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Employee Relations Partner - HR Operation - Tokyo

Yesterday Tokyo, Japan

Responsibilities

About The Team
The operations team endeavours to continuously build and deliver a seamless and positive employee experience across the whole employee lifecycle. We're dedicated to leading with care and have empathy in mind. We strive to develop efficient and simple people processes, systems, policies, and programs. We aspire to ensure employees feel heard and that they are given the appropriate resources and support needed to be effective and efficient during their careers.

Responsibilities
- Manage ER cases including disciplinary issues, misconduct, performance concerns, grievances, redundancies, complex absences to successful resolution;
- Conduct independent investigations, of complex HR-related concerns and apply critical thinking to analyze evidence and make investigative conclusions;
- Provide advice and counsel to businesses on disciplinary and warning actions related to ER cases, policy interpretation and employment practices of the region;
- Maintain required standard of detailed ER case documentation, including investigation reports and issue analysis;
- Curate and deliver relevant training and education to improve HRBP and leader effectiveness and drive better ER decisions;
- Build partnerships with business leaders and HR Business partners to sustain positive employee relations practices;

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- Foster strong working relationships with employment legal and investigations to balance risk, calibrate recommendations for decision-making;
- Examine trends to diagnose root causes and develop solutions to enable effective corrective actions;
- Ensure a coordinated and consistent case management approach to handling ER matters.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- At least 5+ years of employee relations experience;
- Demonstrated strong experience in partnering with various key stakeholders and being an effective team player;
- Able to work within a complex, fast paced and challenging business environment;
- Demonstrated strong understanding of the Asia Pacific employment law and regulatory frameworks (exposure to, and a full appreciation of rulings related to disciplinary, warnings or other corrective actions is essential).

Preferred Qualifications
- Able to make good judgement for complex and/or ambiguous situations;
- A demonstrated ability to partner effectively with key internal stakeholders including senior business managers;
- Confidence, gravitas and credibility together with a robust and resilient personality;
- Able to handle confidential information in a professional manner;
- Strong communication skills;
- Attention to detail.

Client-provided location(s): Tokyo, Japan
Job ID: TikTok-7568420419054487813
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-11-04T20:19:59

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • HSA
    • Life Insurance
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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