Director, People

Tokyo, Japan

Published

10/24/2024

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About the opportunity:

We are looking for an experienced, passionate, and extremely people-focused HR practitioner who thrives in a fast-moving, highly energetic environment.  This role demands a personality that is comfortable to engage and partner with leadership, and that can connect with employees across all levels of the business.  The Human Resources Director will have oversight of every aspect of our HR and Talent function – a role which demands both strong human resources acumen and a “change agent” mindset to continuously evolve and enhance existing HR processes and systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Play a lead role in building and developing a solid Human Resources and Talent team and function in Japan by driving change through process improvement and a forward-thinking approach.
  • Ensure full compliance of all HR policies, and legal requirements within Japan market regulations
  • Partner closely with the business to ensure solid talent retention programs are in place, bringing an innovative approach to staff career development and incentive programs – integrating the activities with L&D to support development of career paths within the businesses
  • Lead the Talent Acquisition function, managing the TA Manager and supporting them in driving an effective and efficient recruitment process, with the use of the Greenhouse ATS.
  • Take ownership and manage the performance review process across the agency (with support of the team)
  • Address staff performance issues across the businesses as required, minimizing terminations and legal exposure wherever possible
  • Ensure relevant Japan market data on remuneration is systematically collected and used to build reliable compensation models for all levels of employees
  • Collaborate on global and regional team activities in areas of recognition and reward strategies, and initiate motivational programs for employees
  • Build and lead initiatives to enhance employee experience in collaboration with Japan leadership team
  • You will be part of the agency’s Senior Leadership Team, and have a strong voice in collaboration with other senior leaders, including the Managing Director and Finance Director, as well as all practice leaders
  • You’ll partner closely with APAC regional HR and Talent Acquisition leads, with regards to global and regional initiatives, policies, procedures, and requirements

 

PERSON PROFILE

  • Proven background in Human Resources in the Japanese market, with the ability to provide timely strategic counsel, while taking a long-term perspective.
  • Able to dive in operationally as and when needed, including providing guidance on Japanese Labour Law
  • Proven ability to hire and develop an on-the-ground strong team encompassing the full human resource employee cycle
  • Willing and able to work closely with the MD and FD to align on business priorities and map back with HR strategies
  • Ability to grasp issues and business realities quickly and establish a rapport with stakeholders at all levels, managing complex relationships diplomatically and consultatively
  • Confident and clear communicator, fluent in Japanese with strong English language skills and the ability to work across markets as needed
  • Ability to manage teams and individuals and provide them with the support that encourages and enables them to perform to their fullest potential
  • You’re someone who thinks creatively and strategically and understands the importance of in-depth analytical skills within the People function
  • You have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrable record of building relationships internally with peers, team members and the wider business
  • You’re able to prioritize and organize your workload effectively, within a deadline-driven and changing environment, using initiative to make decisions in complex situations
  • You have a desire to challenge the status quo and strive for continuous improvement

 

OVERVIEW

Part of The Weber Shandwick Collective, we’re the earned-first global communications agency, led by world-class strategic thinkers and creative activators. We create shared and sustainable value for businesses, people, and society. We energise the right mix of talent, using the right platforms and latest technology to choreograph stories that make a real and meaningful impact for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses.

Our game-changing work is recognised by some of the most prestigious industry awards bodies, and we have won more than 135 Lions at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. We’re also PRWeek’s 2024 Global Agency of the Year as well as being listed on the Ad Age A-List 2024 and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2024.

TWSC Values

Everything we do at TWSC is rooted in our core values of CURIOSITY, INCLUSION, COURAGE and IMPACT.

We believe that the world of work has changed, which is why we have developed a unique employee experience that reflects the world we’re living in. Here’s what we offer:

Flexible Working – We understand the need for flexible working and empower our employees to deliver impactful work wherever they are based.

Global Mobility –We unlock opportunities for our employees by utilising our powerful network, and through our mobility initiative Access All Areas, which includes policies on ‘Work from Anywhere’, ‘International Relocation’ and our global ‘Explorer Program’

Inclusive Culture – We look for qualified people from all backgrounds who are restless, curious and want to deliver impactful work in an environment where everyone can be their authentic selves. We strive every day to foster as inclusive a culture as possible.

Mental Health and Wellbeing – Helping our people stay happy, healthy, and productive is our number one priority, so we’ll support your day-to-day life with our bespoke Intellect wellbeing offering

 

Note from the team

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Weber Shandwick is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates

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Executive Vice President, Healthcare

About the opportunity: 

Weber Shandwick is seeking an experienced and ambitious Executive Vice President (EVP) for Healthcare in Japan. This pivotal role involves spearheading public relations and communications strategies for our esteemed international and domestic clients within the healthcare sector.

