Global Corporate Relations Lead - Asia

WHO WE ARE

The Humane League (THL) is a global nonprofit ending the abuse of animals raised for food. THL fosters a high-energy culture of teamwork and mission-driven problem solving, and we have earned recognition as Top Charity from Animal Charity Evaluators for all of their rating periods. Over the past few years, we’ve grown to a staff of 100+ talented individuals dispersed around the world. At THL, how animals are treated in the food system is at the forefront of our everyday work. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

As Global Corporate Relations Lead, you will be part of a small, high-impact team that specializes in advancing the welfare of animals raised for food through outreach to major international food companies. Currently, the team’s work is focused on influencing companies to transition to 100% cage-free systems for egg-laying hens in their supply chains across the world. You will be accountable for engaging in dialogue and maintaining relationships with food companies, with a focus on companies headquartered in Asia. This work requires a high level of confidence and relentlessness, as well as excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills. This position also involves close collaboration with other animal protection groups through the Open Wing Alliance (OWA), a global coalition of 90+ animal protection organizations, to organize meetings and strategize. The ideal candidate will excel in cultural competency and be excited about building relationships, as well as not shying away from difficult conversations. This position reports directly to the Senior Associate of Global Corporate Relations. 

This is a one-year (12 month), full-time contract, with the possibility of a one-year extension, at The Humane League’s discretion. This remote role will be working out of Japan or South Korea, and requires domestic and international travel, equivalent to four (4) or more trips per year. The successful candidate must be able to travel as needed and maintain a valid passport that allows for international travel. To the extent permitted by law, in order to enable collaboration with other global team members, you may be required to work occasional hours outside of 9am - 5pm, depending on your time zone.

This role will remain open until September 29th, 2026 at 1:59 pm KST/JST, or until filled. We encourage early applications and will continue accepting submissions while the role is posted on our website. We may begin advancing candidates and may close the posting early or extend the posting as needed. If you are experiencing technical issues, please contact  careers@thehumaneleague.org . Please submit applications and all supporting documents in English. All application questions and materials need to be submitted here through the application submission form; we do not accept applications through our careers email.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Work with major multinational food companies to advance welfare for animals within their supply chains. 

Build and maintain relationships with corporate executives at food companies. This includes email communication as well as virtual and in-person meetings.

Engage in high-pressure negotiations with executives, with the primary purpose of influencing food companies to commit to animal welfare policies. Act as the lead on negotiations for OWA global campaigns.

Conduct research on global food companies and maintain data within the team’s CRM, Salesforce.

Hold food companies accountable for meeting their commitment deadlines. Establish check-ins with companies, ensuring they disclose progress on their commitments.

Collaborate with team members intra- and inter-departmentally on campaign targets, strategy, research, commitments, and actions.

Collaborate closely with OWA member groups and other relevant organizations on corporate outreach and campaign targets.

Work closely with other members of THL’s Corporate Engagement team to advise on corporate relations strategy and goals.

In addition to the above essential job duties, other duties may be assigned as business needs arise. These may include non-essential, marginal job duties.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Tenacity: Ability to navigate high-pressure and confrontational situations, demonstrating confidence and relentlessness. Willingness to reflect on lessons learned and try new approaches when faced with setbacks.

Leadership: Demonstrated ability to guide, support, and motivate others. Drives project success and seeks out opportunities to take on leadership roles. Mentors junior team members and supports training efforts. 

Problem Solving and Decision Making : Ability to independently resolve problems and make decisions, demonstrating sound judgment and adherence to organizational policies. Provides recommendations and justifications for decisions, contributing to effective task and project management. Identifies recurring issues and suggests improvements. 

Verbal and Written Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Korean or Japanese, with the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. Conveys THL’s message confidently and persuasively in emails, presentations, and high-pressure meetings with corporate executives. 

Collaboration and Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, including with corporate executives. Actively supports team goals and collaborates successfully with team members and external stakeholders. Ability to adapt to changing dynamics and resolve interpersonal conflicts. 

