Fractional Corporate Backoffice · Japan
For startups and small companies in Japan whose operations run on chaos, an outsourcer, and whoever is around when something breaks. I do the work, build the system, and document everything, so the knowledge stays with your company.
Ship a product, raise money, hire fast. Then the deadlines, contracts, tax filings, and labor issues arrive together, with no corporate infrastructure to handle them. Outsourced providers get the task done but leave nothing behind: no documentation, no internal know-how, and no plan to build one.
Pick what fits where you are right now, or move between them as you grow.
I just do the work. Vendor communication, AP and AR, HR and HRIS, onboarding and offboarding, file organization, and research on the rules that apply to you. Scope agreed up front, scaled as your team changes. Hire in-house later and I hand off.
Best if: nobody is doing this yet, or that person is stretched too thin.
I map what exists and what is missing, then hand you a documented operating system: a Corporate Function Map and an Operations Handbook of 20 to 30 processes your company runs on its own. Hire someone later and I onboard them onto everything we built.
Best if: you are around 8 to 12 people and ready to build something permanent.
Sometimes you just need someone to call. Hourly, whatever comes up. The only thing off the table is work that legally requires a licensed lawyer, social labor attorney, or judicial or administrative scrivener.
Best if: your team is mostly fine and you want experienced backup on call.
1
Weeks 1 to 4
Stakeholder interviews, process and document inventory, gap analysis, tool audit.
Gap Analysis Report · Proposed Structure
2
Weeks 5 to 9
Function Map, handbook chapters, process documentation, weekly coaching with your team.
Draft Function Map · Draft Handbook
3
Weeks 10 to 12
Final review, team training, onboarding support for your hire, handover and sign-off.
Final Blueprint Package · Implementation Roadmap
¥6,500/hour¥7,150 incl. tax
Ongoing and scoped to your needs. Scale up or down as you grow.
¥800,000¥880,000 incl. tax
3-month engagement, around 70 hours. One-time investment.
¥13,000/hour¥14,300 incl. tax
Ad hoc consultation. Minimum 2 hours per session.
If cash is tight, these rates are not the only way. I am open to tax-qualified stock options, a project fee, or a success fee tied to revenue or profit.
At roughly 5 hours a week, so you can draw your own conclusion.
A gap in knowledge or planning can cost you, in penalties or in growth.
Primarily tech, AI, and SaaS, Japan-based (KK or GK), including international founder teams and overseas companies opening a small Japan office. Other industries are fine too, just ask.
I built an entire corporate department from zero, covering HR, legal, finance, payroll, admin, and corporate development, and now lead a team of 8 specialists across all of it. Before that: a university, a law firm, conference secretariats, and backoffice support for 5+ startups handling ¥50M+ a month in operational volume.
Bilingual (English CEFR C2, Japanese JLPT N1), Paralegal certified, HRCI PHR, with deep expertise in Japanese employment, visa procedures, and regulatory compliance.
¥350M
corporate venture funding secured
¥44M
costs cut through standardized systems
15 → 45
employee growth, zero compliance issues
This is operations work. Statutory filings and contract review must be handled by your own designated employee or a licensed professional. When something needs a licensed opinion, I introduce you to my network of lawyers and scriveners. No markup, no middleman, no kickbacks.
Tell me where your company is right now, and I will tell you honestly which service fits, or whether you even need me yet. The goal is to get you to where you don't.
contact@fractionalops.jp