Google welcomes people with disabilities. **Minimum qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree in Business/Business Law, Human Resources, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. + 10 years of HR Business Partner or HR Generalist experience. + Ability to communicate in Japanese and English fluently, to support stakeholders in Japan. **Preferred qualifications:** + Experience managing ambiguity and analyzing metrics to find root causes, identity opportunities, and adjust strategy accordingly. + Experience in leading and implementing global, HR operational projects including system applications, associated risk management/mitigation and supporting change management, business readiness, communications, and training activities. + Understanding of local labour law and labour relations environment. + Ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively across teams and act as a trusted advisor to all levels of management. In this role, you will be part of labor relations professionals. You will build and manage the relationship with local Labor Management Councils/Committees (LMCs), building on Google’s culture and values. Great just isn't good enough for our People Operations team (known elsewhere as "Human Resources"). We bring the world's most innovative people to Google and provide the programs that help them thrive. Whether recruiting the next Googler, refining our core programs, developing talent, or simply looking for ways to inject some more fun into the lives of our Googlers, we bring a data-driven approach that is reinventing the human resources field. **Responsibilities:** + Manage relationship with employee representatives and third parties work together with the Business and other stakeholders (People Ops, Employee Relations, Employment Legal) to ensure Google’s compliance with its information and consultation obligations under local legislation. + Provide leadership to mitigate risk and build constructive labour relations with employee representatives in Japan. + Evaluate and improve labour relations processes to increase efficiency, taking into account local legal requirements. + Develop and deliver comprehensive training to improve labour relations acumen and skills across HR and internal stakeholders. + Act as a trusted and expert advisor to HR and management on labor relations issues. This includes monitoring and analyzing internal and external trends, regulatory changes and providing guidance for HR and leaders. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.