Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions – APAC

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

📋 Description

• Oversee and resolve intricate employee exit processes from start to finish with minimal oversight across various international jurisdictions.

• Offer assistance on termination, resignation, transfer, employment contracts, and redundancy procedures.

• Lead and facilitate meetings with clients and external employees, which include consultations on workforce reductions, administrative hearings, negotiations, separations, settlements, and termination results.

• Influence and negotiate favorable outcomes during complex termination situations.

• Coordinate with both internal and external stakeholders, including payroll, legal advisors, government entities, and trade unions.

• Create, customize, and manage termination and accompanying documents.

• Ensure employee records are maintained in compliance with privacy and confidentiality standards.

• Handle offboarding processes using Remote’s internal HRIS platform.

• Provide initial-level Employee Relations support and advice on complex workplace issues.

• Evaluate workplace concerns, identify relevant local laws, and determine potential solutions.

• Advise clients on progressive discipline, documentation needs, and challenging workplace scenarios.

• Monitor and track employee relations cases and coordinate necessary follow-ups.

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

• Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members.

• Champion process enhancements, automation, product development, and improvements in customer and employee experience.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner with a broad range of HR competencies and exposure to the employee lifecycle.

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage both voluntary and involuntary exits with care, sensitivity, and adherence to legal standards.

• Extensive HR knowledge and guidance on employment laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions.

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

• Capability to interpret and apply industrial instruments effectively.

• Skill in analyzing complex HR challenges, conducting research, and translating findings into useful resources for the team.

• Ability to independently develop solutions and offer practical recommendations in ambiguous and unfamiliar situations.

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

• Capacity to independently lead challenging discussions toward positive resolutions.

• Commitment to professionalism and strict confidentiality.

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

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

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

• Technologically adept and able to collaborate asynchronously using various tools while adapting to changing systems.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, asynchronous remote international environment.

• Flexibility in working hours as required.

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

• Strong capabilities in automation and AI fluency.

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

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from anywhere.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Flexible working hours (we operate asynchronously).

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave.

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

• Access to 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).

• Accommodation support during interviews.