Senior Labour Relations Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions

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

📋 Description

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

• Provide expert advice to clients regarding termination, resignation, transfer, employment contracts, and redundancy processes.

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

• Influence and negotiate favorable outcomes in complex termination scenarios.

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

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

• Execute offboarding procedures using Remote’s internal HRIS platform.

• Address internal and external inquiries as a subject-matter expert on offboarding.

• Assist clients by guiding them through Employee Relations resources, policies, and procedures.

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

• Coordinate the resolution of employee relations issues and support documentation for progressive disciplinary actions.

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

• Contribute to enhancements in processes, automation, product development, and initiatives aimed at improving customer and employee experiences.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner, possessing generalist HR skills with exposure throughout the employee lifecycle.

• Demonstrated experience with a solid background in managing both voluntary and involuntary exits (terminations) with care, sensitivity, and legal compliance; along with providing comprehensive HR support and guidance on employment laws and regulations across various jurisdictions.

• Capability to interpret and apply industrial instruments, analyze complex HR challenges, conduct research, offer practical solutions, and effectively communicate recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders in ambiguous and unfamiliar settings.

• Basic understanding of employee relations principles, progressive discipline strategies, and workplace investigation essentials.

• Exceptional communication, influencing, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills, with the capacity to confidently lead challenging conversations to a positive conclusion, often amid conflicting interests, while maintaining professionalism and strict confidentiality.

• Business-level (advanced) proficiency in written and spoken English; additional languages are considered advantageous.

• A strong desire and capability to innovate and enhance processes, consistently identifying and implementing automation opportunities and advocating for best practices.

• Operational efficiency, with an appreciation for meticulous record-keeping and data integrity.

• Tech-savvy, able to collaborate asynchronously using various tools, and adapt to new and evolving systems.

• Able to work independently and collaboratively within an international team in a fast-paced, asynchronous, remote environment with multiple priorities. Willingness to adjust work hours as needed.

• Proactive and self-motivated with a robust sense of ownership and accountability.

• Exhibits strong automation and AI capabilities along with AI fluency.

• CV and application must be submitted in English.

• Completion of prior employment verification check is required.

🏝️ 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 and IT equipment.

• Commitment to life-work balance.

• Employee Resource Groups (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech).