Own HRIS and core HR operations for the Palo Alto studio, including employee data, onboarding and offboarding, employee relations, benefits, leave, payroll updates, performance management, training, compliance, reporting, and recruiting coordination. Partner with Tokyo, Finance, IT, and Workplace teams to implement global initiatives, improve processes, support managers, and address workplace matters with discretion and sound judgment.

Part-time contract Design Researcher executing qualitative and market research across new initiatives. Plan and run stakeholder interviews, synthesize insights, test concepts, inform product and business decisions, and collaborate with the team and Project Manager to define research scope and prioritize innovation opportunities.