Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions – APAC

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

📋 Description

• Take charge of managing and resolving intricate employee exit processes across various global jurisdictions independently.

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

• Facilitate meetings with clients and external employees, encompassing workforce reduction discussions, administrative hearings, settlement negotiations, and the communication of termination outcomes.

• Negotiate and influence favorable results in complex termination scenarios that involve stakeholders with conflicting interests.

• Collaborate with payroll, legal representatives, government entities, trade unions, and other stakeholders to ensure compliance and conduct audits during the offboarding process.

• Create, customize, and manage termination and supplementary documentation while ensuring the accuracy and confidentiality of employee records.

• Execute offboarding procedures within Remote’s internal HRIS platform, working alongside Customer Success, Legal, Payroll, Benefits, and Time and Attendance teams.

• Act as an initial informal escalation point, offering mentorship and guidance to junior team members.

• Deliver first-level Employee Relations support and assist clients in navigating intricate workplace situations.

• Conduct initial evaluations of workplace concerns and identify relevant regulations and potential solutions.

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

• Address inquiries regarding offboarding and first-level employee relations as a subject-matter expert.

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

• Establish methods, procedures, and standards for new assignments using sound judgment and complex evaluation techniques.

⛳️ Requirements

• Background as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner, with competencies in generalist HR and exposure to the employee lifecycle.

• Demonstrated experience in independently managing both voluntary and involuntary employee exits with empathy, sensitivity, and adherence to legal requirements.

• Proven track record in providing HR advice and insights on employment laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions.

• Strong understanding of employee relations principles, progressive discipline methods, and fundamentals of workplace investigations.

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

• Proficient in researching issues, translating findings into practical resources for the team, and offering actionable recommendations.

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

• Competent in independently guiding challenging discussions towards positive results while upholding professionalism and confidentiality.

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

• Talent for process innovation, optimization, automation, and the implementation of best practices.

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

• Tech-savvy, able to collaborate asynchronously using evolving tools and systems.

• Capable of working autonomously and cohesively in a fast-paced, international, asynchronous remote environment.

• Willingness to adapt to flexible working hours as required.

• Self-motivated, proactive, accountable, and capable of inspiring others.

• Strong abilities in automation, AI capabilities, and fluency in AI technologies.

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, labour relations, or employment law are seen as an advantage (optional).

🏝️ 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)

• Mental health support services

• Stock options

• Home office budget & IT equipment

• Emphasis on life-work balance

• Employee Resource Groups (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech)

• Accommodations available during interviews and beyond