Manager, Lifecycle Contract Management - APAC

About the Company

Remote helps organizations hire, pay, and manage talent across countries while staying compliant with local employment rules. The company operates with an async, globally distributed team and its roles are fully remote. Innovation is a core value, and automation plus AI capabilities are expected as part of how each role works.

The team is focused on building a strong HR platform and welcomes people who are energetic, curious, ambitious, and motivated to help shape the future of work.

Role Overview

This position is for a Manager, Lifecycle Contract Management to lead planning, execution, and service levels for the APAC contracts management team, covering India, Southeast Asia, and Japan. The role reports to the Senior Manager of Lifecycle Operations Contracts Management and offers the chance to contribute directly to a fast-growing global employment platform.

The Lifecycle team supports clients as an extension of their HR function, handling complex global employment matters with speed and accuracy. The work supports compliance coverage, customer experience improvements, and operational scale across more than 80 countries.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary expert and escalation contact for contract management matters.
• Coach, guide, and develop team members to create a strong-performing regional function.
• Own hiring, onboarding, training, skill development, mentoring, and supervision of the APAC team.
• Work closely with Operations, Product, Engineering, Legal, Customer Success, and internal Lifecycle stakeholders to improve integrations, workflows, processes, and SOPs in line with business goals.
• Continuously refine team processes, tools, and ways of working, including identifying automation opportunities that improve quality, efficiency, and scalability.
• Build and launch new initiatives from the ground up and take them through to scale.
• Represent Remote’s values and the Lifecycle team’s objectives both internally and externally.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate brings experience in HR operations across multiple APAC countries, with strong knowledge of contract management and labour law. You should have a history of scaling or managing HR operations in varied APAC markets, along with practical expertise in local labor compliance.

Experience in a fast-moving international scale-up environment is important, along with people management experience and a coaching approach. Strong comfort with digital tools and a service-level mindset are also essential, as the role emphasizes continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Additional Requirements

• Experience in startup and remote work environments is a plus.
• Fluent written and spoken English is required.
• Prior remote work experience is not mandatory, but it would be an advantage.
• Ability to manage employee data and confidential information carefully, with professionalism and discretion, is necessary.

Work Details

This role reports to the Senior Manager, Lifecycle Contract Management, and sits within the EOR Operations team. Applications are welcomed from all locations, though APAC candidates will be prioritized as part of the team’s diversification focus. The expected start date is as soon as possible.

Application Process

• Initial conversation with a recruiter
• Interview with the hiring manager
• Interview with future team members, without managers present
• Bar Raiser interview
• Previous employment verification

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary for this full-time role is USD 48,850 to USD 110,000, with pay determined by role level, location, experience, skills, and business needs. Remote uses geographic pay ranges as part of its global compensation approach and may adjust compensation based on internal mobility or market factors.

Benefits available across many locations include working from anywhere, flexible paid time off, flexible async working hours, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, mental health support, stock options, a learning budget, home office budget and IT equipment, and a budget for local in-person social activities or co-working spaces.

Ways of Working

Remote operates asynchronously, so team members can organize work around life rather than meetings. The company expects people to take initiative, act decisively when needed, and maintain a healthy balance between work and personal life.

Application Instructions

• Complete the application form and upload a PDF version of your CV.
• Submit both the application and CV in English.
• If you do not have an updated CV, you may include your LinkedIn profile instead.

Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

Remote encourages applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, disability statuses, and other underrepresented groups. The company supports belonging through employee resource groups for women, disability, queer, and minorities in tech communities.

Accommodation requests are welcome during interviews and beyond. Candidates may also be asked to share pronouns during interviews and may choose to complete an anonymous demographic questionnaire to help the company track inclusion and accountability.

AI and Candidate Expectations

The company values AI as a useful tool while still prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. Candidates are expected to bring both innovation and genuine expertise to the process.

Additional Notes

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.