Global Perspective: Approaches work with a global perspective, prioritizing global impact and taking regional and cultural nuances into consideration. Ability to work effectively with coalition partners and corporate executives across a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Research and Data Analysis: Ability to conduct thorough research on food companies and their executives. Adept at using online resources to gather information. Demonstrates curiosity, creativity, and persistence in finding details that may be difficult to locate. Ability to collect, organize, and analyze data, identifying trends and generating reports with minimal guidance.  

Initiative, Proactivity, and Adaptability : Takes on additional responsibilities independently, seeking out challenges and opportunities for growth. Ability to shift priorities effectively in response to changing circumstances and project requirements. 

Organization: Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks with the extensive use of platforms like Google Workspace, Slack, Salesforce, and Asana. Utilizes time management and attention to detail to plan, prioritize, and complete work, often under deadlines. Optimizes workflows by identifying inefficiencies and implementing improvements.

Strategic Thinking: Quick and calculated strategic thinker in both high-stakes situations and broader strategy discussions. Ability to identify and evaluate short- and long-term impacts when making decisions, utilizing discretion and independent judgment. Demonstrated understanding of broader organizational strategy and how individual tasks contribute to team goals.

Hiring Timeline Details

Once your application has been reviewed, you will be notified via email with further details on the status of your application. If a candidate is moved forward, the interview process will be as follows:

Work Simulation Exercise (completed remotely)

Interview (via video call)

Second Interview (via video call)

For full details of our recruitment process please review this document .

Compensation and Benefits

  The annual compensation range for this role is:

¥4,795,192 - ¥5,860,773 for candidates in based in Japan

₩53,762,728 - ₩65,710,001 for candidates based in South Korea

At The Humane League, we believe in maintaining a fair and nondiscriminatory work environment. As part of our commitment to transparency, we have implemented a job architecture framework, which levels all of our roles according to size and complexity, as well as a compensation step system, which allows us to determine fair salaries for all. We also look at market data for each country that we operate in, to allow us to create specific salary bands per country. This work is time consuming and involves a cost to THL. Therefore, when expanding into a country for the first time, we only undertake this work towards the end of the recruitment process, when we know where our ideal candidate is based. In addition, we have adopted a no negotiation policy for salaries. To determine a job's level, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including a job's size and complexity, required experience, knowledge, and/or skills, internal comparability, and market data. Candidates whose experience places them at step 5 or above of their job level within our compensation structure will be awarded a “Senior” title designation. These practices are aligned with our organizational values and will help us ensure we maintain clear, consistent, and transparent HR processes.

THL offers a unique and competitive benefits package. Each country will be provided with benefits that are applicable and relative to the location they are in. Therefore, your exact benefits package will be shared with you at the time of offer. However, as an idea, some of the benefits that are currently offered to our global team are:

Unlimited paid time off

The last Friday of every month off as a THL ‘Public Holiday’ called ‘Mend Your Heart Friday’

Enhanced sick pay

Generous bereavement leave

Generous personal emergency leave 

Sabbatical leave

Enhanced parental leave

Health insurance

Life insurance

Retirement contributions

Internet allowance

For candidates outside the United States, The Humane League will not be your direct employer. The successful candidate will enter an employment agreement with a local Employer of Record with whom The Humane League partners.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected classifications, including but not limited to race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status or classification protected by applicable national, state, or local law. We are committed to the importance of non-discriminatory practices within the nonprofit sector, as well as all workplace environments, and strongly encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Accommodations

We are committed to fully supporting all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities in accordance with applicable national,  state, and local laws throughout the hiring process and when working with / for us. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact us at accommodations@thehumaneleague.org to initiate the interactive process. We comply with  applicable national, state and local laws.

AI Policy

Original work and thought are essential in the hiring process and allow us to evaluate you based on your own skills and competency. Therefore, the use of artificial intelligence (ChatGPT, Gemini, Rytr, Google Assistant, etc) to generate responses is strictly prohibited . By submitting this application you agree to comply with our AI Policy. Violations of this policy in any part of the recruitment process will result in being dismissed from consideration . If you need a reasonable accommodation to this policy, please see above for more information. Translation tools are exempt from this policy. 

Communications From Greenhouse During Hiring Process

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