Responsibilities
- Lead the HR Shared Services
- Management of the overall Benefits administration and ensure efficient processing of benefits and effective coordination with payroll, HRIS and other HR partners.
- Oversee the design and continuous improvement of core HR processes and policies and partner with management, employees and vendors to drive operational excellence and delivery across all HR Shared Services (Payroll, HRIS, Reporting, and Compensation).
- Oversee the preparation of HR/Payroll reports as well as regulatory/ compliance reports
- Develop, implement, and maintain effective HR processes to ensure effective and efficient delivery of HR services and alignment with the Group's and Regional practice while being compliant with local regulations
- Proactively stay up-to-date on industry trends, continuously evaluating and implementing best practices as appropriate.
- Contribute to the strategic direction of Human Resources through active leadership on HR Operations and other HR related special projects
- Perform the role of HR BCP Manager
- Drive ad hoc projects as required
- Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement including digitization
Profile required
- Extensive experience in leading a small HR Operations/Shared Services Delivery team, preferably gained from the financial industry
- Good command of English and Japanese
- Strong PC skills in MS applications
- Demonstrate expert level strategic, analytic, problem-solving and organizational skill
- Expertise and working knowledge of payroll, compensation practices, taxes, benefits , and local employment laws
Attributes:
- Solid leadership and change management skills
- Ability to define strategy, develop and implement vision
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to engage and influence stakeholders
- Highly organized, detail oriented and able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Project management skills; planning, implementation and evaluation of projects
- Have the proven ability to take initiative and work independently.
- Ability to display sensitivity, tact and responsiveness in various situations and maintain a high level of confidentiality
- Have a collaborative approach to working with internal customers and proven experience managing external benefit partners and other third-party vendors.
- Team player who responds to challenge with a sense of urgency.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to be a hands-on team player
Behavioral Skills
- Commitment - Care: I listen and demonstrate emotional intelligence to engage my team
- Responsibility - Performance: I strive to generate high individual and collective performance
- Client - Understanding and Respect: I listen to clients and colleagues in order to understand and anticipate their needs
- Innovation - Simplification: I make things & ideas simple
Business insight
Company Description
Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Committed to the positive transformations of the world’s societies and economies, Societe Generale seeks to build together with its clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions. Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 117,000 employees in 66 countries and supports 25 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors worldwide (figures as of August 2023). We have a presence in 11 locations across Asia Pacific. With our regional headquarters in Hong Kong – a core hub of the worldwide Societe Generale Group – we employ around 2,300 employees in the region. In addition, Societe Generale's Global Solution Centre (SGGSC) in Bangalore and Chennai supports the Group in Asia Pacific and globally with customised business solutions.
Department Description
Today, Societe Generale in Japan consists of four core businesses: Societe Generale, Tokyo Branch; Societe Generale Securities Japan Limited, Societe Generale Haussmann Japan Limited and Societe Generale Aircraft Leasing Company Limited. These four entities are in line with our worldwide focus on Investment Banking, Global Finance and Global Markets, and Asset Management.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.