HR Leader - Fully Remote | Upto $80/hr

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

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an HR Expert for a remote contract role. You will lead complex HR scenarios across talent acquisition, employee relations, compensation design, and workforce planning, applying US and international standards.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years as an HR leader or CHRO, hands-on experience with HRIS/tools (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors) and benchmarking methods (Radford, Mercer), and a track record of owning major talent programs in large organizations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading HR organizations or CHRO-level experience at a major company or HR consulting firm.
• Direct ownership of talent programs, employee relations matters, or compensation design.
• Fluency with HR tooling and understanding employment-law compliance.

Responsibilities

• Construct HR scenarios spanning talent acquisition, workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, and compensation 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).
• Apply HR methodologies like workforce planning, compensation benchmarking, and employee relations investigation to US standards (Title VII, FLSA, ADA, state law) and International standards (Employment Rights Act, EU directives).
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic HR judgment from generic textbook or certification-exam-level recall.

Skills

HR leadership

Employee relations

Compensation design

Workforce planning

HR analytics

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

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 standards (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.