HR Manager

About the team:

The HR Business Partner team works closely with business leaders to drive people and organizational development, ensuring alignment between business goals and HR strategy. We provide hands-on support across all HR areas—from recruitment and employee relations to performance management and transformation projects—while fostering a positive, compliant, and engaging workplace.

What You Can Look Forward to as HRBP:

• Partner with the Head of HR and business leaders to drive key people and organizational development initiatives, ensuring alignment with company strategy.
• Lead and execute end-to-end HR operations, including recruitment, onboarding, employee/labor relations, performance management, and people transfers.
• Provide coaching and advisory support to leaders on organizational development, change management, and leadership effectiveness.
• Oversee HR compliance, policies, and local labor regulations while maintaining strong collaboration with external partners and unions.
• Manage HR reporting, budgeting, and KPI tracking; deliver local transformation projects and labor negotiations as needed.
• Partner with CoEs and HRBP colleagues to adapt global HR standards to local practices and business needs.
• Drive local HR and training initiatives that enhance employee engagement, learning, and organizational capability.
• Support and mentor junior HR team members, manage complex case handling, and foster a positive, collaborative work culture.

Your Profile as HRBP:

• 5+ years of HR experience in an international environment, including 3+ years as HRBP or HR Generalist, with solid knowledge of Japanese Labor Law.
• Proven expertise across multiple HR areas, from recruitment and employee relations to training and organizational development.
• Strong consulting, communication, and interpersonal skills with a balance of strategic thinking and operational execution.
• Analytical, service-oriented, and adaptable, maintaining high confidentiality and organizational capability.
• Fluent in Japanese (native level) and business-level English; open to 10–20% domestic travel.
• Ambitious to grow into a leadership position, with potential to step up as Head of HR in the future. 

Why you should choose ZF:

• Annual Leave
• Hybrid Work Environment
• Flexible Working Hour
• A supportive collaborative team environment
• Growth Opportunity