Tapestry Manager Compensation & Benefits (North Asia)

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Primary Purpose:

As part of the Tapestry Global Total Rewards team, this position will provide holistic C&B solutions across the North Asia region - Japan and Korea. The role will design, deliver compensation and benefits programs that attract, retain, and engage a talented workforce for Tapestry Business Units and operations based across North Asia markets.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to...

Compensation & Benefits Program Management

• Managing a range of Benefits Review projects (eg: Insurance Benefits, Retirement plans etc.) to enhance the North Asia benefits offering and introduce flexibility and choice within plan designs.
• Managing broad-based compensation initiatives, including rewards program design, optimization, complex local and cross-border offers, and M&A-related compensation integration if any.
• Monitoring competitive trends in Compensation & Benefits and recommending strategies to ensure Tapestry remains competitive in the sub-region.

Consulting & Business Partnership

• Developing Reward programs and policies to guide HR Business Partners across the organization.
• Providing consultative support to people managers and business leaders on compensation and rewards solutions.
• Offering guidance on Tapestry's equity program to eligible employees, including communicating relevant tax implications to ensure compliance.

Annual Compensation Review

• Serving as a critical member of the Year-End Process project team.
• Acting as the internal expert on the annual compensation cycle, ensuring leaders are equipped for performance reviews, merit decisions, bonus payouts, equity recommendations, communications, and total compensation statements.

Projects & Governance

• Participating in incentive/variable pay design projects, with a particular focus on the retail/store population.
• Managing the Job Architecture Framework for North Asia, ensuring equitable job leveling within and across the organization.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of compensation and benefits programs and recommending enhancements as needed.
• Other APAC projects as required.

The accomplished individual will possess...

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 8+ years of experience in Total Rewards.
• Strong analytical, data-driven decision-making capability with sound business acumen.
• A relationship builder who can partner effectively with diverse stakeholders across business units.
• A strong consultative approach and excellent judgment.
• Proven analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Experience working in a US headquartered multinational organization is an advantage.
• High attention to detail with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and familiarity with HR systems.
• Fluency in English and Japanese.
• WAW certification is an advantage.

An outstanding professional will have...

• Deep knowledge and experience in Compensation & Benefits and Total Rewards.
• Ability to apply best practices and external/internal insights to improve rewards programs and plans.
• Ability to deliver compensation and human capital solutions for complex problems by taking new and innovative perspectives.
• The capability to work independently with minimal guidance.
• Experience serving as a resource or mentor to colleagues with less experience.
• Strong influencing skills and the ability to shape decisions across the organization.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. Visit Tapestry, Inc. at http://www.tapestry.com/

Our Competencies for All Employees
Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Tapestry is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under the consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.

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