 

Responsibilities:

Client Management:

  • Serve as a primary point of contact and trusted advisor for our Healthcare clients based in Tokyo, working closely with the Head of Healthcare, Japan.
  • Develop and maintain strong, long-lasting client relationships, ensuring client satisfaction and retention.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for senior client communications, providing strategic counsel and guidance on PR and communications initiatives.
  • Collaborate with clients to understand their business objectives and align communication strategies to meet their goals.
  • Monitor and evaluate client feedback and performance metrics to continuously improve service delivery.
  • Ensure that client expectations are met or exceeded, fostering trust and long-term partnerships.
  • Lead client presentations, pitches, and strategic planning sessions to drive client success.
  • Work closely with Weber Shandwick regional and global account leads within Healthcare, ensuring global client relationships are maintained.

Strategic Planning and Execution:

  • Develop comprehensive strategic communication plans for healthcare clients, aligning with their business objectives and target audiences.
  • Oversee the execution of PR campaigns, product launches, medical education programs, and events to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
  • Monitor industry trends, competitor activities, and regulatory changes to inform strategic planning and decision-making.
  • Evaluate campaign performance and ROI, making data-driven recommendations for optimization and improvement.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of integrated communication initiatives.
  • Drive thought leadership initiatives and industry partnerships to enhance the agency’s reputation and visibility in the healthcare sector

Team Leadership and Mentoring:

  • Provide strong leadership and mentorship to a team of healthcare communications professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
  • Set clear expectations, provide guidance, and empower team members to excel in their roles.
  • Conduct performance evaluations, identify training needs, and facilitate professional development opportunities for team members.

Industry Expertise and Thought Leadership:

  • Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging communication strategies within the healthcare and pharma sectors.
  • Act as a thought leader, representing Weber Shandwick and sharing insights at industry events, conferences, and through thought leadership content.
  • Contribute to the development of intellectual property, research, and whitepapers that showcase Weber Shandwick’s expertise in healthcare PR & communications.

 

PERSON PROFILE

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with fluency in Japanese and English.
  • Strong business acumen and strategic thinking, with the ability to drive growth and deliver impactful results for clients.
  • Extensive experience in healthcare communications, with a proven track record of managing PR campaigns, client relationships, and team leadership within an agency setting.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and executing integrated communications strategies within the healthcare sector.

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Weber Shandwick is one of the world’s leading global communications and marketing solutions firms with offices in 79 cities and a network extending to 120 cities on 6 continents. In the Asia Pacific region, the firm operates in 18 markets including owned as well as affiliates and representative firms in other locales – spanning Greater China, Japan and Korea, India and Southeast Asia.  Our heritage in Asia Pacific stretches back more than 60 years.

Weber Shandwick was named Asia-Pacific PR Consultancy of the Year 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 by PR Awards Asia, the ICCO Regional Network of the Year Asia Pacific in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Asia-Pacific Consultancy of the Year 2017 and 2019 by Provoke and Regional Network of the Year in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 by Public Affairs Asia.  We were also named PRWeek Purpose Awards Agency of the Year 2020 and 2021, Global PR Agency of the Decade at the 2020 Global Sabre Awards by Provoke Media. Also, in 2023 Weber Shandwick Tokyo was named Campaign’s Japan PR Agency of the Year – Gold.

More than ever, organisations need to solve for unprecedented challenges born of technology-driven disruption. We fuse global teams grounded in technology, digital innovation and analytics to help clients. As we live in an always-on world, our brand positioning reflects this need to engage with our always-on audience, just as we advise our clients to do. We inspire. We incite. We shape ideas and conversations, and we activate our global reach for local causes and multinational brands alike, and we’re always ready for more problems to solve.

 

Our Values: 

CURIOSITY – We cultivate curiosity and challenge convention. Because solving any problem begins by asking the right questions.

INCLUSION – We foster teams and environments built on belonging and openness to possibility. Because the best ideas have no bias.

COURAGE – We stand up for what we believe in. Because being comfortable with the uncomfortable is how progress is made.

IMPACT – We strive to make a meaningful difference in everything we do. Because we owe it to our people, or clients and the world.

 

A note on inclusion

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Weber Shandwick is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

 

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We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

Tokyo, Japan

PRコンサルタント　【第二新卒歓迎/未経験歓迎】

会社概要

ウェーバー・シャンドウィックは、119の都市に拠点を持ち、世界中に広がるネットワークを有する、世界最大級のグローバルPRエージェンシーです。

アジア太平洋地域では、日本を含む18の都市にオフィスを持ち、今後さらに多様化する市場で、戦略的に拠点の拡張を続けています。

当社は、これまでのPR会社の枠組みを超え、クライアントの目標達成を実現するために活動する、新たな「エンゲージメント・ファーム」へと進化し続け、最先端のテクノロジーを駆使したデータドリブンな戦略やインサイトを生み出し、様々な業界のビジネスソリューションを提供しています。

社員には、多種多様な専門分野のスペシャリストを擁し、多様なクライアント企業や組織に対して、広範囲なコミュニケーション・サービスを展開しています。

当社での経験を通じて、より複雑化する社会を切り拓き、世界中のクライアントを引き付ける、情熱と独創性に溢れた革新的なサービスの提供者としての活躍を期待しています。

 

