Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions - APAC

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Asia.

📋 Description

• Oversee and address intricate employee exits from start to finish across various international jurisdictions.

• Provide guidance to clients on processes related to termination, resignation, transfer, employment contracts, and redundancy, ensuring adherence to legal standards and best practices.

• Facilitate client and external employee meetings, which include consultations on workforce reductions, administrative hearings, separation and settlement negotiations, and discussions regarding termination outcomes.

• Advocate for and negotiate favorable results in complex termination situations while managing stakeholders with conflicting interests.

• Collaborate with payroll, legal advisors, government entities, trade unions, and other stakeholders regarding offboarding processes and audits.

• Create, customize, and manage termination and supplementary documents while upholding accurate and confidential employee records.

• Execute offboarding in Remote’s internal HRIS platform in partnership with Customer Success, Legal, Payroll, Benefits, Time and Attendance, and other departments.

• Offer informal escalation support, expertise, mentoring, and guidance to junior team members.

• Deliver first-level Employee Relations guidance and assist clients in navigating complex workplace situations.

• Evaluate workplace issues, ascertain relevant facts and regulations, and propose suitable solutions.

• Advise clients on progressive discipline, documentation necessities, and challenging workplace circumstances.

• Monitor employee relations cases and ensure timely follow-up.

• Act as a subject-matter expert in offboarding and initial employee relations issues.

• Propel process enhancements, automation, product innovation, and improved experiences for both customers and employees.

• Establish methods, procedures, and standards for new tasks and adapt intricate techniques to achieve desired outcomes.

• Report to the Manager of Employee Lifecycle, Employee Relations & Transitions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner with a comprehensive understanding of generalist HR competencies and the employee lifecycle.

• Demonstrated ability to independently handle voluntary and involuntary exits with empathy, sensitivity, and legal compliance.

• Experience providing HR guidance on employment laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions.

• Knowledge of employee relations principles, progressive discipline strategies, and fundamentals of workplace investigations.

• Capability to interpret and apply industrial instruments and analyze intricate HR challenges.

• Proficiency in researching issues, transforming findings into practical team resources, and offering actionable recommendations.

• Exceptional communication, influencing, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills.

• Ability to independently guide challenging conversations toward positive outcomes while preserving professionalism and strict confidentiality.

• Proficient in written and spoken English at a business (advanced) level.

• Skillful in process innovation, optimization, automation, and development of best practices.

• Strong awareness of operational efficiency, record-keeping, and data integrity.

• Tech-savvy with the ability to collaborate asynchronously using various tools and adapt to changing systems.

• Capacity to work independently in a fast-paced international remote environment while managing competing priorities.

• Willingness to maintain flexible working hours as needed.

• Proactive, self-motivated, accountable, and capable of inspiring others.

• Strong capabilities in automation and AI fluency.

• Tertiary education in HR/labour relations/employment law is advantageous but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from anywhere.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Flexible working hours (we operate asynchronously).

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave.

• Budget allocated for co-working spaces, learning, and wellness (including gym memberships).

• Access to mental health support services.

• Stock options available.

• Home office budget and IT equipment provided.

• Emphasis on life-work balance and the flexibility to organize your schedule around your personal commitments.

• Participation in employee resource groups (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech).

• Support for accommodations during interviews and beyond.