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About Fact Base

Fact Base was founded on the vision of "building the order-and-procurement platform where machine shops take center stage", to help Japanese and global manufacturing lead the world again. Our flagship product ZUMEN is a drawing-centric manufacturing SaaS that lets small and mid-sized manufacturers manage drawings and production information in one cloud workspace.

Founded in 2022, we have grown to approximately 285 employees (June 2026) and raised JPY 900 million (Jan 2024), a JPY 1.45 billion Series B (Feb 2025) and a JPY 4.4 billion Series C (Nov 2025). In 2025 we became the first Japanese company to receive investment from Insight Partners, one of the world's leading B2B SaaS investors. We have subsidiaries in North America, Europe and Asia, and our leadership comes from Keyence, Accenture, Johnson & Johnson, Sapporo Breweries and SMBC Nikko Securities, among others.

Why we are hiring

Our North America region today is FACTBASE USA INC. (Schaumburg, Illinois). We will open locations across the U.S., a Mexican entity is being established, and Canada is planned next; the region is expected to exceed 100 people within a few years. HR operations and payroll are currently run remotely from Japan with local providers. We are establishing a regional HR function and are looking for the person who will own it: payroll and policy build-out first, growing into an HR business partner to the Country Manager.

Responsibilities

• Onboarding, offboarding, employment agreements and records
• Time and attendance
• Payroll with outsourced providers; federal and multi-state compliance
• Employee handbook and HR policies
• Employee relations; disputes and litigation with outside counsel
• Visa sponsorship and immigration for expatriates and foreign hires, with outside counsel
• HR business partner to the Country Manager: organization, workforce planning, performance and compensation
• Benefits administration; support for offers and onboarding
• Hiring and leading HR staff (one to start)

Scope of change: duties as determined by the company.

What makes this role attractive

• Build a regional HR function from 0 to 1 and own it as the region grows past 100 people and into new states and countries
• Start hands-on with payroll and policies, and grow into the Country Manager's HR business partner
• Shape the people practices of a North American organization inside a Japanese company expanding at startup speed

Organization and reporting structure

Direct report: North America Country Manager, who sets your priorities and owns your performance evaluation and compensation decisions.

Dotted line: Head of HR & Labor Affairs at Tokyo headquarters, for standard processes and policies, professional guidance and approval of key external contracts; regular reporting and consultation on HR and payroll matters is expected.

Founding member: you build the North America region HR and payroll function and team (one staff member to start) from the ground up and own it for the whole region. You start on local outsourced providers and headquarters support, and over time build a function that stands on its own. In the first year, expect to step outside your specialty — general affairs, office setup, compliance and ad-hoc projects are part of the job.

Requirements

Must-have

• Able to be the accountable HR owner for the region: HR operations end to end, building payroll and attendance processes, keeping policies compliant, handling employee relations, disputes and litigation with counsel
• Working knowledge of federal and multi-state employment law; hands-on U.S. payroll and benefits administration
• Experience partnering with business leaders on organization, performance or compensation (HRBP or generalist)
• Experience in a startup, a fast-growing company or a subsidiary of a foreign parent
• Advanced business-level English or above

Nice-to-have

• Japanese language ability
• SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR
• Experience with Mexican or Canadian employment frameworks, or with a Japanese parent company
• PEO or payroll-provider transitions; immigration cases (L-1, E-2, H-1B)

Who we are looking for

• Enjoys building processes from zero rather than operating ones that already exist
• Makes progress without a complete playbook and takes ownership of outcomes, not just tasks
• Hands-on by default: does the work as well as manages it during the build phase
• Communicates proactively across time zones and cultures, including with a Japanese headquarters

Tools

• Slack, Google Workspace
• HRIS and payroll: TriNet (PEO) (current; may change as the region grows)

Position details

Position

• HR Manager, North America

Employer

• FACTBASE USA INC.

Employment type

• Full-time, permanent

Compensation

• Total annual compensation: USD 100,000 – 130,000, depending on experience

Includes base salary and a semi-annual bonus that varies with company and individual performance

Location

• Schaumburg, Illinois (Chicago area)

Work style

• Office-based
• Regular coordination with Tokyo headquarters across time zones

Working hours

• 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM Central Time, Monday to Friday

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid vacation/PTO (10 days per year) and paid sick leave (40 hours per year)
• 11 paid company holidays
• Business travel expenses fully covered
• Company laptop and equipment

Travel

• May occasionally be required within North America or to Tokyo headquarters

Start date

• As soon as possible

Company information

Company

• Fact Base, Inc. — parent company

Founded

• September 1, 2022

Capital

• JPY 2,511.18 million (including capital reserve)

CEO

• Masataka Takeuchi

Employees

• 309 (as of Nov 1, 2026), group-wide

Headquarters

• Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Central Tower 20F, 7-15-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan

Local entities

• FACTBASE USA INC. (Delaware corporation; office in Schaumburg, Illinois); Mexican entity in establishment

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