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人事アドバイザー/ HR Advisor

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An international legal services firm is seeking an HR Advisor. The successful candidate will manage employee relations, compensation and benefits, workforce planning, performance and remuneration processes, talent development, recruitment, employee wellbeing and HR analytics while supporting regional and firmwide HR initiatives.

Responsibilities:

  • Advise partners, managers and employees on performance management, employee relations and workplace matters
  • Manage disciplinary, grievance, performance improvement, misconduct and termination cases in line with firm policies and employment legislation
  • Interpret and implement HR policies and ensure compliance with local employment regulations and statutory requirements in Japan and Korea
  • Collaborate with specialist HR teams to develop and implement HR policies, procedures and people initiatives
  • Manage local compensation and benefits programmes and coordinate with benefit providers, Finance, Payroll and external payroll providers
  • Support workforce and headcount planning by analysing workforce trends, capacity and business requirements
  • Coordinate annual appraisal, salary and bonus reviews, including documentation, analysis, moderation and stakeholder guidance
  • Deliver briefings, training and communications on performance, career and remuneration processes
  • Manage onboarding activities, employment documentation, inductions, probation reviews and new joiner integration
  • Identify employee development needs and support career development, coaching, continuous feedback, transfers and secondment programmes
  • Support diversity, inclusion and wellbeing initiatives, including the Tokyo Diversity and Inclusion Committee and mental health programmes
  • Analyse employee experience metrics, headcount, utilisation, wellbeing indicators and attrition trends to provide actionable recommendations
  • Contribute to local, regional and global HR projects and promote knowledge sharing across the HR function

Requirements:

  • More than 5 years of extensive HR experience in blue-chip organisations where HR operates as an effective business partner
  • Essential experience and knowledge in employee relations and staff movement processes, including onboarding, leaver management and mobility
  • Strong knowledge of employment law
  • Experience in international mobility
  • Data analytics and reporting skills
  • Advanced IT skills, including MS Office Suite
  • Native level Japanese; advanced business level English

Preferred requirements:

  • Experience in a professional services firm
  • Experience with HR systems and databases, particularly Workday

About the Company:

A leading international law firm providing legal advice and support to businesses, financial institutions and organisations worldwide. The firm specialises in complex cross-border transactions, corporate matters, dispute resolution and other areas of commercial law.

Keywords:

人事 アドバイザー, 人事 ビジネス パートナー, 労務 管理, 労使 関係, 報酬 制度, 福利厚生, 人員 計画, 人事 分析, 人材 開発, 新卒 採用, 中途 採用, ダイバーシティ 推進, 従業員 ウェルビーイング, 求人, 外資系

Job Ref: RMT6ME

Contract Type: Perm

Specialism: Human Resources

Focus: HR Administration

Industry: Legal

Salary: ¥7,500,000 - ¥8,200,000 per annum

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Associate

Language: Japanese - Native

Second Language: English - Business level

Location: Tokyo

Job Reference: RMT6ME-30631B98

Date posted: 9 October 2026

Consultant: Keisuke Goto