Recruitment Background

The Fast Retailing (hereinafter “FR”) Group is undergoing company-wide transformation to create a “new industry” based on the “LifeWear” concept, which transcends traditional industry boundaries. We are seeking an HR Business Partner for GHQ (Global Headquarters) who can vigorously drive this company-wide transformation by focusing on “organization and people.”

Job Overview

As the Global Headquarters (GHQ), FR’s Japan headquarters is tasked with strongly driving the global business growth of the FR Group and its various brands, which operate approximately 3,600 stores across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The successful candidate will be responsible for multiple departments within the GHQ headquarters and will work closely with department executives to strengthen the organization and develop talent in order to realize departmental strategies.

Specific Responsibilities

While the scope and specific details will vary depending on the department and individual assigned, the following are examples of responsibilities:

• Organizational design and staffing to implement departmental strategies
• Planning and executing workforce planning (internal transfers, external hiring)
• Planning and executing personnel transfers that balance the company’s business needs with individual career goals
• Tracking and visualizing performance evaluations; developing and implementing individual career plans for employee development
• Measuring organizational culture and employee engagement; developing and implementing solutions to identified issues
• Labor and Employment-Related Matters

*The Job Description is subject to change within the scope of duties relevant to each department at headquarters due to departmental transfers or organizational changes.

Future Career Paths

Opportunities to be involved in management—not limited to the Human Resources Department—exist both domestically and internationally, whether in the areas of people, assets, or finance. This is an environment where your potential is limitless, depending on your abilities, aptitude, and motivation.

Required Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Individuals who can share the same perspective as executives and tackle challenges as agents of change
• Individuals with excellent judgment who can respect each and every employee on the front lines while pursuing an ideal vision

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Individuals who have been involved in transformation projects in corporate planning or business planning roles at a business company, or who have experience as an HR Business Partner
• Individuals with at least three years of experience at a consulting firm, including experience working on-site at client locations
• A TOEIC score of 800 or higher, or the ability to communicate in English without difficulty during internal meetings

Company Name

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

Employment Type

Full-time Employee (Permanent Position, with a 3-month probationary period)

Annual Salary

• Annual Salary Range: 7.2–14.94 million yen (Monthly Salary: 450,000–830,000 yen)
• Allowances: Commuting allowance, overtime pay, etc. (*All subject to company regulations)
• Bonuses: Semi-annual bonuses twice a year, year-end bonus (eligibility and amount determined based on company performance and performance evaluations)
• Promotions twice a year (determined based on performance evaluations)

*Salary will be determined based on company regulations, taking into account your previous annual income and experience, and is not limited to the figures listed above.

Working Hours

Flexible work hours or managerial/supervisory position

• Flexible work schedule

Standard daily working hours: 8 hours; Break: 1 hour
Core hours: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Flexible hours…6:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Overtime may be required

• Supervisors

Based on the working hours of the employee’s department; left to the employee’s discretion

Holidays and Leave

Two days off per week (Saturdays and Sundays; national holidays are considered workdays) Annual paid leave, special leave and bereavement leave, childcare and family care leave systems, etc.
*In addition to paid leave, special leave is granted in the first and second halves of the fiscal year (the number of days granted varies depending on employment status and the company to which the employee belongs)

Insurance Coverage

Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees’ Pension Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance)

Employee Benefits

Employee stock ownership plan, mutual aid association, partner welfare programs, employee discount program, cafeteria, dedicated shuttle bus (for commuting to the Ariake office), defined contribution pension plan (full-time employees only)

Other

• Our company actively recruits mid-career professionals across various Group companies (Fast Retailing, UNIQLO, GU, etc.). We would appreciate it if you could review the information below and consider applying.
• Within the Fast Retailing Group, you may apply to multiple companies simultaneously. However, please note that even if the selection process proceeds with multiple companies, you can only advance to the final selection stage for one position at a time.
• Based on your submitted resume and interview performance, we may suggest other companies or positions within the Fast Retailing Group.

• Secondhand Smoke Policy: Smoking is prohibited on company premises and indoors; we do not have designated smoking rooms. (Smoking is prohibited during working hours, including break times.)

Roppongi Headquarters: Midtown Tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Ariake Headquarters: 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, UNIQLO CITY
You will be required to travel between both offices.
*Your location may be changed to a location designated by the company, including overseas locations.