Lifecycle Specialist Time and Attendance - EMEA

This is not an active job opening but a way for us to connect with talent as we plan for future opportunities.

If you prefer to interview only for currently open roles, we kindly ask that you wait until an active position aligns with your career goals.

We’re always looking for exceptional talent to join us in our mission to make work accessible for everyone, everywhere.

While this specific role isn’t currently open, we’re planning for strategic growth in 2026 and beyond.

This posting is part of our future opening pipeline initiative, which helps us connect with outstanding professionals early on.

By expressing your interest in this role, you’ll have the opportunity to start a conversation with us about your expertise and learn more about Remote’s vision and goals.

It’s also a chance to explore how your career goals might fit into Remote’s exciting journey of global growth. We’ll keep your information on file for 1 year and be in touch if we see a match in that time.

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.
• Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.

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 through 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 in managing 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
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