Senior HR Business Partner, Japan Job at Microsoft Corporation (Tokyo)

Job Description

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join our Japan HR team, supporting Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS). This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of work by driving HR strategies that empower our people and business through AI transformation. As a trusted advisor to business leaders, you will bring strong business acumen, systems thinking, and project leadership. You’ll operate across organisational boundaries—not tied to a single business segment—delivering high-impact HR initiatives aligned with both business priorities and HR strategies.

Job Responsibility

Drives clarity and strategy execution by identifying gaps and partnering with experts to assess business models and organisational structures
Guides leaders in aligning strategies with business outcomes across clients, teams, or regions
Analyses data to provide insights on leadership and team performance
Coaches senior leaders to foster change and inclusivity, and facilitates planning discussions
Delivers updates and guidance to executive leadership
Translates strategy into people and organisational priorities, collaborating with HR and business leaders to align vision and execution
Identifies change needs and develops interventions to enhance leadership and team effectiveness
Influences investment in change management and leads capability planning
Evaluates internal and external drivers to support change adoption
Engages early in strategy development to assess feasibility and co-create change strategies and training
Partners with HR and business teams to diagnose talent structures, interpret data, and build actionable recommendations
Designs and implements assessments to improve organisational effectiveness using insights from employee listening systems
Leads structural change initiatives, including reorganisations and clarifying roles and decision rights
Develops change management and communication plans in collaboration with business and communications teams
Analyses organisational culture through listening systems, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
Drives cultural change initiatives aligned with strategy, integrating them into HR processes like Talent Planning and Leadership Development
Collaborates with leaders to define people priorities and shape holistic people plans covering talent, structure, culture, and processes
Executes communication strategies and evolves plans based on business feedback
Interprets key people data (e.g., attrition, movement, compensation) to identify talent risks and trends
Frames insights in business context and leads implementation of data-driven strategies
Leads succession planning by identifying potential successors, assessing readiness, and partnering with HR and Talent Managers to close development gaps
Creates skilling plans and readiness strategies to prepare talent for key roles, while evaluating risks such as role availability
Drives strategic talent planning by aligning current and future business needs with talent development
Collaborates with business leaders and HR to grow the talent pool using resources like coaching, mentoring, and learning programmes
Executes holistic people plans—including leadership, culture, and inclusion—by identifying gaps and tailoring solutions to meet business needs
Partners with Talent Management to translate business priorities into talent outcomes and guide decisions on internal development versus external hiring
Develops and implements talent programmes by analysing business and people needs, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and sustainable growth

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field AND 7+ years work experience in HR Business Partnership or in other relevant HR roles
OR Master's Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field AND 4+ years work experience in HR Business Partnership or in other relevant HR roles
OR equivalent experience
Deep expertise in HR domains such as Talent Management, Leadership & Team Effectiveness, Org Design, etc
Strong skills in business acumen, data analysis, strategic consulting, and engagement with senior leaders/ stakeholders

Nice to have

Ideally with 10+ years of HRBP experience in delivering effective HR strategies and solutions to enable business growth/priorities
Preferably with exposure to Technology sector and/or familiarity navigating highly-matrix organisations with a dynamic fast-paced environment
Good communication skills with strong fluency in Japanese and with business-level English (or higher)

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