Ai Miyakawa (Okazaki)
Director, People & Communities (HR)
Tokyo
Summary
Driven HR Director bringing 10+years of experience in human resources leadership and organizational development. Persuasive communicator and decisive team leader. Demonstrated strong business acumen and able to translate/connect between the business strategy into people strategy. A holistic thinker, story teller and engaging presenter. Strong background in employee engagement, talent management, business partnering, compensation & benefits and employee relations. Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills to connect effectively with various levels of leaders & employees.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of People & Communities (HR), Japan
Cisco Systems, G.K.
Tokyo
08.2016 - Current
- Responsible of overall People & Communities(HR) organization for Japan across Branding, Hiring, HR Operation, Total rewards, Compliance, DEI and Business partnering, implementing people strategies and initiatives to drive strategic business objectives.
- Ranked #1 Great place to work (large company category) in 2017, 2019&2022,
- As part of Japan executive leadership team, create vision, strategy and execution plan on Japan entity and lead the effort on employee engagement.
- As a Business partner aligned to 1. Japan President, 2.Asia Pacific & Japan Product Sales VP* and 3. Asia Pacific & Japan Sales Engineering VP*, lead efforts on People strategy, including but not limited to creating workforce planning, organization effectiveness, talent management as well as employee engagement to drive business objectives.
Senior HR Business Partner (Japan Sales)
Cisco Systems, G.K.
03.2014 - 07.2016
- Aligned to Japan Sales organization, supporting Japan senior executives in defining and implementing people related strategic initiatives such as workforce planning, DEI efforts, rewards planning and employee engagement.
- Partnering with Strategy & planning and Finance, conducted org effectiveness study, creating organization plan for the next year.
- Provided consultation for the leaders in solving complex people & organization related issues
- Facilitated Design thinking session for the Asia Pacific & Japan wide "breakthrough project" - a bottom up idea generation project initiated by the President of Asia Pacific & Japan to set the organization strategy for the next 3 years.
Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits
Dell Japan Inc.
Kawasaki
02.2011 - 03.2014
- Responsible for Country Compensation & Benefits(total rewards strategy) for North Asia.
- Lead regional compensation for M&A due diligence and Software Business unit aligned compensation.
Manager, Compensation & Benefits & Operations
Dell Japan Inc.
Kawasaki
02.2007 - 01.2011
- Managed Japan Compensation & Benefits & HR Operations team(member of 4) for Japan responsible for employee lifecycle operations from onboarding to offboarding, total rewards cycle management.
- Consulted with recruiters to help develop compensation packages and maintain fair employee pay levels.
- Delivered targeted advise on issues such as applicable employment regulations, compensation strategies, and internal systems
HR Operations Senior Specialist
Dell Japan Inc.
Kawasaki
02.2005 - 01.2007
- Executed on employee lifecycle operations from onboarding to offboarding, benefits operations & other HR related operations.
- Ensured compliance requirements are met
- Resolved problems, improved operations to ensure employee experience
HR Operations and Payroll Specialist
Dell Japan Inc.
Kawasaki
06.2003 - 01.2005
- Performed calculations in overtime, vacation, and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database.
- Reviewed Payroll & time records for 1500 employees to verify accuracy of information.
- Documented and processed social insurance, benefits , onboarding and off-boarding for the employees.
- Supported opening a new office in Miyazaki prefecture, ensuring all the labor requirements are met, onboarding 500 new employees in 12 months.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Gakushuin University
Tokyo, Japan 04.1999 - 03.2003
No Degree - Psychology
Rice University
Houston TexasSkills
Talent management
undefinedCertification
Class-1 health officer's license
Timeline
Head of People & Communities (HR), Japan
Cisco Systems, G.K.
08.2016 - Current
Senior HR Business Partner (Japan Sales)
Cisco Systems, G.K.
03.2014 - 07.2016
Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits
Dell Japan Inc.
02.2011 - 03.2014
Manager, Compensation & Benefits & Operations
Dell Japan Inc.
02.2007 - 01.2011
HR Operations Senior Specialist
Dell Japan Inc.
02.2005 - 01.2007
Class-1 health officer's license
09-2004
HR Operations and Payroll Specialist
Dell Japan Inc.
06.2003 - 01.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Gakushuin University
04.1999 - 03.2003
No Degree - Psychology
Rice University
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