Senior People Business Partner

DataDog
Tokyo
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Relationship-building","Problem-solving","Adaptability","Influencing"]

A strategic HR partner based in Tokyo, you’ll lead regional people initiatives for Japan’s GTM teams, advise leadership on performance, coaching, and organizational development, and collaborate with COE to design policies and programs. You’ll drive data-driven decisions, manage employee relations across global teams, and shape a scalable people strategy in a fast-growing tech environment.

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DataDog
DataDog
8 months ago

Senior People Business Partner

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Job Summary

A strategic HR partner based in Tokyo, you’ll lead regional people initiatives for Japan’s GTM teams, advise leadership on performance, coaching, and organizational development, and collaborate with COE to design policies and programs. You’ll drive data-driven decisions, manage employee relations across global teams, and shape a scalable people strategy in a fast-growing tech environment.
Location: Tokyo
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as regional PBP for all employees in Japan across pre-sales, post-sales and related GTM support teams; represent our global PBP team to partner on the front line with all employees and leadership in Datadog’s Tokyo office
  • •Advise, coach, and influence management on performance management, coaching, career pathing, employee relations, compensation, organizational development & scaling, training, culture, inclusion, employee engagement
  • •Maintain close partnership with departmental PBPs to collaborate on critical needs and change management
  • •Consult with the appropriate People Center of Excellence (COE) team to provide input on program design to enhance the employee experience
  • •Build, advise and consult on People policies, guidelines, and programs with employee base, in collaboration with COE colleagues
  • •Provide analysis and consulting to leadership to drive data-driven people decisions and implementation of best practices
  • •Assess employee development needs, make recommendations, and implement appropriate solutions aligned with the organization’s broader strategy
  • •Handle complex global employee relations issues, working with leadership to implement best practices and approach

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:RsusEsppEquity

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of HRBP or related HR experience, preferably in fast-growing technology companies
  • •Strong analytical and reporting skills with experience in HRIS (Workday a bonus)
  • •Experience collaborating across business functions with first line and senior leadership
  • •Excellent project management and organizational skills with ability to design clear processes
  • •Knowledge of global employment practices and employee relations
Experience:8+ yearsTechnologySaaS
Skills:CommunicationRelationship-buildingProblem-solvingAdaptabilityInfluencing
Languages:EnglishJapanese
Tech Stack:Workday

Company Brief

DataDog
Provides a cloud-native monitoring and observability platform that unifies metrics, traces, logs, and security signals to help engineering, operations, and security teams monitor and troubleshoot modern applications and infrastructure.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2010
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