Lifecycle Specialist, Time and Attendance - EMEA

Remote; Deutschland; On-site; USD 29,750 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Budget for local events

Job summary

Remote is looking for a Time & Attendance Specialist to manage compliance and employee experience within a fully remote setting. This role requires expertise in legal compliance, employee lifecycle management, and excellent communication skills. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in written English and be tech-savvy with tools like Notion and Slack. The position offers a salary range of $29,750 to $67,000, flexible hours, and benefits such as 16 weeks paid parental leave and mental health support services.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing employee lifecycle events while ensuring legal compliance.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, capable of leading difficult conversations.
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English, additional languages are a plus.
• Aptitude for process innovation and automation.

Responsibilities

• Expert in Time & Attendance, support complex projects and implement employment law updates.
• Manager for employee lifecycle leave and working hours matters with accuracy.
• Advise on employment legislation and provide consultancy on labor law.

Skills

Employee lifecycle management

Legal compliance

Communication skills

Conflict management

Process optimization

Technical proficiency

Remote teamwork

Project management tools

Tools

Notion

Slack

Zendesk

G-Suite

Job description

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. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

What This Job Can Offer You

The Time & Attendance Specialist will play an essential role in ensuring the accurate and efficient management of Time & Attendance activities for Remote's external employees and clients. This individual contributor position places a strong emphasis on legal compliance and delivering an exceptional employee experience while maintaining efficient processes. When joining the Time & Attendance team you will be reporting to the Time & Attendance Manager.

What You Bring

• Demonstrate proven experience with a strong background in managing employee lifecycle events with care, sensitivity and legal compliance; and providing comprehensive HR support and guidance on employment laws and regulations, spanning various jurisdictions.
• Display excellent communication, influencing, conflict management, and negotiation skills, with the ability to confidently lead difficult conversations to a positive outcome, often where parties have conflicting interests, maintaining professionalism and strict confidentiality.
• Possess advanced proficiency in written and spoken English at a business level, with additional languages considered a plus.
• Show an aptitude and enthusiasm for innovating and optimizing processes, consistently identifying and implementing opportunities for automation and promoting best practices.
• Demonstrate efficiency in operations, with an awareness of the importance of thorough documentation and data integrity.
• Be tech‑savvy, with the ability to successfully collaborate asynchronously on various tools, and adapt to new and evolving systems.
• Capable of working independently and cohesively in an international team in a fast‑paced, asynchronous, remote environment with multiple priorities. Willingness to work flexible hours as needed.
• Familiar with communication, documentation, and project management tools such as Notion, Slack, Zendesk and G‑suite.
• Show enthusiasm for AI with a foundational understanding of its practical applications in operations and automation.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations Management

• Serve as an expert on Time & Attendance matters, and assist Senior Specialists and Experts on complex projects, including implementing and advising clients and employees on employment law changes from Collective Bargaining Agreement updates.
• Be case manager for all employee lifecycle leave and working hours matters with accuracy and attention to detail for both internal and external employees of Remote throughout the employee lifecycle, including but not limited to Family Leave, Sick Leave, Time Tracking, Public Holidays, Working Time.
• Advise on employment legislation and provide guidance on both basic and complex legal interpretations as outlined in employment agreements and labor law as a trusted consultant to clients and employees.

Team and Operational Excellence

• Collaborate with and coordinate various internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance in employee lifecycle activities, including but not limited to payroll, legal counsel and government bodies.
• Assist Senior Specialists to manage critical initiatives that impact numerous employees across multiple countries and support HR and financial audits to ensure compliance with local employment regulations.
• Develop and update global internal documentation pertaining to Time & Attendance, based on legislative changes, referenced by all internal teams. Proactively address internal and external inquiries on all employment matters in collaboration with Lifecycle’s internal stakeholders.
• Actively identify opportunities for and contribute to process improvements, automation, product development and overall customer and employee experience through the employee lifecycle process.
• Safely manage and maintain employee data and confidential information, adhering to established protocols, and ensuring utmost professionalism and discretion in handling and accessing such information.
• Promote and exemplify Remote's values both internally and externally, actively contributing to the success of the Lifecycle team's goals.

Practicals

• You’ll report to: Manager, Lifecycle Time & Attendance
• Team: EOR Operations
• Location: for this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify; EMEA
• Start date: As soon as possible.

Application process

• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with future manager
• Interview with team members
• Interview with Senior Manager
• Bar Raiser Interview
• Prior employment verification check

Compensation

The annual salary range for this full‑time position is $29,750—$67,000 USD. The base salary is dependent on location, transferable skills, work experience, and market demands.

Benefits

• Work from anywhere
• Flexible paid time off
• Flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Mental health support services
• Stock options
• Learning budget
• Home office budget & IT equipment
• Budget for local in‑person social events or co‑working spaces

How You’ll Plan Your Day (and Life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async. You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life‑work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

How To Apply

• Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
• We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
• If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

In accordance with equal employment opportunity, Remote welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We encourage applicants to request accommodations if needed. We will ask you to voluntarily share pronouns and may offer an anonymous demographic questionnaire. Remote adheres to AI guidelines and values human creativity and authenticity.