Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions – EMEA

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

📋 Description

• Oversee and address the complete process of employee exits across various international jurisdictions.

• Provide guidance to clients regarding termination, resignation, transfers, employment contracts, and redundancy procedures.

• Facilitate consultations on workforce reductions, administrative hearings, separation and settlement negotiations, as well as termination meetings.

• Negotiate and influence favorable outcomes in intricate termination scenarios.

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

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

• Execute offboarding procedures within Remote’s internal HRIS system.

• Act as a subject-matter expert on offboarding issues.

• Assist clients in navigating Employee Relations resources, policies, and procedures.

• Perform preliminary evaluations of workplace issues and relevant local regulations.

• Manage employee relations concerns and aid in progressive disciplinary documentation.

• Track employee relations cases and ensure prompt follow-up.

• Contribute to enhancements in processes, automation, product development, and initiatives that improve customer and employee experiences.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner with comprehensive HR skills throughout the employee lifecycle.

• Extensive experience managing both voluntary and involuntary exits with empathy, sensitivity, and adherence to legal requirements.

• Proficient in providing HR advice regarding employment laws and regulations across diverse jurisdictions.

• Capability to interpret and implement industrial instruments.

• Skill in analyzing complex HR challenges, conducting research, offering practical solutions, and conveying recommendations.

• Basic knowledge of employee relations, progressive discipline, and workplace investigations.

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

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

• Inclination towards process innovation, optimization, automation, and best practices.

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

• Technologically adept and capable of adapting to changing systems.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in an international, asynchronous, remote setting.

• Openness to working flexible hours as required.

• Proactive, self-driven, and accountable.

• Strong capabilities in automation and AI fluency.

• Submit applications and CVs in English.

• Prior employment verification check is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from any location.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Adjustable working hours.

• 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.

• Async work environment.

• Support for a life-work balance.