People Partner (Japan, APAC, and Global)

Location: Tokyo, Japan; office-centric hybrid schedule with in-office days on Tuesday, Thursday, and one additional day of choice. Work from home is available on the other two weekdays.

Company

Asana provides a platform for human and AI collaboration used by teams worldwide to manage important goals and work.

What you will do

• Build and implement department-level talent strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Advise leaders and functional stakeholders across Japan, APAC, and global teams on complex people matters.
• Develop and drive scalable organizational change strategies with senior leaders.
• Lead core people programs covering onboarding, performance management, probation, learning and development, and employee engagement.
• Interpret people data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable decisions.
• Contribute the people perspective to headcount and strategic business planning.

Requirements

• Approximately 6–8 years of HR experience as a strategic HR Business Partner or Organizational Consultant.
• Deep HR expertise across Japan and APAC, especially Japanese employee and labor relations.
• Professional fluency in Japanese and English.
• Experience leading large-scale organizational change and complex cross-functional projects.
• Experience working with global, matrixed teams and HR Centers of Excellence.
• Strong data literacy, analytical skills, and ability to identify and mitigate bias in data.

Nice to have

• Curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies and willingness to apply them to improve productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.

Culture & Benefits

• Office-centric culture combined with hybrid work practices.
• Global environment with more than 13 offices worldwide.
• Focus on inclusion, belonging, respect, and equal employment opportunities.
• Recognition for workplace culture and innovation from Fortune, Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner.