Employee Relations Partner (Japanese/Korean Speaking) - APAC

About the role

ByteDance is hiring an Employee Relations Partner for its APAC operations team, which builds a seamless and positive employee experience across the employee lifecycle. The role manages employee relations cases and advises businesses on disciplinary and warning actions, with Japanese and Korean speaking ability.

Key responsibilities

• Manage ER cases such as disciplinary issues, misconduct, performance concerns, grievances, redundancies and complex absences to successful resolution.
• Conduct independent investigations of complex HR concerns, analyse evidence and draw investigative conclusions.
• Advise businesses on disciplinary and warning actions, policy interpretation and regional employment practices.
• Maintain detailed ER case documentation, including investigation reports and issue analysis.
• Deliver training and education to improve HRBP and leader effectiveness and drive better ER decisions.
• Build partnerships with business leaders and HR Business Partners, and work closely with employment legal and investigations to balance risk and calibrate recommendations.
• Analyse trends to find root causes and develop solutions for corrective action, and keep a consistent case management approach.

Required profile

• At least 5+ years of employee relations experience.
• Strong experience partnering with key stakeholders and working in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of Asia Pacific employment law and regulatory frameworks, including rulings on disciplinary and corrective actions.
• Ability to judge sensitive, complex or ambiguous situations, handle confidential information professionally, and communicate clearly with attention to detail.

Preferred: strong partnership with senior business managers, confidence and credibility, and resilience.