Senior Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions

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

📋 Description

• Oversee and resolve intricate employee exit processes with minimal oversight across various international regions.

• Offer expert advice on termination, resignation, transfers, employment contracts, redundancy procedures, and applicable employment laws and regulations.

• Lead and conduct meetings with clients and external employees, including consultations on workforce reductions, administrative hearings, separation negotiations, and discussions on termination outcomes.

• Influence and negotiate favorable resolutions in complex termination scenarios.

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

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

• Ensure employee records are maintained in accordance with privacy and confidentiality standards.

• Manage offboarding processes using Remote's internal HRIS platform.

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

• Provide informal support, mentoring, and guidance to junior team members.

• Offer insight on Employee Relations resources and navigate complex workplace situations.

• Conduct initial assessments of workplace issues and identify relevant regulations and potential solutions.

• Monitor and track employee relations cases and manage follow-up actions.

• Address inquiries regarding offboarding and initial employee relations concerns.

• Identify and implement process enhancements, automation, product development, and improvements in customer and employee experiences.

• Establish methods, procedures, and standards for new tasks and adapt complex techniques to achieve successful outcomes.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner, demonstrating generalist HR skills and involvement in the employee lifecycle.

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, labour relations, or employment law will be considered advantageous.

• Proven ability to manage voluntary and involuntary exits independently, demonstrating care, sensitivity, and compliance with legal standards.

• Experience providing HR guidance on employment laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions.

• Understanding of employee relations principles, progressive discipline techniques, and fundamental workplace investigation practices.

• Capability to interpret and apply industrial instruments while analyzing complex HR challenges.

• Ability to independently research issues, devise practical solutions, and convert findings into actionable team resources.

• Skill in effectively communicating recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders in ambiguous and unfamiliar settings.

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

• Proficient in independently steering challenging conversations to positive conclusions while upholding professionalism and strict confidentiality.

• Business-level (advanced) proficiency in written and spoken English.

• A strong inclination towards innovation, process enhancement, automation, and promoting best practices.

• Efficiency in operations with a strong emphasis on record-keeping and data integrity.

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

• Capable of working autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced, international, remote environment.

• Willingness to adjust working hours as necessary.

• Proactive, self-driven, accountable, and capable of inspiring others.

• Strong abilities in automation and AI, with fluency in AI concepts.

• Submission of application and CV in English is required.

• Prior employment verification checks will be conducted.

🏝️ 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 initiatives (including gym memberships).

• Access to mental health support services.

• Stock options available.

• Home office budget and IT equipment provided.

• Emphasis on life-work balance, allowing you to integrate work around your personal needs.

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

• Accommodations available during interviews and throughout employment.