact and inform continuous improvement.
- Manage multiple learning projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery within budget.
Attractiveness of the Role
You can directly contribute to the business by designing training programs that are closely aligned with Japan's business growth strategies and problem-solving needs.
This department is highly trusted and valued, to the extent that senior management directly requests support when issues arise.
You'll have the freedom to create original, Japan-specific initiatives with a high degree of autonomy.
You'll work in a global environment, including daily communication with overseas team members.
Work Style
You will primarily be expected to work onsite at the Roppongi office.
Who You Are
Required Skills and Experience
- Proven experience in learning consulting, talent development, or organizational effectiveness.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into action.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior executives.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and deliver results under tight deadlines.
- Fluent in Japanese and proficient in English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in consulting methodologies.
- Familiarity with sales enablement and Go-to-Market learning strategies.
- Background in working within global matrixed organizations.
- Experience in the IT industry
Being You
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it's how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we're not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you - and everyone next to you - the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That's the Kyndryl Way.
What You Can Expect
With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter - wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.
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