Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions – APAC

Remote

Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist at Remote focusing on employee transitions and relations. Ensuring compliance and providing guidance for international employee management.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇲🇾 MalaysiaSenior💰 $46,500 - $117,750 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing employee relations and transitions with a focus on legal compliance and customer service excellence. Proficient in HR advisory roles, process improvement, and innovative solutions within a global employment context.

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HR Advisory ExperienceEmployee Relations ManagementLegal Compliance ExpertiseProcess Improvement InitiativesAdvanced English Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Employee Lifecycle ManagementWorkplace Investigation FundamentalsIndustrial Instrument InterpretationProblem-Solving SkillsAutomation and AI Capabilities

Soft Skills

Superior Communication SkillsConflict ManagementNegotiation SkillsProactive and Self-MotivatedAbility to Inspire Others

Tools & Technologies

Asynchronous Collaboration ToolsData Integrity Management

Certifications & Qualifications

Tertiary Qualifications in HRLabour Relations CertificationEmployment Law Certification

Industry Keywords

Global EmploymentCompliance CoverageCustomer Experience EnhancementVoluntary and Involuntary ExitsProgressive Discipline Approaches

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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/employment law considered a plus.
Proven experience with a strong background in independently managing voluntary and involuntary exits (terminations) with care, sensitivity and legal compliance; and providing comprehensive HR advice and guidance on employment laws and regulations, spanning various jurisdictions.
Understanding of employee relations principles, progressive discipline approaches, and workplace investigation fundamentals.
Ability to interpret and apply industrial instruments, analyze complex HR issues and apply problem-solving skills to independently arrive at solutions, undertake research and translate this into usable team resources, provide practical solutions and effectively communicate recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders when operating in ambiguous and unfamiliar environments.
Superior communication, influencing, conflict management, and negotiation skills, with the ability to independently lead difficult conversations to a positive outcome, often where parties have conflicting interests, while conveying authority and expertise as the representative of Remote, and maintaining professionalism and strict confidentiality.
Business-level (advanced) proficiency in written and spoken English, with additional languages considered a plus.
Aptitude and appetite to innovate and optimize processes, continuously identifying, developing and implementing opportunities for automation and champion best practice.
Efficiency in operations, with an awareness of the importance of thorough record-keeping and data integrity.
Tech-savvy, with the ability to successfully collaborate asynchronously on various tools, and adapt to new and evolving systems.
Ability to work autonomously and cohesively in an international team in a fast-paced, asynchronous, remote environment while successfully balancing multiple competing priorities. Willingness to work flexible hours as needed.
Proactive and self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability, and ability to inspire others.
Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.

Benefits

Comp & perks

work from anywhere
flexible paid time off
flexible working hours (we are async)
16 weeks paid parental leave
mental health support services
stock options
learning budget
home office budget & IT equipment
budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces