Employee Relations Lead

Posted:
8/25/2024, 6:19:34 PM

Location(s):
Tokyo, Japan

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
People & HR

Why Patients Need You 

Our People Experience team is comprised of dedicated, solution oriented and agile colleagues who think big and challenge the status quo to create room for meaningful work. Your diverse perspectives, experiences and expertise will help to shape our workforce. Whatever the posiiton is, all People Experience colleagues have a part to play in achieving the same goal, make Pfizer an inclusive and amazing workplace for all. 

What You Will Achieve 

You will have a key role to play in an organization that has people at its heart. You will be responsible for developing HR policies, programs and systems to unleash the power of our colleagues. You will build and maintain healthy and stable labor relations and workplace environment to support growth of the business and organization and to achieve business strategy/goal.

As a Senior Manager, you will be developing your memebrs in Employee Relations Group.

How You Will Achieve It 

  • Establish and maintain good, stable and healthy labor union relations to support to achieve business strategy and goal

  • Develop HR policies, programs and systems in line with global direction and local needs and manage multiple projects within the Division or in a Corporate-wide initiatives.

  • Manage Employment Regulations and guidelines in line with legal requirement and business needs

  • Create and maintain good relationship with employees and good work environment to support them to unleash their powers

  • Ensure high standards of compliance to norms, policies and procedure and manage compliance related matters, labor issues and labor disputes properly

  • Manage and operate Integrity Committee as a secretariat function

  • Manage Japan specific HR operations tasks in collaboration with GBS and other related functions

  • Develop Employee Relations Team members for their growth

  • Work closely with leaders across People Experience Function, business and other key leadership role in Japan as well as globally to develop and execute the People Experience strategy. 

  • Continue to challenge convention, embrace uncertainty, focus on progress over perfection and engage with compassion and agile mindset.

  • Lead or provide support with Transformation, Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and Restructurings.

Qualifications 

Must-Have 

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 7+ years of experience. 

  • Experience in leading organizations through significant change. 

  • Experience in creating and implementing standard HR process. 

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in Japanese and English

  • Strategic and logical thinking skill, negotiation skill

Preferred 

  • HR management experience. (strongly preferred)

  • Experience working with works councils/labor unions. (strongly preferred)

  • Knowledge of labor law and HR management theory

  • People management experience

  • Working experience in the global environment whether outside or in Japan

  • Analytical skill

  • Change management skill

  • Master’s degree and relevant pharmaceutical experience. 

  • Know-how for/agility to learn HR platforms and technology.

  • Consultative, facilitation, coaching and engagement capabilities. 

  • Advanced Microsoft Office suite skills and strong competency with tools.

  
Work Location Assignment: Flexible

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

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