Director HR, Human Resources

AdidasP Japan

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Director HR, Human Resources

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Act as ‘Strategic Business Partner’ and ‘Coach’ to Japan corporate functions in all people relevant management, ensuring the best HR strategies and value-adding service are provided to attract, develop, motivate and retain the talents in the market.

Key Responsibilities:

Partner with functional leaders as a trusted consultant to shape organizational strategy, focusing on headcount planning, optimal team structures, and fostering a high-performance culture.
Translate business priorities into a comprehensive People Strategy and actionable initiatives, ensuring its effective implementation in Japan alongside global HR programs.
Maintain a high level of communication and partnership with the Senior Leadership Team and contribute to key organizational and people decisions.
Drive complex organizational design, change and transformation programs, redesigning structures around strategic objectives.
Leverage HR data and analytics (dashboards, trends) to provide deep insights, monitor organizational health, and inform critical business decisions on structure and talent.
Lead end-to-end performance and talent management processes, building a robust talent pipeline and succession plan for all critical positions.
Drive the annual compensation review and promotion cycles, providing expert guidance on reward strategies to ensure market competitiveness and support retention goals.
Support the implementation of Personnel & Management Development tools and concepts.
Proactively manage Employee Relations and champion Engagement through targeted programs (onboarding, townhalls, listening sessions) to enhance the overall employee experience.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing HRBP team for Corporate, building strategic partnering capabilities and ensuring the delivery of exceptional HR support.

Key Relationships:

Leadership Team & Employees of the support organization
Japan HR Leadership Team
HR Talent and Talent Acquisition
HR Rewards
HR Service
Finance
Legal Counsel and Attorneys
Local Authorities
Workplaces, Corporate Communications, Employee Groups, etc.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

HR Capabilities: Individual and collective labor law. HR Subject Matter Expert, use of HR metrics, change delivery support, organizational design, maintains external perspective, anticipating people trends, employee relations. Basic knowledge around workforce planning and organizational design
Business Capabilities: Digital Landscape, customer focus, understanding HR strategy, understanding business, its value chain and key processes.
Consulting Capabilities: Brokering solutions to meet business needs, ability to sell HR solutions to the business, trusted advisor, small group facilitation, coaching skills, project input and delivery.
A collaborative team player with proven experience in building and leading high-performing teams.
Customer-oriented, approachable and strong interpersonal skills, basic coaching skills.
Excellent organization and problem-solving skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, presentation and facilitation skills.
Be open to new approaches and supports change actively.
Ability to adapt to fast pace and agile working environment.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably with a major in Human Resource Management or related field
At least 15 years HR management with preferably commercial business support experience
Good understanding of Retail/ consumer goods industry and market landscape
Fluent in English and Japanese (written and spoken)

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.

Job Title: Director HR, Human Resources

Brand:

Location: Tokyo

TEAM: People & Culture

State: Toky

Country/Region: JP

Contract Type: Full time

Number: 542096

Date: May 8, 2026

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