HR Specialist, Contracts Management - APAC

Remote; Australia; On-site; AUD 41,017 - 92,375; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from anywhere

Flexible paid time off

Mental health support services

Stock options

Learning budget

Home office budget & IT equipment

Job summary

Remote is seeking a Lifecycle Specialist for Contracts Management to join their Employee Lifecycle team. This role involves overseeing employee lifecycle events, managing contracts, and ensuring compliance with employment laws across jurisdictions. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently in a remote environment. With a salary range of $29,750—$67,000 USD, benefits include flexible working hours, 16 weeks paid parental leave, and support services.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing employee lifecycle events with legal compliance.
• Excellent influence and conflict management skills.
• Advanced proficiency in English; additional languages are a plus.
• Tech-savvy and adept with new systems.
• Ability to work independently in remote settings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as custodian for employment terms and agreements.
• Draft and administer employee lifecycle documents.
• Advise on employment legislation and legal interpretations.
• Collaborate for compliance in employee lifecycle activities.
• Manage critical HR initiatives impacting employees across countries.

Skills

Employee lifecycle management

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Tech-savvy

Process optimization

Automation capabilities

Project management tools

Tools

Notion

Slack

Zendesk

G-suite

Job description

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. Our core values and future‑focused work culture drive us to take on ambitious problems asynchronously around the world. All of our positions are fully remote.

What This Job Can Offer You

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Lifecycle Specialist – Contracts Management, joining our Employee Lifecycle team.

Reports to: Employee Lifecycle Manager

Location: Remote – prioritizing applications from APAC

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing employee lifecycle events with care, sensitivity and legal compliance, providing comprehensive HR support on employment laws and regulations spanning multiple jurisdictions.
• Excellent communication, influencing, conflict management and negotiation skills, able to lead difficult conversations with conflicting interests while maintaining confidentiality.
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English at a business level; additional languages considered a plus.
• Aptitude and enthusiasm for innovating and optimizing processes, consistently identifying and implementing automation opportunities.
• Operational efficiency with a focus on documentation integrity.
• Tech‑savvy, collaborating asynchronously on tools and adapting to new systems.
• Ability to work independently and cohesively in a fast‑paced, asynchronous, remote environment with multiple priorities; willing to work flexible hours as needed.
• Familiarity with communication, documentation and project‑management tools such as Notion, Slack, Zendesk and G‑suite.
• Strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as custodian of employment terms and agreements, assisting senior specialists and experts on complex projects, including implementation of employment law changes from collective bargaining agreement updates.
• Draft, tailor and administer all employee lifecycle documents with accuracy and attention to detail for both internal and external employees, including issuance of employment agreements, amendments, letters and forms.
• Advise on employment legislation and provide guidance on legal interpretations as a trusted consultant to clients and employees.
• Collaborate and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure compliance in employee lifecycle activities, including payroll, legal counsel, government bodies and trade unions.
• Assist senior specialists in managing critical initiatives that impact employees across multiple countries and support HR and financial audits to ensure compliance with local regulations.
• Develop and update global internal documentation on contracts management, proactively addressing inquiries with internal stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, product development and overall customer and employee experience.
• Safely manage and maintain employee data and confidential information, ensuring professionalism and discretion.

Location & Start Date

Remote – priority to applicants from APAC.

Start date: As soon as possible.

Salary and Benefits

Annual salary range: $29,750—$67,000 USD.

Benefits include: work from anywhere, flexible paid time off, flexible working hours, 16 weeks paid parental leave, mental health support services, stock options, learning budget, home office budget & IT equipment, and budget for local in‑person social events or co‑working spaces.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Remote is an equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, identities and experiences and ask for an accommodation if needed. We ask interviewees to voluntarily share pronouns and may offer an anonymous demographic questionnaire. We prioritize belonging and have ERGs for Women, Disability, Queer and Minorities in Tech.