HR Leader - Fully Remote | Upto $80/hr

mercor; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 86,000 - 98,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an HR Expert to lead complex people-focused initiatives on a contract basis. You will craft scenarios across talent acquisition, workforce planning, employee relations, and compensation design for global teams.

Ideal candidates have deep experience in HR leadership, ownership of talent programs, and strong knowledge of employment law and HR tooling. This role is remote with global scope.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working as an HR leader or CHRO at a major company or HR consulting firm.
• Direct ownership of talent programs, employee relations, or compensation design.
• Fluency in HR tooling and methodologies, plus understanding of employment law compliance.
• A recognized professional credential is strongly preferred (SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or an international equivalent).
• Prior rubric or training authorship is a plus.

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.

Skills

HR leadership

Talent management

HR tooling

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Radford

Mercer benchmarking tools

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.