Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions – APAC

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

📋 Description

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

• Offer expert advice on matters related to termination, resignation, transfers, employment contracts, redundancy processes, and additional HR concerns.

• Facilitate meetings with clients and external employees, which include workforce reduction consultations, administrative hearings, separation negotiations, settlements, and termination outcomes.

• Influence and negotiate favorable results in complex termination scenarios.

• Collaborate with payroll, legal advisors, government agencies, trade unions, and internal stakeholders.

• Prepare, customize, and manage termination and supplementary documentation.

• Execute offboarding through Remote’s internal HRIS system.

• Serve as an informal escalation point and mentor for junior team members.

• Provide guidance on Employee Relations resources and intricate workplace situations.

• Conduct initial assessments of workplace concerns and identify relevant regulations and pathways forward.

• Advise clients on progressive discipline, documentation requirements, and challenging workplace situations.

• Monitor and track employee relations cases.

• Address offboarding and first-level employee relations inquiries.

• Identify and champion process enhancements, automation, product development, and improvements in customer and employee experiences.

• Establish methods, procedures, and standards for new tasks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner with a broad range of HR skills across the employee lifecycle.

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, labor relations, or employment law are considered advantageous.

• Demonstrated experience in independently managing both voluntary and involuntary exits with care, sensitivity, and adherence to legal standards.

• Extensive knowledge of employment laws and regulations in various jurisdictions.

• Familiarity with employee relations principles, progressive discipline strategies, and the fundamentals of workplace investigations.

• Capability to interpret and apply industrial instruments.

• Proficiency in analyzing complex HR challenges, researching solutions, and translating findings into practical team resources.

• Aptitude to communicate recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders in ambiguous and unfamiliar settings.

• Exceptional skills in communication, influence, conflict resolution, and negotiation.

• Ability to independently navigate challenging conversations toward positive outcomes.

• Commitment to strict confidentiality and professionalism.

• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English at a business level.

• Strong inclination for process innovation, optimization, automation, and implementing best practices.

• Diligent record-keeping and awareness of data integrity.

• Technologically proficient and able to collaborate asynchronously using diverse tools while adapting to evolving systems.

• Capacity to work independently in an international, fast-paced, asynchronous remote environment.

• Willingness to maintain flexible hours as necessary.

• Strong skills in automation, AI capabilities, and fluency in AI applications.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from any location.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Flexible working hours (asynchronous).

• 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 plan your schedule around your personal life.