Theà Senior Manager,à Complianceà leadsà HRà complianceà governance, programs, and practicesà across a complex, multi-brand, multi-state organization. This roleà isà responsible forà translating employment laws, company policies,à andà compliance requirementsà into practical, scalableà processes, tools, systems, workflows,à documentation,à and leader guidance.à The Senior Manager partners closely with Legal,à HR leadership,à HR Centers of Expertise, HR Business Partners,à and business leaders to ensure HR practices are compliant,à consistently applied,à operationally sound,à and aligned toà theà employee experience.Ã
This leader owns the operating discipline for workforce compliance, including policy governance, onboarding and recruitment compliance, employment eligibility, wage and hour readiness, employee classification, pay transparency, recordkeeping, HR process audits,à labor relationsà strategy &à compliance,à compliance controls, and compliance training, reporting, and remediation.
The role serves as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on HR compliance risk,à labor compliance, andà evolving workforceà requirements,à helping the organizationà anticipateà regulatory changes, standardize expectations, and build sustainable compliance practices that support growth, integration, and operational consistency.Ã
Work Experience/Skills
- Bachelorââ¬â¢s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Legal Studies, Compliance, or related field; advanced degree or HR certification preferred.Ã
- 8+ years of progressive HR, employment compliance, HR operations, policy governance, audit, or related compliance experience, including experience leading programs, projects, or cross-functional initiatives.Ã
- Experience leading HR compliance practices in a multi-site, multi-state, or complex operating environment.Ã
- Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and HR compliance requirements, including EEO, anti-harassment, anti-retaliation, accommodations, wage and hour, I-9/E-Verify, employee classification, recordkeeping, pay transparency, salary history, recruitment compliance, labor relations compliance, and relatedà workforceà requirements.Ã
- Experience supportingà labor relationsà strategy,à workforce riskà readiness, manager guidance, response planning, and related legal or complianceà partnershipà in a multi-site operating environment.Ã
- Experience developing andà maintainingà employee handbooks, HR policies, SOPs, compliance frameworks, process controls, and HR documentation across multipleà jurisdictions.Ã
- Experience conducting audits,à identifyingà risk, building remediation plans, implementing controls, and monitoring compliance outcomes.Ã
- Proven ability to partner with Legal, outside counsel, HR Centers of Expertise, HRIS, Talent Acquisition, Operations, Payroll, and senior leaders to translate legal requirements into practical HR processes, systems, training, and communications.Ã
- Strong judgment, discretion, communication, documentation, analytical, audit, project management, stakeholder management, and change management skills.Ã
- Experience using HR systems, reporting tools, case management platforms, or document management systems to support compliance governance and audit readiness.Ã
- Experience in retail, hospitality, restaurant,à convenienceà retail, distribution, or other large frontline workforce environments preferred.Ã
- Experience supporting multiple legal entities, brands, or business units underà a sharedà services or matrixed HR operating model preferred.Ã
- Experience with Workday, ServiceNow, or comparable HRIS, workflow, document m