Director of Employment Practices and Workplace Compliance

About the role

The Director of Employment Practices and Workplace Compliance is a senior Human Resources professional responsible for ensuring the organization's employment practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws while promoting operational excellence across Human Resources.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the organization's primary Human Resources resource for employment law compliance and best employment practices.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Monitor changes in employment legislation and recommend policy and procedural updates to maintain compliance.
• Interpret employment laws and organizational policies to provide guidance to managers and leadership.
• Collaborate with legal counsel on complex employment matters, litigation support, and regulatory inquiries as appropriate.
• Develop, revise, and maintain employee handbooks, HR policies, standard operating procedures, and compliance documentation.
• Develop and implement an ongoing audit program for Human Resources processes and workflows.
• Evaluate HR operations to ensure consistency, legal compliance, and adherence to organizational policies.
• Audit recruitment, onboarding, personnel file management, employee classifications, leave administration, performance documentation, disciplinary actions, separations, records retention, and other HR functions.
• Identify process gaps, compliance risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Develop corrective action plans and monitor implementation to ensure sustainable process improvements.
• Prepare audit findings, compliance reports, and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Oversee workplace investigations involving employee complaints, policy violations, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and misconduct.
• Ensure investigations are conducted impartially, confidentially, and in accordance with legal and organizational requirements.
• Provide guidance to managers regarding employee relations issues, disciplinary actions, performance management, and corrective actions.
• Recommend solutions that balance organizational objectives with legal compliance and employee engagement.
• Develop and implement Human Resources policies and procedures that support operational excellence and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct periodic reviews of HR policies and practices to identify organizational risks.
• Recommend policy revisions to improve efficiency, reduce liability, and strengthen internal controls.
• Support organizational compliance initiatives, regulatory audits, and accreditation requirements as applicable.
• Develop and deliver training for managers and employees on employment law, workplace compliance, investigations, employee relations, and Human Resources policies.
• Promote consistent application of policies and employment practices across all departments.
• Provide guidance and coaching to leadership regarding legally compliant employment decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• Juris Doctor (JD) or advanced legal education, or significant professional experience applying employment law within Human Resources.
• Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible Human Resources experience, including employee relations and compliance.
• Minimum of three years of supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in employment law, workplace investigations, policy administration, compliance auditing, and Human Resources operations.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage confidential and highly sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.

Qualifications

• SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification.
• Experience designing and auditing Human Resources workflows and operational processes.
• Experience developing standard operating procedures and internal compliance controls.
• Experience implementing process improvement initiatives and organizational best practices.

Skills

• Employment Law and Regulatory Compliance
• Human Resources Operations
• HR Workflow Auditing
• Internal Controls and Process Improvement
• Employee Relations
• Workplace Investigations
• Policy Development
• Risk Management
• Supervisory Leadership
• Performance Management
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Change Management
• Training and Development
• Strategic Problem Solving

Benefits

High Point & Affiliated Organizations offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families. This includes medical, dental, vision insurance, retirement savings plan, paid time off, and more.

Pay

$99,000 - $135,000 (Education & experience dependent)

Schedule

8:00am - 4:30pm Monday-Friday