# HR Advisor

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** Unspecified
**Role:** People Ops
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Human Resources, Employment Law, Employee Relations, HRIS, Payroll, Project Management, Compliance, Standard Operating Procedures, Benefits Administration, Pension Administration
**Posted:** 2026-08-06

> Provides regional HR advisory support for Rippling’s APAC Employer of Record service, guiding customers and employees through hiring, employee relations, compliance, and offboarding across multiple countries. Requires at least five years of HR experience and expertise supporting Malaysia, with broader international HR exposure.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Regional HR Advisory Support
- Provide HR advisory support across multiple countries within a region, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and employment practices.
- Apply existing frameworks and SOPs to new countries, identifying gaps and escalating risks where needed.

### Policy and Procedure Development
- Draft and implement compliance-driven policies and SOPs across multiple jurisdictions, including leave management, performance management, investigations, terminations, and statutory processes.

### Employee Relations and Risk Mitigation
- Manage complex employee relations issues across countries, including terminations, leave, and regulatory risk scenarios.
- Assess risk in unfamiliar jurisdictions by leveraging internal resources and guidance.
- Represent Rippling before relevant government authorities where required, including for labor reconciliation, statutory filings, and compliance-related matters.

### Workflow and System Setup
- Partner with product, engineering, and compliance teams to configure and test workflows for hiring, onboarding, transitions, terminations, and statutory benefits across multiple countries.

### Customer- and Employee-Focused Support
- Respond to customer and employee inquiries across a range of countries, delivering accurate and timely guidance.
- Develop scalable resources, such as help center content, templates, and policies, to support regional operations.

### Knowledge Development and Scaling
- Rapidly build expertise in new countries using internal documentation, training, and self-directed research.
- Contribute to improving internal knowledge bases and documentation for broader team use.

### Process Optimization
- Design and refine scalable processes that support regional delivery and reduce country-specific dependencies.

### POA Responsibilities
- Serve as the designated Power of Attorney (POA) for relevant entities, including signing documentation and ensuring compliance with local requirements.
- Represent Rippling before relevant government authorities where required, including for labor reconciliation, statutory filings, and compliance-related matters.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of HR advisory, consulting, or internal HR experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience supporting multiple countries; knowledge of employment law and HR practices in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Australia is highly desirable.
- Experience supporting Malaysia, with exposure to employment law, employee relations, and HR processes in other countries.
- Ability to quickly learn and apply HR practices in new countries, including navigating ambiguity and unfamiliar regulations.
- Strong self-service research skills using internal knowledge bases, SOPs, and tools.
- Solid understanding of core HR fundamentals, including the employee lifecycle, employee relations, and compliance.
- Experience managing employee claims, such as leave, disability, workers’ compensation, and grievances, in at least one jurisdiction.
- Proficiency with HRIS systems and comfort navigating multiple tools and workflows.
- Ability to interpret pay statements, understand payroll basics, and perform simple calculations in multiple countries.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize across multiple countries.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a customer-centric mindset.
- Professional working proficiency in English.

## Nice to Have
- Experience supporting HR processes across multiple regions, including EMEA, APAC, and AMER.
- Experience in EOR, global mobility, or international HR operations.
- Experience with benefits and pension administration across multiple countries.
- Additional regional languages.

## Similar jobs

- [Global Payroll Operations Supervisor](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/e265dc60-0233-4421-9699-3cfe05969e8b) - Rippling - Remote
- [Manager, Enrollment](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/0b587b43-2f2b-4675-b639-00d3fcce4022) - OpenLoop - Remote
- [Senior Manager, Learning & Quality Operations, Enrollment](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/ec95993d-39cd-4471-9f90-db2a43bb98a3) - Thyme Care - Remote
- [Sr. Staff People Partner](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/94f5ebb6-8cfb-41f3-a025-c26d96cfe59f) - OpenLoop - Remote

**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/36336bb6-907f-4438-baec-a07200a37e68
**Canonical:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/36336bb6-907f-4438-baec-a07200a37e68