Senior HR Lifecycle Specialist, Employee Relations and Transitions – APAC

Remote

Senior HR specialist managing compliant employee exits and first-level employee relations for Remote’s global employment platform. Driving negotiations, stakeholder coordination, process improvements, and automation across APAC jurisdictions.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇳🇿 New ZealandSenior💰 $46,500 - $117,750 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing complex employee exits while ensuring legal compliance and best practices across multiple jurisdictions. Proficient in employee relations, negotiation, and process improvement within a remote, fast-paced environment.

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HR Advisor ExperienceEmployee Lifecycle ManagementEmployment Law KnowledgeConflict Management SkillsProcess Innovation

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Hard Skills

Employee Relations PrinciplesTermination Process ManagementWorkplace Investigation FundamentalsData Integrity AwarenessHRIS Proficiency

Soft Skills

Superior CommunicationInfluencing SkillsNegotiation SkillsProactive AttitudeAccountability

Tools & Technologies

Remote HRISAsynchronous Collaboration Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Tertiary Qualifications in HRLabour Relations CertificationEmployment Law Certification

Industry Keywords

International JurisdictionsWorkforce Reduction ConsultationsSeparation NegotiationsCompliance AuditsVoluntary and Involuntary Exits

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and resolve complex end-to-end employee exits with minimal supervision across multiple international jurisdictions.
Provide guidance 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 involving stakeholders with competing interests.
Coordinate with payroll, legal counsel, government bodies, trade unions, and other stakeholders on offboarding compliance and audits.
Draft, tailor, and administer termination and supplementary documents while maintaining accurate, confidential employee records.
Process offboarding in Remote’s internal HRIS and collaborate with Customer Success, Legal, Payroll, Benefits, and Time and Attendance teams.
Mentor and guide more junior team members as a first point of informal escalation.
Provide first-level Employee Relations guidance and help clients navigate complex workplace scenarios.
Assess workplace concerns, identify applicable regulations, and recommend potential paths forward.
Track employee relations cases and coordinate timely follow-up with relevant stakeholders.
Resolve queries on offboarding and first-level employee relations matters.
Identify and drive process improvements, automation, product development, and customer and employee experience improvements.
Determine methods, procedures, and standards for new assignments and adapt complex techniques to meet Lifecycle and Remote needs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner with generalist HR competencies and employee-lifecycle exposure.
Tertiary qualifications in HR, labour relations, or employment law considered a plus.
Proven experience independently managing voluntary and involuntary exits with care, sensitivity, and legal compliance.
Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations across various jurisdictions.
Understanding of employee relations principles, progressive discipline, 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 implementation.
Strong 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 and cohesively in an international, fast-paced, asynchronous, remote environment.
Willingness to work flexible hours as needed.
Proactive, self-motivated, accountable, and able to inspire others.
Strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.
Prior employment verification check.

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 schedule flexibility
Employee Resource Groups (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech)
accommodations available during interviews and beyond