Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions – APAC

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

📋 Description

• Manage and resolve complex employee exits independently across various international jurisdictions.

• Provide advice to clients regarding termination, resignation, transfer processes, employment contracts, redundancy procedures, and applicable employment laws and regulations.

• Lead meetings with clients and external employees, including consultations on workforce reductions, administrative hearings, separation and settlement negotiations, and termination outcomes.

• Negotiate and influence positive outcomes in complex termination scenarios.

• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including payroll, legal counsel, government agencies, and trade unions.

• Draft, customize, and administer termination and supplementary documents while ensuring the confidentiality of employee records.

• Manage offboarding processes using Remote’s internal HRIS platform, collaborating with Customer Success, Legal, Payroll, Benefits, and Time and Attendance teams.

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

• Offer first-level Employee Relations guidance and conduct initial assessments of workplace concerns.

• Assist clients with progressive discipline, documentation needs, and navigating challenging workplace situations.

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

• Resolve offboarding and employee relations inquiries as a subject-matter expert.

• Identify and implement process improvements, automation, product development, and enhancements to customer and employee experiences.

• Establish methods, procedures, and standards for new assignments, adapting complex techniques to achieve desired results.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner with a generalist HR skill set and exposure to the employee lifecycle.

• Proven track record of independently managing voluntary and involuntary exits with sensitivity and legal compliance.

• In-depth knowledge of employment laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions.

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

• Capability to interpret and apply industrial instruments and analyze complex HR issues.

• Competence in researching issues and translating findings into practical resources for the team.

• Ability to offer practical recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders in uncertain environments.

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

• Proficient in leading challenging conversations towards positive results independently.

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

• A knack for process innovation, optimization, automation, and implementing best practices.

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

• Technologically adept and able to adapt to evolving systems and asynchronous collaboration tools.

• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, international, asynchronous remote environment.

• Willingness to work flexible hours as required.

• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and self-motivation.

• Proficient in automation and AI capabilities with fluency in AI applications.

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, labour relations, or employment law are a plus (not mandatory).

• Completion of prior employment verification check.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from anywhere.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Flexible working hours (asynchronous).

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave.

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

• Mental health support services.

• Stock options.

• Home office budget and IT equipment.

• Competitive salary and benefits.

• Equity pay.