Senior HR Specialist, Employee Relations - APAC (HRBP)

Remote
New Zealand
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 46,500 - 117,750 annuallyFunction: People, HR & TalentSkills: ["Communication","Influencing","Conflict management","Negotiation","Problem-solving","Judgment","Ownership","Accountability"]

Independently manage complex employee exits for Remote’s external employees across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring legal compliance, excellent quality, and a positive offboarding experience. Provide first-level Employee Relations support, guide clients through workplace concerns, and coordinate internal and external stakeholders for audits, documentation, and investigations. Lead and improve offboarding processes, advocate for automation/innovation, and serve as a trusted subject-matter expert on terminations and progressive discipline.

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5 days ago

Senior HR Specialist, Employee Relations - APAC (HRBP)

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Job Summary

Independently manage complex employee exits for Remote’s external employees across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring legal compliance, excellent quality, and a positive offboarding experience. Provide first-level Employee Relations support, guide clients through workplace concerns, and coordinate internal and external stakeholders for audits, documentation, and investigations. Lead and improve offboarding processes, advocate for automation/innovation, and serve as a trusted subject-matter expert on terminations and progressive discipline.
Location: New Zealand
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: People, HR & Talent
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Independently manage complex end-to-end employee exits across multiple international jurisdictions, prioritizing a superior offboarding experience.
  • •Provide trusted HR guidance on termination, resignation, transfer procedures, employment contracts, and redundancy processes to ensure legal compliance.
  • •Independently lead and facilitate client and external employee meetings for workforce reduction consultations, administrative hearings, negotiations, and separation settlements.
  • •Liaise with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., payroll, legal counsel, government bodies, trade unions) to ensure compliance in offboarding activities and audits.
  • •Draft and administer termination and supplementary documents, process offboarding in Remote’s internal HRIS platform, and act as the first point of informal escalation for employee relations matters.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 46,500 - 117,750 annually
Perks:Remote WorkPaid LeaveParental LeaveEquityHome OfficeHealth InsuranceGym MembershipLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •Experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner with generalist HR competencies across the employee lifecycle.
  • •Manage voluntary and involuntary exits (terminations) independently with care, sensitivity, and legal compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
  • •Understand employee relations principles, progressive discipline approaches, and workplace investigation fundamentals.
  • •Ability to interpret and apply industrial instruments, research complex HR issues, and communicate practical recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders.
  • •Advanced business-level written and spoken English proficiency; additional languages are a plus.
Experience:Global employmentHREmployment law
Skills:CommunicationInfluencingConflict managementNegotiationProblem-solvingJudgmentOwnershipAccountability
Languages:English
Tech Stack:HRISAutomationAI

Company Brief

Remote
Provides a global HR and payroll platform for hiring, paying, and managing distributed teams across countries. Helps companies handle contractor payments, employer of record services, compliance, benefits, and international workforce administration.
Industry: HR Tech
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2019
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