Senior Specialist, Employee Relations

About Remote Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote. With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role. We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform. If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work! What this job can offer you As a critical extension of our clients’ HR teams, we navigate and advise on the intricate paths of global employment with unmatched speed, expertise, and precision. The vision of the Lifecycle team at Remote is not just about maintaining the gold standard in HR practices; it’s about elevating it, integrating cutting-edge technology solutions, and enriching customer experiences in over 80+ countries. On this team, your work directly influences our ability to sustain and extend our compliance coverage, continuously enhance our customer journeys, and significantly increase our operational capacity. You’re not just part of a team; you’re at the forefront of shaping the future of work, ensuring every interaction is fast, intuitive, and profoundly impactful. Dive into a role where your passion for innovation, commitment to excellence, and drive to make a global difference aligns with our mission to empower organizations worldwide to employ anyone, anywhere — compliantly. The Senior Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations Transitions independently manages all employee exits for Remote's external employees with a focus on legal compliance, excellent quality and providing delightful customer service. Additionally, the specialist provides first-level Employee Relations support, guiding clients through workplace concerns and coordinating appropriate resources. As part of a larger employee Lifecycle team, the Senior Specialist is also expected to drive process improvements and initiatives in line with Remote's strategic goals and values. What you bring Extensive experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner, with generalist HR competencies and exposure across the employee lifecycle. Tertiary qualifications in HR, labour relations or paralegal studies considered a plus. Proven experience independently managing voluntary and involuntary exits with care, sensitivity and legal compliance, and providing comprehensive HR advice across employment laws and regulations in EMEA, APAC and AMER. Strong understanding of employee relations principles, progressive discipline approaches and workplace investigation fundamentals. Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with multiple stakeholders including Legal, Payroll and Time and Attendance teams. Ability to interpret and apply industrial instruments, analyze complex HR issues, undertake research, translate findings into usable resources, and communicate practical solutions when operating in ambiguous environments Superior communication, influencing, conflict management and negotiation skills, with the ability to independently lead difficult conversations to positive outcomes while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality. Business level proficiency in written and spoken English, with additional languages considered a plus. Appetite to innovate and optimize processes, continually identifying opportunities for automation and championing best practice. Strong operational efficiency, with an understanding of the importance of thorough record keeping and data integrity ... (truncated, view full listing at source)