Associate HRBP - Part Time Position

Job Description:

Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4,000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment and communications, bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Our teams deliver on the company’s mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork.

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a part-time position, 3 days a week (24 hours), located in our Sydney, AUS office.

The role of Associate HRBP provides a key supporting role to the wider International HRBP team with a special focus on Australian country specific activities. This role takes responsibility for generalist day to day operational HR support within Australia, as well as having the chance to be involved in many other exciting tasks detailed below. Similar roles in other companies may be known as HR Advisor, HR Manager or HR Officer.

You will be responsible for providing generalist day to day operational HR support to employees and managers and guidance on a range of HR queries within Australia. You will support the Manager, HRBP and the wider Rakuten Advertising International HRBP team in the delivery of global and local initiatives, and process improvement projects. You will work closely with the Talent Acquisition, the Mobility and Learning and Development teams, whilst enhancing the overall employee experience.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Local Advisor

• First point of contact for all Australian employees on process and policy enquiries.

• Support the Manager, HRBP to manage employee relations issues within Australia, providing guidance to managers and team leads as required to minimize risk.

• Assist the International HR Business Partner team as needed, utlising your strong country specific knowledge to provide support for their client group within the specified region.

• Act as the spokesperson for the International HR Business Partner team during local management meetings.

• Using your local expertise, support the Manager, HRBP to evaluate and revise local policies to align them with legislative changes.

• Collaborate with the Finance team to handle payroll and benefits tasks, such as initiating setups with new providers, facilitating employee transfers, and conducting audits.

• Facilitate the onboarding orientations sessions for new hires.

• Partner with the Mobility team to facilitate visa applications and oversee the management of all active cases.

• Serve as the primary liaison for our sister companies located in Asia and Australia.

• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Projects

• Partner with and leverage COEs (Center of Expertise) and HR Shared Services to implement HR programs and drive efficiency.

• Provide country specific guidance and take an active role representing HR in any local Australian projects.

• Work with the Global HR team on several core projects, such as culture, wellbeing, diversity & inclusion and change management.

• Collaborate with and support the local Rad Squad team (internal employee group) by defining the topics, owning the decks and action plans.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Technical /functional expertise

• Experience with remote management and the challenges that brings.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a Australian HR environment.

• A bachelor’s degree in human resources management or equivalent is required.

• Australian employment law knowledge.

• Ability to own and manage employee relations issues.

• Used to working in complex and/or global matrix organizations.

• Excellent skills with PowerPoint and Excel.

• Stakeholder management experience.

• Fluency in English is required.

• Prior experience partnering with COE’s would be preferred.

Personal effectiveness

• Able to quickly establish credibility and maintains positive & productive working relationships with colleagues and the global HR team.

• Organized and proactive, with the drive to deliver a complex and diverse workload.

• Self-aware, and active in continuous self-development ensuring up-to-date knowledge of HR trends, legislation and development.