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Lifecycle Senior Specialist (Ohs): Contract Management

remotecom

Portugal
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70 pts
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About Remote

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.

With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.
 
If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!
  • What this job can offer you

    This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space in Employee Lifecycle Operations, by joining our Employee Lifecycle team.

    As a Senior Occupational Health & Safety Specialist you will ensure that all activities related to the occupational health and safety of employees are performed effectively, compliantly, and on time across multiple countries supported by Remote. You will be responsible for identifying, engaging, and managing vendor partnerships, driving the contracting processes, and be in charge of rolling out all events related to health and safety across the globe for Remote’s employees.

    What you bring

    • Occupational Health and Safety certification/degree and experience covering multiple countries across Europe.
    • Experience scouting, onboarding, and/or managing vendors and partners.
    • Ability to quickly engage and support external employees and vendors across multiple countries.
    • Good analytical and project management skills, with the ability to map and implement new processes.
    • Team player who works independently and communicates proactively and positively.
    • A growth and problem-solving mindset. You can shift tasks and priorities when circumstances change and do so quickly and effectively.
    • Writes and speaks fluent English. Additional language proficiency will be considered a plus.
    • It is not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Manage and execute solutions for Occupational Health and Safety matters with minimal supervision across multiple jurisdictions to ensure a safe and healthy work environment and prioritizing a superior employee experience for Remote’s clients and employees.
    • Serve as an internal point of contact for routine and non-routine OHS questions, providing guidance to junior team members.
    • Manage the relationship and deliverables of current OHS vendors, training partners, and health centers to carry out all necessary events.
    • Monitor vendor performance through comprehensive assessments and consistent feedback.
    • Lead the team’s engagement with Remote’s employees in providing them with their health assessment and safety training needs.
    • Coordinate and execute country Occupational Health and Safety internal audits to support compliance with local regulations.
    • Identify, develop, and recommend improvements to existing Occupational Health and Safety procedures and practices and launch new processes from scratch.
    • Partner with the People and Legal teams to draft and develop new Health and Safety policies.
    • Be an internal and external champion of Remote's values and the Lifecycle team's goals.
    • 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

    Practicals

    • You'll report to: Manager, Lifecycle: Occupational Health & Safety
    • Team: Lifecycle Operations
    • Location: EMEA (preferred locations Portugal, France, Italy, Germany or the UK)
    • Start date: As soon as possible

Application process

  1. AI screening
  2. Interview with recruiter
  3. Interview with future manager
  4. (async) Small challenge
  5. Interview with executive
  6. Bar Raiser Interview
  7. Employment Verification Check

 

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce.  We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is
€48.250€54.250 EUR

Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:
  • work from anywhere
  • flexible paid time off
  • flexible working hours (we are async)
  • 16 weeks paid parental leave
  • budget towards co-working spaces, learning and wellness (including gym memberships)
  • mental health support services
  • stock options
  • home office budget & IT equipment

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.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

  1. Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
  2. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
  3. 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.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see here

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis. 

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