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HR Advisor

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-05 Tokyo Hybrid Human Resources Recruitment
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 450,000 GBP–650,000 GBP/mo

About the Company

Role Purpose The purpose of this role is to provide a high-quality HR advisory service to the Japan and Korea offices through effective HR administration, consultation, business partnering and influence. The HR Advisor will support partners, managers and employees across practice groups and business teams, providing practical advice on people matters and helping deliver regional and firmwide HR priorities. Key Dimensions Supporting approximately 100 employees in the Tokyo office and approximately 10 employees in the Seoul office, across practice groups and business teams. The role will work closely with the Tokyo HR team, wider Asia HR team and specialist HR functions to provide consistent, commercial and locally relevant HR support.

Responsibilities

  • ● Employment Relations
  • ● Provide proactive advice and guidance to partners, managers and employees on performance management, employee relations and workplace matters, ensuring compliance with firm policies, employment legislation and best practice.
  • ● Partner with partners, managers and team leaders on performance management, employee relations matters and people management practices, promoting consistent and effective decision-making.
  • ● Manage employee relations processes, including disciplinary, grievance, performance improvement, misconduct and termination cases, consulting with and escalating to the HR Manager and relevant specialist teams where appropriate.
  • ● Interpret and implement firmwide HR policies and practices, ensuring appropriate local application and compliance within Japan and Korea.
  • ● Collaborate with specialist HR teams and Centres of Excellence to develop, enhance and implement policies, procedures and people initiatives.
  • ● Advise partners and managers on employee management matters to ensure compliance with the firm's duty of care obligations, applicable employment laws and wellbeing requirements.
  • ● Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation, HR best practice and regulatory developments, providing recommendations on potential impacts and required actions.
  • ● Support compliance with local employment regulations and statutory requirements, including working time management, employee representative elections, workplace rules and government reporting obligations.
  • ● Compensation and Benefits
  • ● Manage local compensation and benefits programmes, ensuring compliance with firm policies and local requirements whilst delivering an effective and positive employee experience.
  • ● Provide advise and recommendations to stakeholders on compensation and benefits matters, escalating exceptions, policy deviations and significant remuneration decisions to the HR Manager as appropriate.
  • ● Manage and coordinate compensation and benefits processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely delivery.
  • ● Manage relationships with benefit providers and third-party vendors, ensuring the effective delivery of services and employee support programmes.
  • ● Liaise with Finance/Payroll team and external payroll service provider effectively and ensure accurate and timely remuneration payment instruction.
  • ● Headcount and business planning
  • ● Partner with business leaders to support workforce planning and organisational decision-making, providing data-driven insights and recommendations to ensure the effective deployment of talent and alignment with business priorities.
  • ● Partner with practice group leaders and managers to understand current and future workforce requirements, providing insights and recommendations to support business and headcount planning for Japan and Korea.
  • ● Monitor workforce trends, capacity and "shape and size" considerations within client groups, identifying potential risks and opportunities and escalating matters to HR Manager and relevant stakeholders as appropriate.
  • ● Drive headcount planning processes and related HR administration, ensuring data integrity, operational efficiency and compliance with firm processes.

Requirements

  • ● More than 5 years' extensive experience in blue-chip organisations where HR has been an effective business partner.
  • ● Exposure to professional services firm would be an added advantage.
  • ● Ability to gain the respect of partners & managers and influence them effectively.
  • ● Professional, credible.
  • ● Effective communicator, both oral and written.
  • ● Adaptable, flexible and can-do approach.
  • ● Takes ownership.
  • ● Proactive with strong prioritisation skills.
  • ● Able to multi-task effectively.
  • ● Meticulous attention to detail.
  • ● Strong team skills.
  • ● Committed and determined.
  • ● Native level Japanese and advanced business level
  • ● English both oral and written
  • ● Data analytics and reporting capability.
  • ● Strong employment law knowledge.
  • ● International mobility experience.
  • ● Exposure to HR systems/databases - Workday experience would be a plus.
  • ● Commercially aware.
  • ● Advanced IT skills - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.