Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions – APAC

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

📋 Description

• Oversee and address intricate employee exit processes across various international jurisdictions with minimal oversight.

• Offer expert advice on termination, resignation, transfer protocols, employment contracts, and redundancy procedures.

• Facilitate meetings with clients and external employees, encompassing workforce reduction discussions, administrative hearings, settlement negotiations, and termination outcome dialogues.

• Negotiate and influence favorable results in complex termination scenarios.

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

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

• Ensure maintenance of employee records in accordance with privacy and confidentiality standards.

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

• Collaborate with Customer Success, Legal, Payroll, Benefits, and Time and Attendance teams.

• Provide mentorship and support to junior team members, serving as an informal escalation point.

• Deliver first-level Employee Relations support and evaluate workplace issues.

• Recognize relevant local regulations and potential solutions for employee relations cases.

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

• Monitor and track employee relations cases while coordinating follow-ups.

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

• Propel process enhancements, automation, product development, and initiatives aimed at improving customer and employee experiences.

• Establish methods, procedures, and standards for new assignments while adapting complex techniques.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner, showcasing generalist HR skills and exposure throughout the employee lifecycle.

• Proven track record of independently managing voluntary and involuntary exits (terminations) with care, sensitivity, and legal compliance.

• Experience in providing comprehensive HR counsel regarding employment laws and regulations across different jurisdictions.

• Solid understanding of employee relations principles, progressive discipline strategies, and foundational workplace investigation techniques.

• Capability to interpret and apply industrial instruments effectively.

• Proficient in analyzing complex HR issues and independently developing solutions.

• Skilled in conducting research and translating findings into practical team resources.

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

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

• Aptitude for process innovation, optimization, automation, and adherence to best practices.

• Efficient in operations, diligent record-keeping, and ensuring data integrity.

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

• Ability to function autonomously and collaboratively within a fast-paced, international, remote environment.

• Willingness to be flexible with working hours as required.

• Strong capabilities in automation and AI proficiency.

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, labor relations, or employment law are considered advantageous (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 and IT equipment provided.

• Prioritized life-work balance.

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

• Accommodations available during interviews and beyond.