Japan job description templates
19 senior-manager-and-above seats, written for the person opening the role in Japan. Each page says what is different about the seat here, gives you a template to lift, lists the decisions to make before you post, and tells you how hard the hire is.
These are the roles that recur in our own searches for foreign-capital companies in Japan. Pay bands are indicative Tokyo base salaries from those searches, cross-checked against Hardest Market pay data. Read any template free; copy it from the page or ask for the editable version.
General management
- Business Unit Director / General Manager, JapanTemplate for a Business Unit Director or General Manager running one business line in Japan: P&L definition, matrix reporting, distributor and KOL management.Director
- Country Manager / Managing Director / President, JapanJob description template for a Country Manager, Managing Director or President of a Japan subsidiary: representative-director duties, scope, pay band, candidate profile and interview questions.Executive
Human resources
- Head of Talent Acquisition, JapanTemplate for a Head of Talent Acquisition in Japan: direct sourcing, agency dependence, new-graduate hiring, metrics and candidate profile.Senior manager to director
- HR Director / Head of HR, JapanTemplate for an HR Director or Head of HR in Japan: labour-law duties, headcount thresholds, candidate profile, pay band and interview questions.Director
- HR Manager, Japan (sole-charge head of HR for a small subsidiary)Template for a sole-charge HR Manager running HR for a small Japan subsidiary: statutory work, recruiting, payroll vendors and HQ reporting.Senior manager
- Senior HR Business Partner, JapanTemplate for a Senior HR Business Partner in Japan: partner role versus whole-function role, business acumen, labour competence and pay band.Senior manager
Sales, marketing and customer
- Head of Corporate Communications, JapanTemplate for a Head of Corporate Communications in Japan: press clubs, bilingual writing, executive support, crisis response and pay band.Senior manager to director
- Head of Customer Success, JapanTemplate for a Head of Customer Success at a software company in Japan: renewal calendar, partner-sold accounts, escalation and net revenue retention.Senior manager to director
- Head of Sales / Sales Director, JapanTemplate for a Head of Sales or Sales Director in Japan: channel leadership, distributor management, compensation structures and interview questions.Director
- Key Account Director / Senior Key Account Manager, JapanTemplate for a Key Account Director or Senior Key Account Manager in Japan: wholesalers, shelf resets, trade spend, title-and-pay gap and B2B variant.Senior manager to director
- Marketing Director / Head of Marketing, JapanTemplate for a Marketing Director or Head of Marketing in Japan: strategy versus localisation, trade marketing, regulatory review and candidate profile.Director
Finance and legal
- CFO / Finance Director, JapanTemplate for a CFO or Finance Director of a Japan subsidiary: director duties, two accounting worlds, tax audits, Controller and Finance Manager variants.Director to C-suite
- General Counsel / Legal Director, JapanTemplate for a General Counsel or Legal Director in Japan: bar admission decision, Japanese-law scope, compliance bundling and candidate profile.Director
Financial services
- Head of Compliance, Financial Services, JapanTemplate for a Head of Compliance at a financial services firm in Japan: regulator relations, named responsibilities, financial crime controls and pay band.Director
- Head of Institutional Sales / Business Development, Asset Management, JapanTemplate for a Head of Institutional Sales or Business Development at an asset manager in Japan: client segments, registration, relationships and pay.Director
- Head of Investor Relations, JapanTemplate for a Head of Investor Relations in Japan: capital raising from Japanese institutions, gatekeepers, registration, and the corporate IR variant.Director
Operations, quality and transformation
- Head of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, JapanTemplate for a Head of Quality and Regulatory Affairs in Japan: named-officer requirements under the PMD Act, PMDA engagement and candidate profile.Director
- Head of Transformation / Programme Director, JapanTemplate for a Head of Transformation or Programme Director in Japan: ERP localisation, post-merger integration, vendors and change management.Director
- Supply Chain and Operations Director, JapanTemplate for a Supply Chain and Operations Director in Japan: service expectations, the 2024 logistics cap, licensed sites and S&OP ownership.Director
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