About this Position The role plays a key role in ensuring compliance, governance of Japan’s Total rewards policies operations, while also accountable for the design, implementation communication of new / changed rewards programs, effective and relevant to business needs, in order to attract, retain, and engage talents in Japan. What you´ll do Responsibilities Rewards Strategy Best Practices: Lead the design, implementation, and communication of total rewards programs in alignment with both local market conditions and global strategies. Collaboration with Regional COE: Collaborate with the regional Centers of Expertise (COE) to contribute innovative ideas and solutions that align with both local and regional reward objectives. Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business, including HR, leadership, and functional teams, to effectively communicate and manage rewards programs. Vendor Management: Drive selection, performance, cost budgeting of related Total Rewards Vendors in Japan Compliance Governance: Advise Review on Japan-specific rewards related regulations and ensure the company complies with all local labor laws internal standards. Accountabilities (Time in %) Develop implement ongoing or new/ upgrade total rewards programs/ schemes for market competitiveness/ differentiation inclusion 25% Engage/ Collaborate/ Guide CoE, Country HR, HRBPs, GBS+ on ongoing country/ BU TR needs, implementation, gather feedback 25% Work with external vendors on marketing data gathering, survey participation, benchmarking thereby bringing insights analytics to the team, creating conclusions that drive actions 20% Compliance/ Governance of local rewards policies regulations 10% Project Management / agile work 20%