HR Specialist

HR Specialist - Japanese Bilingual


Location: Smyrna, GA


Compensation: $65,000-$85,000 annually


Hours: Full-Time


Employment Type: Full-Time, On-site


Professional Japanese proficiency required for daily HR and administrative communication with Japanese-speaking international assignees.

Position Summary


Provide comprehensive HR, administrative, and daily-living support for international assignees and their families. Responsibilities include payroll coordination, tax support, benefits and healthcare administration, immigration/visa processes, travel, expense administration, emergency support, and executive assistance. Professional Japanese proficiency is required to communicate directly with assignees and coordinate sensitive HR matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as primary liaison for assignee HR/administrative matters and coordinate expense-related inquiries, data, workflows, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate tax-return support with accounting firms, including documentation, case tracking, follow-up, and payroll actions.
• Administer healthcare and medical-program coordination, including insurance-related support and required examinations.
• Manage visa/immigration administration for assignees and eligible family members, including expiration tracking, documentation, renewals, and vendor/counsel coordination.
• Coordinate home leave and business travel, including eligibility, scheduling, approvals, allowances, benefits, and expenses.
• Process compensation data in HR systems and coordinate accurately with payroll.
• Support emergency/crisis communications and safety confirmation for assignees and families.
• Provide executive administrative support to the President, including calendar, meetings, travel, expenses, documents, visitors, and events.
• Provide general living support and resolve inquiries involving allowances, benefits, and other assignment-related matters.
• Maintain confidential records, manage multiple deadlines, identify risks, and improve workflows.

Qualifications


Required:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Professional Japanese proficiency required for daily written and verbal communication with Japanese-speaking assignees.
• Working English proficiency for routine communication with U.S.-based stakeholders.
• Experience in HR operations, employee support, administration, executive support, customer service, or a similar coordination role.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Forms.
• Strong organization, communication, confidentiality, accuracy, and task-management skills.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting international assignees, global mobility, immigration/visa, tax, benefits, travel, or employee relocation.
• Experience coordinating with external vendors or professional service providers.
• Familiarity with HR, expense, insurance, or Excel-based tracking systems.

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