Tokyo Academics is the passion project of a constellation of teachers, researchers, and academics from around the world. Since 2012, we’ve evolved from a few university friends to a growing number of part-time and full-time individuals located in Tokyo, as well as working remotely. We are an organization of experts deeply passionate about helping students meet their potential and capture the opportunities of the future.
We are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable HR Consultant to provide expert advice and consultation services to our Human Resources team to develop bespoke HR strategies following global industry standards. As an HR Consultant, you will be suggesting solutions to human capital inefficiencies, develop HR strategies and models, and provide advice on HR policies and best practices. This is a remote role, you can work from anywhere in the world, and be able to work at least 10 hours per week including weekends.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced startup of 130+ team members around the world. You will play a significant role in helping the organization continue to grow by bringing expertise in Human Resources industry standards.
Make sure to take a look at the Careers page on our website for additional available positions!
What you will work on
Human Capital Planning
Provide expert advice, consultation, and guidance on all general areas of HR, including organizational design, planning, diversity and inclusion, employee experience, talent and performance management, compensation, and employee relations
Meet with the HR and management teams to define the company’s HR issues, goals, and requirements
Together with HR, identify workforce issues or inefficiencies and develop best practices around HR operational matters such as performance, conduct, capability, conflict resolution
Develop HR strategies and company-specific models
Recommend solutions and provide advice on HR policies, procedures, and tools
Oversee the implementation and integration of new policies, procedures, and tools
Monitor and review human capital analytics to evaluate the efficacy of new policies
Work with HR to generate analytic reports and presentations for feedback to management
Ensure that the operations and activities of the workforce are efficient and in the best interest of the company goals
Keep abreast of industry trends, tools, practices, and advancements in technology
Performance Management
Introduce industry standards for performance management
Talent Development and Career Management
Work with HR to develop plan for leadership assessment
Together with HR, identify and analyze gaps in capabilities
Work with HR on individual development plans
Create competency models for different roles in the company (core competency and functional competency)
Succession Planning
Work with the HR team to identify critical positions in the company and highlight potential internal role vacancies
Select key competencies and skills necessary for business continuity
Our ideal candidate
Graduate of a Bachelor’s degree program related to Business Administration, Human Resources or any relevant degree
Is native or fluent in English (speaking/reading/writing)
Has 3+ years of experience as an HR Consultant
Has familiarity and is comfortable with international working cultures
Is solutions-focused, proactive, a team player and has strong attention to detail
Has a successful track record of leading, managing and motivating company employees
Has strong decision making and problem-solving capabilities in order to solve complex issues
Champions company values and develops cultural initiatives to grow the community
Is comfortable working through the ambiguity of a growing organization
Is a HR subject matter expert with direct involvement in operational employee relation cases where a greater level of seniority or experience is required
Has a high degree of judgment and can juggle a diverse range of priorities
Excellent understanding of HR evaluation metrics and methods
Is data-driven and results-focused, proficiency with Excel and/or Google Sheets is desirable
Experienced in setting SLA's, monitoring and reporting
Demonstrates knowledge of various recruiting techniques, and has experience in both building and executing recruiting processes
Benefits
Competitive compensation package
Bonuses based on company growth
Autonomy to implement ideas and have a significant impact