Job Description: Country HR Officer

About ABB

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The company's solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered, and operated. Building on over 140 years of excellence, ABB's more than 105,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial transformation.

Your Role and Responsibilities

This position reports to the Country Holding Officer.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to formulate the people strategy & review the execution of HR processes, thus ensuring effective and sustainable workplace relations. Each day, you will provide HR Support for a country and ensure country fiduciary people requirements are met. You will also showcase your expertise by driving effective communication, engagement, and collaboration across the organization.

Work Model: Hybrid

Business Area: Automation business area and Country HR Function in Japan

Main Stakeholders: Country Holding Officer, Automation Local division managers, other business area HRBP, Automation divisions manager, and other functions

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Leading effective collaboration of the HR community while ensuring overall HR contribution and value-add to the business, in partnership with the Functions and Shared Services across the country
• Monitoring compliance with legislation, HR policies, and other compliance standards in all areas of responsibility and ensuring all HR-related fiduciary responsibilities are met in the country, including reporting, legal structure, internal and external auditing, integrity, etc.
• Reviewing the execution of relevant HR strategies, policies, procedures, tools, and thought leadership such as culture, talent acquisition, succession planning, workforce planning, organizational design, Diversity and Inclusion (D&I), Learning and Development (L&D), people performance, Compensation and Benefits (C&B), and global mobility
• Monitoring the implementation and success of change management initiatives across the areas of responsibility

Qualifications

• Highly skilled in people management and the energy or industrial sector at a large multinational company in Japan
• 10-15 years of experience in the Hire to Retire end to end process, excellent knowledge of the fiduciary HR duties, and exposed to manage several legal entities
• Enhanced knowledge of Human Capital Management system such as Workday
• Passionate about making an impact, with strong emotional and culture intelligence, excellent communication skills and stakeholders management
• Master's Degree in Human Resources (HRM / HRD / People Management) or equivalent preferred, completed by an MBA (an advantage)
• Fluent in both English and Japanese - at least JPLT 1 level, at all levels in the organization, including group executives
• Current Shakai Hoken Roumushi / Certified Social Insurance & Labor Consultant – "Sharoushi", a definite advantage and a valid working permit

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

We Care

At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We Grow

We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.

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