Manage IP litigation and contracts, analyze licensing and alliances, assess risks, negotiate agreements, and advance projects with internal and external stakeholders.
About this role
This role plans, operates, and manages company-wide human resources systems and related initiatives. Depending on experience, responsibilities may include personnel allocation, evaluation-related work, labor union relations, labor-management negotiations, and employee labor consultations. The role also contributes to planning and expanding employee education and participates in cross-functional projects within the Human Resources Division.
Daily conversational English is a preferred experience.
The position is part of Canon's Human Resources Division and supports both Canon, Inc. and the wider Canon Group. Canon, Inc. has approximately 20,000 employees and the consolidated group approximately 170,000 employees. After joining, employees are expected to gain broad HR experience through job rotation among domestic offices and overseas subsidiaries, generally over three to five years. Future career paths may include HR and general affairs expertise, domestic or overseas management, and overseas HR leadership.
The employment type is permanent full-time. The work location is Canon headquarters in Ota-ku, Tokyo.
Canon, Inc. was founded in 1937 and employs about 165,500 people on a consolidated basis. Its business units cover printing (office multifunction devices, laser and inkjet printers), imaging (interchangeable-lens and compact digital cameras, network cameras), medical (CT, ultrasound, MRI, ophthalmic equipment) and industrial and other businesses (semiconductor and FPD lithography equipment, OLED display manufacturing equipment), including research, development and manufacturing.
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