Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions – EMEA

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

📋 Description

• Oversee and manage the comprehensive process of employee exits across various international jurisdictions.

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

• Facilitate meetings with clients and external employees, including consultations on workforce reductions, hearings, negotiations for separation and settlement, and meetings on termination outcomes.

• Negotiate and influence favorable results in complex termination scenarios.

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

• Draft, customize, and manage termination and supplementary documents while ensuring the confidentiality of employee records.

• Execute offboarding procedures in Remote’s internal HRIS platform alongside cross-functional teams.

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

• Guide clients through Employee Relations resources, policies, and procedures.

• Conduct initial assessments of workplace issues and pinpoint relevant regulations.

• Oversee the management of employee relations cases and keep track of them for prompt follow-up.

• Assist clients with progressive disciplinary measures and the associated documentation.

• Identify opportunities and contribute to process enhancements, automation, product development, and initiatives aimed at improving customer and employee experiences.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner with general HR competencies across the employee lifecycle.

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

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

• Capability to interpret and apply industrial instruments, analyze complex HR challenges, conduct research, and offer practical solutions.

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

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

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

• Strong inclination towards innovation, process optimization, automation, and best practices.

• Commitment to operational efficiency, meticulous record-keeping, and data integrity.

• Tech-savvy and adaptable to changing systems and asynchronous collaboration tools.

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

• Willingness to maintain flexible working hours as necessary.

• Self-motivated, proactive, and accountable.

• Strong capabilities in automation and fluency in AI technologies.

• Application and CV submission in English is required.

• Previous employment verification check is mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Ability to work from any location.

• Flexible paid time off policy.

• Adaptable working hours (we operate asynchronously).

• 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.

• Provision for home office budget and IT equipment.

• Emphasis on life-work balance and flexibility to organize work around personal and family commitments.