Labor and HR Operations Specialist
Tokyo-based frontier AI R&D company that develops nature-inspired AI research and commercial AI products for enterprises and users.
Maintainer signals as of 9/23/2026
Funding history
About Sakana AI K.K.
Sakana AI develops frontier AI research inspired by collective intelligence and self-evolution, alongside AI products and applied solutions for enterprises and Japan’s public sector.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will run payroll and bonus calculations, administer social and labor insurance, manage attendance records, maintain employment documentation, support labor-policy compliance, improve labor systems, answer employee inquiries, and coordinate with HR, Finance, and external specialists.
Requirements
- 3+ years of labor operations experience
- Payroll
- Social insurance
- Labor insurance
- Labor-management committee administration
- Article 36 agreement
- Discretionary work system
- Highly professional work system
- Japanese labor law
- Japanese
- English
Responsibilities
- Run and verify payroll, bonus calculations, and year-end tax adjustments
- Handle social and labor insurance procedures
- Operate attendance management and review working hours, leave, and overtime
- Maintain labor procedures and documents for joiners and leavers
- Support work rules and internal policies and propose legal-compliance updates
- Administer discretionary and highly professional work systems
- Improve labor-related systems and processes
- Respond to employee labor and social-insurance inquiries
- Collaborate with HR, Finance, and external specialists
Hiring Process
Find a role; email careers@sakana.ai with a brief introduction and the role; submit the Google Form with a CV and English cover letter.