Country People Partner, Japan

About the role

The Lead, Country People Partnering role supports the execution of Japan's People priorities and translates the enterprise People strategy into locally relevant, legally sound and business-led outcomes. It partners with People Leaders, the Country Head, Japan ExCo, Business People Partners, Centers of Excellence, People Services and Employee Relations to strengthen the One LSEG culture, build leadership and talent pipeline visibility, improve engagement, enable organizational change and support fair, consistent performance enablement. The role sits in Akasaka, Tokyo, with a hybrid working arrangement.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders in Japan to deliver people strategies that support business growth and organizational effectiveness, and advise on employee relations, workforce challenges, leadership effectiveness and people-related decisions.
• Work with regional and global HR teams so local priorities align with global People initiatives.
• Drive talent planning and succession for critical roles, build internal and external talent pipelines, and lead leadership development, mentoring and high-potential programs.
• Improve employee engagement and colleague experience, turn employee feedback into action, and promote the One LSEG culture.
• Support leaders through organizational change, coach them on performance management and feedback, and partner with Employee Relations and Legal on sensitive people matters in a fair and compliant way.
• Support learning and capability building, including programs on leadership, communication, collaboration and cultural intelligence.
• Ensure a positive employee experience through effective HR processes, collaborate with HR Ops and CoEs, and drive process improvements using technology, data and AI-enabled solutions.

Required profile

• Relevant university degree or equivalent professional experience; HR certification is advantageous but not essential.
• Strong HR experience across business partnering, employee relations, performance management, talent planning, organizational change and HR operations.
• Near-native Japanese and business-level English, able to operate in a global matrix environment.
• Experience supporting leaders through transformation, engagement follow-up, redundancy or performance enablement is highly valued.

Required skills

• Advanced Microsoft Office and collaboration tools (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Preferred: HR systems and case management tools such as Workday and ServiceNow.
• AI literacy and data literacy, using AI-enabled tools to generate workforce insights with sound judgement and risk awareness.

What we offer

• Inclusive and diverse environment with a collaborative culture.
• Competitive benefits package including family care leave, parental leave and transitioning leave, plus other locally applicable benefits.