Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions - APAC

Remote

Senior HR specialist managing APAC employee exits and workplace relations for Remote, a global employment platform. Advising clients on compliant terminations, investigations, and HR lifecycle processes.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeRemote • ⛩ Anywhere in AsiaSenior💰 $46,500 - $117,750 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing complex employee exits and providing HR advisory services across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring legal compliance and best practices. Proficient in employee relations, conflict management, and process optimization to enhance organizational efficiency.

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HR Advisory ExperienceEmployee Relations ExpertiseComplex Termination ManagementLegal Compliance KnowledgeProcess Improvement Skills

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Hard Skills

Employee Lifecycle ManagementProgressive DisciplineWorkplace InvestigationEmployment Law InterpretationRecord-KeepingData Integrity AwarenessAutomation SkillsAI Fluency

Soft Skills

Superior CommunicationInfluencing SkillsConflict ManagementNegotiation SkillsProactive Attitude

Tools & Technologies

HRIS PlatformRemote Collaboration Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Tertiary Qualifications in HRLabour RelationsEmployment Law

Industry Keywords

Employee ExitsTermination ProcessesLegal ComplianceWorkforce ReductionStakeholder Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and resolve complex end-to-end employee exits across multiple international jurisdictions.
Advise clients on termination, resignation, transfer, employment contracts, and redundancy processes while ensuring legal compliance and best practices.
Lead client and external employee meetings, including workforce reduction consultations, administrative hearings, separation and settlement negotiations, and termination outcome discussions.
Influence and negotiate positive outcomes in complex terminations while navigating stakeholders with competing interests.
Coordinate with payroll, legal counsel, government bodies, trade unions, and other stakeholders on offboarding activities and audits.
Draft, tailor, and administer termination and supplementary documents while maintaining accurate, confidential employee records.
Process offboarding in Remote’s internal HRIS platform in collaboration with Customer Success, Legal, Payroll, Benefits, Time and Attendance, and other teams.
Provide informal escalation support, expertise, mentoring, and guidance to junior team members.
Provide first-level Employee Relations guidance and help clients navigate complex workplace scenarios.
Assess workplace concerns, identify facts and applicable regulations, and recommend appropriate paths forward.
Guide clients on progressive discipline, documentation requirements, and difficult workplace situations.
Track employee relations cases and coordinate timely follow-up.
Serve as a subject-matter expert for offboarding and first-level employee relations matters.
Drive process improvements, automation, product development, and improved customer and employee experiences.
Determine methods, procedures, and standards for new assignments and adapt complex techniques to achieve results.
Report to the Manager Employee Lifecycle, Employee Relations & Transitions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner with generalist HR competencies and employee lifecycle exposure.
Proven experience independently managing voluntary and involuntary exits with care, sensitivity, and legal compliance.
Experience providing HR advice on employment laws and regulations across various jurisdictions.
Understanding of employee relations principles, progressive discipline approaches, and workplace investigation fundamentals.
Ability to interpret and apply industrial instruments and analyze complex HR issues.
Ability to research issues, translate findings into usable team resources, and provide practical recommendations.
Superior communication, influencing, conflict management, and negotiation skills.
Ability to independently lead difficult conversations toward positive outcomes while maintaining professionalism and strict confidentiality.
Business-level (advanced) written and spoken English proficiency.
Aptitude for process innovation, optimization, automation, and best-practice development.
Strong operational efficiency, record-keeping, and data-integrity awareness.
Tech-savvy and able to collaborate asynchronously using various tools and adapt to evolving systems.
Ability to work autonomously in an international, fast-paced, asynchronous, remote environment while balancing competing priorities.
Willingness to work flexible hours as needed.
Proactive, self-motivated, accountable, and able to inspire others.
Strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.
Tertiary qualifications in HR/labour relations/employment law are a plus, not required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

work from anywhere
flexible paid time off
flexible working hours (we are async)
16 weeks paid parental leave
budget towards co-working spaces, learning and wellness (including gym memberships)
mental health support services
stock options
home office budget & IT equipment
Life-work balance and flexibility to plan your schedule around your life
Employee resource groups (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech)
Accommodation support during interviews and beyond