HRIS Project Manager – HRIS Department, Group Human Resources Supervisory Department (GHRD)

Overview

Job Location:
Tokyo, Japan

Job Description:

Business Overview

Rakuten Group’s mission is to contribute society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship. We provide over 70 various services such as online shopping mall “Rakuten Ichiba", online travel service “Rakuten Travel”, online banking service “Rakuten Bank” and others including pro sports businesses.

Department Overview

Group Human Resources Department at Rakuten currently provides HR services to more than tens of thousands of employees, and as our company continues to undergo remarkable growth and diversification, we need to improve our operations.

What you will experience in Rakuten HR

– This is a great opportunity to gain experience in HR operations at a large, diversified company.
This is an environment where you can develop a multifaceted perspective and viewpoint as an HR professional, as the environment is extremely diverse in terms of nationality, number of offices in Japan and overseas, age, and employment status.

– You will be able to gain experience in large scale of HR operations.

Our company still needs to promote business improvement from various perspectives, not just executing a completed flow.

This is a great opportunity for an HR professional to gain experience in a large-scale company and promote business improvement measures.

– A wide variety of career paths

Group Human Resources Department consists of various HR functions such as payroll, training, recruiting and HRBP. This is a great opportunity to work in an environment where you will be able to communicate well with other sections through a variety of projects and where there are plenty of long-term career paths.

Position:

Why We Hire

As our company continues to undergo remarkable growth and diversification, we need to continuously invest in HR system development to optimize HR operations and to further support the business development.

We are looking for a candidate who will understand ‘as-is’ end-to-end business/process cycles, possess the ability to act effectively at various levels of detail, work constructively with cross-functional teams and senior management, facilitate problem-solving and decision-making and be actively involved in multiple project activities, such as owning project plans and requirements elicitation.

This successful candidate will act as an internal consultant to global HR stakeholders and be a part of a team of Workday specialists that sit in HRIS and closely partner with Information Technology and Human Resource peer groups. The candidate will be expected to closely collaborate with teammates across the globe and ensure we are maximizing our Workday investment.

　

Position Details

HRIS Project Manager will manage small-to-mid sized HRIS project through project planning, resource coordination, stakeholder management, etc.

Key Responsibilities

1.Project Planning: 
Defining project scope, setting milestones, and establishing timelines.

2. Resource Coordination: 
Support the coordination of resources across multiple projects to ensure optimal allocation and utilization.

3. Stakeholder Engagement: 
Work with internal stakeholders and business partners to support project objectives and deliverables.

4.Risk Management: 
Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.

5.Documentation: 
Maintain detailed project documentation, including end-to-end solution design details and project progress reports.

6.Issue Resolution: 
Assist in the resolution of project-related issues and conflicts in a timely and effective manner.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Experience

– 3+ years of experience in HR technology or project management

– Experience in managing small-to-mid sized projects

Skill/Ability

– Language Skills: English Business Level, Japanese Business Level

– Ability to work independently and as part of a team in diverse, fast paced environment

– Solid communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex ideas and facilitate collaboration across teams

Desired Qualifications:

Experience

– Experience working in a global environment

Qualification

– Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent

– Workday certification or relevant HRIS certification

Others Information:

Additional information on Location

– Office attendance required

– Rakuten Crimson House, 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

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