Yves Saint Laurent Compensation & Benefits Manager
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Human Resources, People & Culture
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- May 8, 2026
About Yves Saint Laurent
Saint Laurent is a Parisian luxury fashion house renowned for its modern, couture-inspired ready-to-wear, leather goods and accessories. As part of the Kering group, the brand combines high-fashion creativity with global retail and wholesale operations, offering a fast-paced, design-led workplace that values craftsmanship and international market expertise.
Saint Laurent seeks a Compensation & Benefits Manager in Tokyo to lead compensation strategy, HR data governance and employee relations.
Role & Responsibilities
- Oversee accurate management and integrity of HR data, including company-wide salary, compensation and headcount records.
- Lead analysis and planning of personnel costs and headcount to enable timely management decisions and budgeting.
- Design, manage and continuously improve compensation structures, benefits programs and total rewards initiatives that ensure internal equity and external competitiveness.
- Act as a labour-management expert to ensure HR processes comply with local regulations and to advise managers on employee relations and regulatory governance.
- Partner with business leaders and People teams to provide high-quality advisory support on pay decisions, promotions, benchmarking and reward communications.
- Drive HR operational efficiency by implementing and optimising digital tools, HRIS workflows and payroll-related processes.
- Prepare management reports, dashboards and ad-hoc analyses to track compensation trends, turnover and cost drivers.
- Support change projects and local roll-outs of global reward programs, ensuring alignment with regional needs and legal requirements.
Qualifications
- Demonstrable experience in compensation & benefits or total rewards, with responsibility for pay structures, benefits administration and reward policies.
- Strong knowledge of HR operations and payroll processes, with experience maintaining HR data integrity in an HRIS.
- Proven ability to interpret and apply labour regulations and to manage employee relations matters with sound judgement.
- Advanced analytical skills, including experience with personnel cost modelling, benchmarking and producing executive-level reporting.
- Excellent stakeholder management and advisory capabilities; able to influence leaders and collaborate across HR and business functions.
- High level of discretion and professionalism handling confidential compensation information.
Skills
Experience
Several years of progressive HR experience with a focus on compensation & benefits, HR operations or total rewards; experience in a multinational or luxury retail environment and involvement in labour-compliance or employee relations is highly advantageous.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance or related field; advanced degree or certifications in HR/compensation preferred.
Workplace
This position is based in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Culture
Saint Laurent combines haute couture sensibility with the commercial rigour of a global luxury house. The workplace is design-driven and fast-paced, valuing precision, discretion and collaborative problem solving across international teams.
About Cerulean
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