ポジションについて

PR (Client Experience)チームにおいて、主に外資系企業のPR、製品PR、市場啓発キャンペーン等の企画・立案・実施、戦略執行の為の各種コミュニケーション プランの実行、プロジェクト管理およびメディア・リレーション業務などを行っていただきます。

 

【業務内容】

  • 国内外の企業広報・PR戦略においてコミュニケーションプランの企画立案及び執行サポート
  • ニュース・リリース、インタビュー等メディア・リレーションズ業務
  • Web、SNS イベントなどのダイレクト・コミュニケーションの企画・実施

 

【必須条件】

  • 言語：日本語母国語、英語ビジネスレベル以上（目安、TOEIC800点以上）
  • 1-2年以上の社会人経験
  • コミュニケーション能力、プレゼンテーション・スキル
  • ビジネス文書作成能力
  • 出社可能なエリアにお住まいの方

 

【歓迎条件】

  • 実務におけるコンテンツ、プレゼンテーション資料の作成経験
  • メディア（含、ソーシャルメディア）に関する知識
  • 海外留学経験者
  • 大学でコミュニケーション、Marketing, Media 論など関連する学位を取得されている方

 

 

Note from the team

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Weber Shandwick is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

 

Personal data held by Weber Shandwick relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

 

  • Due to the large number of applications received, we apologize if we are unable to provide a response or feedback on unsuccessful applications. We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick.

 

 

#LI-AS2 

 

 

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

Tokyo, Japan

Senior Associate, Consumer PR

ポジション： シニア・アソシエイト　（コンシューマーPR）

勤務地： 東京（ハイブリッドワーク可能）  

 

会社概要 

ウェーバー・シャンドウィックは、113の都市に拠点を持ち、世界中に広がるネットワークを有する、世界最大級のグローバルPRエージェンシーです。アジア太平洋地域では、日本を含む18の都市にオフィスを持ち、今後さらに多様化する市場で、戦略的に拠点の拡張を続けています。当社は、これまでのPR会社の枠組みを超え、クライアントの目標達成を実現するために活動する、新たな「コミュニケーション・ファーム」へと進化し続け、最先端のテクノロジーを駆使したデータドリブンな戦略やインサイトを生み出し、様々な業界のビジネスソリューションを提供しています。社員には、多種多様な専門分野のスペシャリストを擁し、多様なクライアント企業や組織に対して、広範囲なコミュニケーション・サービスを展開しています。

ポジションについて 

コンシューマーPRチームのシニアアソシエイト（PRコンサルタント）として、国内外のクライアントとの良好な関係性を構築し、アカウントおよびチームの一員として複数のプロジェクトを担います。また、クライアントの目標に沿ったコミュニケーション・プログラムや具体的活動の提案、業界動向についての理解に基づく広報戦略の立案をサポートし、 戦略執行の為の各種コミュニケーション・プランの実行、プロジェクト管理およびメディア・リレーション業務などを担当して頂きます。

主な業務内容  

  • ニュース・リリースおよびビジネス文書の執筆および校正 
  • 取材設定等のメディア・リレーションズ 
  • プレス・イベントの企画・運営 
  • 報道分析およびウェブを活用してのクライアント関連情報調査および分析 
  • 国内外の企業広報・PR戦略においてコミュニケーションプランの企画立案及び執行サポート

求められるスキルと経験  

  • クライアントおよび社内での円滑な対話ができ、共通理解を求めることのできる言語能力（日本語または英語）および対人スキル 
  • 目的を理解し、オーディエンスを意識した文章力（日本語または英語） 
  • 社会人として持つべき十分な常識 
  • 1-2年以上のPR/コミュニケーション業務経験
  • ソーシャルメディアの知識とスキル

求められる人物像  

  • PRコンサルタントとして、社会における新しい価値を生み出す活動に興味と熱意、やりがいを感じる人物 
  • 優れたコミュニケーション能力、プレゼンテーション能力のある人物  
  • 責任感が強く、何事にも意欲的に取り組む人物  
  • 好奇心旺盛で発想力があり、創造力が豊かな人物 
  • コミュニケーションスキルが高く、社内外で自ら積極的に人脈形成ができ、信頼関係を築ける人物

福利厚生  

  • 有給休暇  
  • 記念日休暇（自身や家族の記念日に特別休暇を1日付与）  
  • 特別休暇  
  • 通勤手当  
  • 福利厚生代行サービスの利用  
  • がん保険料半額補助制度  
  • 社会保険（厚生年金保険、雇用保険、労災保険、健康保険）  
  • 企業型確定拠出年金（※在籍3年以上）  
  • 財形貯蓄 利子補給（※在籍5年以上） 

 

 

Note from the team

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Weber Shandwick is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Personal data held by Weber Shandwick relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

  • Due to the large number of applications received, we apologize if we are unable to provide a response or feedback on unsuccessful applications. We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick.

 

 

#LI-AS2 

 

 

 

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.