JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott is seeking a Business Human Resources Manager (BHR aka HR Business Partner) to serve as the primary strategic partner for a division (s) to be determined. We’re looking for a strategic business partner who can drive business success through attracting, managing, developing, and retaining talent. This is a great entry point into Abbott, with the opportunity to grow into progressively complex HR leadership roles. The role reports to the Japan HR Director of Abbott Japan.

Responsibilities:

• In partnership with General Managers and their respective leadership teams, develop and implement a talent plan that ensures the organization has the right talent to deliver on financial commitments, consistent team performance and a sustainable talent bench for business growth over several years.

• Collaborate closely with the General Managers and their leadership teams to define and implement business-specific programs to ensure a culture of high performance, engagement and overall organization effectiveness.

• Develop the breadth and depth of understanding the business model, competitive landscape and division strategies to assess talent implications and align human resources initiatives and resources accordingly.

• Implement divisional talent strategy and processes within the assigned business teams; partner with senior leaders to translate talent strategy into relevant actions, metrics and milestones.

• Ensure talent acquisition, talent development, and succession practices are effectively operationalized within the assigned business teams.

• Ensure business priorities are shared with Practice and Service Centers, so that appropriate resource planning and priorities can be aligned.

• Collaborates with HR colleagues regionally and globally to ensure that business decisions and actions are fully executed per the agreed upon plans.

Qualifications/ Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in client-facing human resources business partnering roles driving talent management and employee relations programs and initiatives.

• Minimum 4 years of experience partnering with business partners and HR colleagues across multiple countries (global experience is a plus).

• Experience working in matrixed environments and successfully delivering results through collaboration.

• Demonstrated ability to leverage business acumen and interpersonal savvy to influence senior business leaders.

• Demonstrated track record of success in developing and driving organizational effectiveness and improvement initiatives (e.g., high performing teams, large scale transformation/change initiatives, etc.).

• Experience deploying priorities across multiple locations (across multiple countries and cultures is highly desirable).

• Strong command in both Japanese and English.