HR Leader - Fully Remote | Upto $80/hr

mercor; France; Remote; EUR 86,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with AI research labs. The HR Expert will lead talent strategies, workforce planning, and employee-relations initiatives on a contract basis, with remote work flexibility.

You will own talent programs, oversee compensation design, ensure employment law compliance across US and international standards, and develop rubrics distinguishing expert judgment from rote learning.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working as an HR leader or CHRO at a major company or HR consulting firm ( Mercer , Korn Ferry , or in-house VP/CHRO at a large company).
• Direct ownership of talent programs, employee relations matters, or compensation design.
• Fluency in HR tooling and methodologies, plus understanding of how employment law compliance actually works.

Responsibilities

• Construct HR scenarios across talent acquisition, workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, and compensation design.
• Develop tasks across recruiting, employee relations, compensation, HR compliance, and organizational development.
• Develop scenarios using HRIS (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors), ATS, and benchmarking tools (Radford, Mercer).
• Apply workforce planning, benchmarking, and employee relation investigations to US and international standards.
• Author rubrics to distinguish authentic HR judgment from rote recall.

Skills

HR leadership

Talent programs ownership

Employee relations

Compensation design

HR tooling

Employment law knowledge

Education

SHRM-SCP / SPHR preferred

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Applicant Tracking Systems

Compensation benchmarking tools (Radford, Mercer)

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey.

Position: HR Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $70–$80/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Construct HR scenarios spanning talent acquisition, workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, and compensation and benefits design.
• Build tasks across recruiting, talent acquisition, employee and labor relations, compensation and benefits, HR compliance, employment law, and organizational development.
• Develop scenarios involving tools such as HRIS platforms ( Workday , SAP SuccessFactors ), applicant tracking systems, and compensation benchmarking tools ( Radford , Mercer ) used at large organizations.
• Apply HR methodologies like workforce planning, compensation benchmarking, and employee relations investigation to US (Title VII, FLSA , ADA , state law) and International standards (Employment Rights Act, EU labor directives).
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic HR judgment from generic textbook or certification-exam-level recall.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5+ years working as an HR leader or Chief People Officer at a major company or HR consulting firm ( Mercer , Korn Ferry , or in-house VP/CHRO at a large company).
• Direct ownership of talent programs, employee relations matters, or compensation design.
• Fluency in HR tooling and methodologies, plus understanding of how employment law compliance actually works.

Preferred

• A recognized professional credential is strongly preferred ( SHRM-SCP , SPHR , or an international equivalent).
• Prior rubric or training authorship is a plus.