Director, Employee Relations & Compliance

About the role

The Director, Employee Relations & Compliance is responsible for building and leading the systems, infrastructure, governance, and capabilities that support a rapidly growing and increasingly global workforce.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Employee Relations and HR Compliance operating model, including governance, roles and responsibilities, escalation protocols, service standards, and decision rights.
• Design scalable processes, systems, technologies, and infrastructure to support significant workforce growth, new locations, and international expansion.
• Establish a consistent employee relations case-management and investigation framework, including intake, triage, documentation, escalation, resolution, and record retention.
• Lead or oversee complex, sensitive, and high-risk employee relations matters, workplace investigations, disciplinary actions, performance concerns, and involuntary terminations.
• Partner closely with Legal, Compliance, HR Business Partners, Security, and business leaders on matters involving legal, regulatory, contractual, or reputational risk.
• Build and maintain the HR compliance framework, including regulatory requirements, responsible owners, controls, testing, audits, remediation, and reporting.
• Own HR policy and employee handbook governance, including development, review, approval, communication, training, version control, and periodic updates.
• Develop repeatable processes for identifying and operationalizing employment requirements as the company expands into new jurisdictions.
• Develop ER and compliance dashboards and use data to identify trends, emerging risks, systemic issues, and opportunities for earlier intervention.
• Evaluate and implement technology, automation, and AI to improve case management, compliance monitoring, reporting, consistency, and efficiency.
• Build and develop the Employee Relations & Compliance team and create scalable tools, playbooks, training, and decision frameworks for HR and managers.
• Support organizational expansion, new facilities, major projects, and international growth by establishing the required workforce compliance infrastructure.
• Manage the company's employment-based immigration program, partnering with employees, leaders, external immigration counsel, and HR stakeholders to support appropriate work authorization and immigration processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Labor Relations, Law, or a related discipline.
• Typically 12+ years of progressive experience in Employee Relations, HR Compliance, employment law, investigations, HR operations, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience building or transforming Employee Relations, HR Compliance, or related HR capabilities in a growing or complex organization.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. employment requirements and experience translating legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements into practical operating processes.
• Significant experience handling complex workplace investigations and sensitive employee matters.
• Experience with compliance testing, audits, controls, policies, remediation, and regulatory reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior leaders, Legal, Compliance, HR, and business stakeholders.
• Experience using technology, case-management systems, analytics, or automation to improve HR processes and outcomes.

Qualifications

• JD, master's degree, or other advanced degree (preferred).
• Experience supporting international workforce expansion or global HR compliance (preferred).
• Experience in a high-growth, highly regulated, engineering, manufacturing, energy, government-contracting, or technology environment (preferred).
• Experience implementing employee relations, compliance, or case-management technology (preferred).

Skills

• Strong leadership and strategic planning skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Knowledge of labor laws and regulations.
• Experience with HRIS and compliance software.

Benefits

X Energy, LLC offers a robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with an employer match, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, and a Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees.

Pay

As required by Maryland and other applicable state law, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) lists the expected compensation range for a publicly advertised job opportunity based upon the job requirements (e.g. education/training, experience, skill sets, etc.). Individual candidates who meet the job requirements for the posted position will be offered a salary within this range based on their respective levels of education/training, experience, and other qualifications unique to them. Salary ranges may vary based on the specific office location and region referenced in the posting to take into consideration differences in cost of living and may not be reflective of all regions. Please note that compensation ranges listed for US job postings reflect base salary only and do not include benefits or other incentives.

Schedule

Full time - Exempt