Senior HR Generalist, Japan

The role

You will ensure a positive employee experience for ICEYErs in Japan by managing the local employee lifecycle. You will tailor global HR standards to local needs and act as the primary HR contact for the local office.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for local employees via ticketing systems or other tools.
• Handle individual cases for relocation and onboarding including employment contracts.
• Manage local third-party HR providers.
• Manage local practicalities of offboarding to meet legal requirements.
• Act as the first point of contact for standard ER cases.
• Audit payroll data in the HRIS and ensure accurate local processing.
• Maintain accurate employee records in HRIS and other systems.
• Create and maintain documentation for local HR processes and policies.
• Stay abreast of changing local employment laws.
• Identify opportunities to automate local HR tasks.

Required qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of Japanese labor law, local benefits and market HR best practices.
• Track record of creating compliant HR policy documentation and internal knowledge base pages.
• Hands-on approach with high attention to detail in contract management, local onboarding, and management of local third-party providers.
• Exceptional communication skills to bridge global standards and local needs.
• Strong analytical skills and high emotional intelligence.
• Exceptional communication skills in English and Japanese.
• Comfort with HRIS (e.g., HiBob) and ticketing systems.
• Proactive and service-oriented mindset.
• Ability to remain effective in a fast-scaling environment.

About the company

ICEYE has a local subsidiary in Japan and a globally distributed HR team.