HR Business Partner

Job Description

We're looking for a HR Business Partner to help us accomplish our mission to improve lives by learning from the experience of every cancer patient. Here's what you need to know about the role, our team and why Flatiron Health is the right next step in your career.

What You'll Do

In this role, you'll work with the People Team to provide an amazing and engaging experience for our Japanese employees. You'll have the opportunity to scale best HR practices and operations across the region. You will utilise your exceptional collaboration skills at both a global and localised level, influencing and partnering with key stakeholders across the business. There will be plenty of scope to showcase these skills with an enthusiastic, motivated and inclusive team.

In addition, you'll also:

• Partner with local and global People Operations teams on HR priorities, rollouts, and local requirements. Inclusive of but not limited to: benefits strategy, people systems, onboarding, employee engagements
• Partner with local legal counsel and be capable of representing the local employment legal requirements unique to each country, risks, and necessary actions
• Build, scale, and document HR operations and processes for the Japan team
• Work with local teams and managers to provide appropriate guidance related to people needs (performance, absence, etc.)
• Proactively engage with manager, team, and employee issues across the region, offering advice and counsel
• Partner with local G&A teams to ensure alignment across the region on operational support

Who You Are

You're an HR professional with 5-7 years of experience working in a global company. You're excited by the prospect of rolling up your sleeves to tackle meaningful problems each and every day. You’re a kind, passionate and collaborative problem-solver who seeks and gives candid feedback, and values the chance to make an important impact.

• 5+ years of experience in a generalist HR/People role in Japan at a global company
• You have employment law expertise in Japan
• You have strong skills within the HR function including employee relations, benefits, pay regulations, compliance, communications, and change management
• You have a strong track record of being able to learn and scale effectively into new countries
• You have a BA/BS or relevant experience that demonstrates ability to influence business outcomes through the development of people
• You have experience working with HRIS systems and scale
• You are able to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
• You are proficient in both English and Japanese languages

If this sounds like you, you'll fit right in at Flatiron.

Extra Credit (Optional to add extra credit)

• Proven track record of navigating local and regional employment needs, with the ability to work independently and make localised decisions
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to navigate regional support in a global environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to manage stakeholder relationships across all levels of the organisation

Why You Should Join Our Team

A career at Flatiron is a chance to work with everyone involved in the future of cancer care and research—all under one roof. Researchers, data scientists, designers, clinicians, technologists and many more all work together to improve cancer care and accelerate research.

At Flatiron, we strive to build and maintain an environment where employees from all backgrounds are valued, respected and have the opportunity to succeed. You'll also find a culture of continuous learning, broad and inclusive employee support offerings, and a commitment to supporting our team members in all aspects of their lives—at home, at work and everywhere in between. We offer:

• Flatiron University training curriculum which includes presentation skills, meeting mastery, coding languages and more
• Career coaching opportunities
• Hackathons for all employees (not just our engineers!)
• Professional development benefit for attending conferences, industry events and external courses
• Work/life autonomy via flexible work hours and flexible paid time off
• Generous parental leave (16 weeks for either parent)
• Back-up child care
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that encourage our employees to share their unique experiences and perspectives
• Flatiron-sponsored fitness classes

Flatiron Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.