Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions – EMEA

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

📋 Description

• Oversee and resolve employee exits from start to finish across various international jurisdictions.

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

• Lead consultations for workforce reductions, manage administrative hearings, negotiate separations and settlements, and conduct termination outcome meetings.

• Negotiate and influence favorable outcomes in complex termination scenarios.

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

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

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

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

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

• Perform initial assessments of workplace issues and pinpoint applicable local regulations.

• Coordinate employee relations matters with both internal and external parties.

• Aid clients in progressive discipline and documentation necessities.

• Track employee relations cases and engage with stakeholders for follow-ups.

• Contribute to enhancements in processes, automation, product development, and initiatives aimed at improving 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 a broad range of HR competencies throughout the employee lifecycle.

• Significant experience managing voluntary and involuntary exits with compassion, sensitivity, and adherence to legal standards.

• Experience delivering HR support regarding employment laws and regulations across various jurisdictions.

• Proficient in interpreting and applying industrial instruments.

• Ability to analyze intricate HR challenges, conduct research, and provide actionable solutions.

• Fundamental understanding of employee relations principles, progressive discipline, and workplace investigations.

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

• Business-level proficiency in both written and spoken English.

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

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

• Tech-savvy with the ability to collaborate asynchronously using modern tools and systems.

• Capability to work independently and cohesively in a fast-paced, international, asynchronous remote setting.

• Openness to working flexible hours as required.

• Proactive, self-driven, and accountable.

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

• Applications and CVs must be submitted in English.

• Candidates selected for the role will undergo a prior employment verification check.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from any location.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Flexible working hours (asynchronous).

• 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.

• Emphasis on life-work balance and flexibility to arrange schedules according to personal needs.