People Business Partner, Employee Relations & Governance

The People Business Partner, Employee Relations & Governance will be instrumental in building and maintaining the foundational governance for Remote's global workforce. This role will own the consistency and fairness of People practices, lead critical investigations, and drive compliance across diverse global jurisdictions.

Requirements

• Proven experience working specifically within a People function, with a primary focus on Employee Relations and Compliance.
• Proven track record of managing and resolving complex ER cases, across multiple jurisdictions.
• Exceptional capability to analyze systemic ER and compliance data, identify underlying risks, trends, and patterns, and translate findings into actionable strategic recommendations.
• Experience advising management on best practices to mitigate legal risk and promote positive employee engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to design, own, and execute the full lifecycle of global People policies (drafting, review, implementation, and maintenance) in partnership with Legal and senior stakeholders.
• Expertise in developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and consultation guides that ensure policies are applied consistently, fairly, and are scalable across the organization globally.
• Deep experience serving as the initial consultative and oversight layer for performance structures, effectively managing the first review of probation checks and low-performance flags, and advising managers on complex performance management processes and documentation to mitigate legal risk.
• Proven ability to manage significant projects (e.g., policy implementation, system changes) with cross-functional partners (mainly Legal but also IT, Security, Finance and Payroll).

Benefits

• 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 in-person social events or co-working spaces