Responsibilities
- Team Leadership: Directly manage, mentor, and scale the US HR Compliance team; define departmental KPIs and ensure the team has the resources to meet high-volume operational demands.
- Strategic US Expansion: Serve as the lead compliance architect for entry into new US territories; conduct multi-state nexus research and local labor law mapping to ensure seamless launches.
- Subject Matter Expert: Serve as the definitive internal expert on Federal and State-specific employment laws, focusing on offboarding employees, wage and hour, equal opportunity and co-employment.
- Operational Governance: Design and oversee the governance framework for high-volume staffing operations; ensure data integrity across I-9/E-Verify and screening integrations to ensure zero-defect scalability through automation and system optimization.
- Litigation & Policy Architect: Proactively architect policy shifts in response to evolving US labor litigation trends, ensuring global leadership stays ahead of US-specific risks.
- Investigations Lead: Own the lifecycle of complex internal investigations (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, EEO), delivering high-integrity reports capable of withstanding Federal litigation.
- Liability Mitigation: Mitigate Joint Employer liability through strategic policy design, contract review, and training for both internal teams and external client stakeholders to ensure clear separation of control.
- Strategic Advisory: Act as the primary advisor on the US organizational roadmap, providing insight into compensation benchmarks, benefits optimization, and health and safety.
- Audit & Reporting: Direct the regular audit of compliance processes, federal and state reporting requirements. Moving away from manual verification to high-level risk-reporting dashboards for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
- Support Expansion Readiness: Partner with the teams driving expansion, Strategy, Tax, Legal, and Payroll teams to ensure state-level registrations and local insurance requirements are met ahead of territorial expansion.
Requirements
- Minimum ten (10) years of demonstrated HR leadership with at least (5) years specifically within the staffing or On-Demand Labor industry.
- Proven track record of managing a distributed workforce across 20+ US states, with deep expertise in California-specific labor codes.
- Prior experience directly managing a team of HR or Compliance professionals in a fast-paced environment.
- Previous experience working in a regulated or multi-jurisdictional environment.
- Technical Acumen: Demonstrated experience in HRIS implementation, compliance automation, or optimizing tech-stacks (e.g., Salesforce, E-Verify integrations) to drive efficiency.
- Solid understanding of Joint Employer doctrine, worker classification (1099 vs W2), and the legal nuances of contingent labor.
- Solid understanding of benefits administration, compensation practices, and employment law (FMLA, ADA, EEO).
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- High-level of analytical and critical thinking skills with a strong drive to resolve complex problems.
Nice to Have
- Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or other advanced HR/Legal certifications.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K
- Performance-based bonus
- 25 days PTO (prorated) + Birthday Off
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Duvet days (½ day off every quarter)
- Volunteer days
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Team
Structure: Directly manage, mentor, and scale the US HR Compliance team
Additional Information
- This job operates in a professional office environment or remotely. This role routinely uses standard office equipment to complete daily responsibilities and duties. If working in a remote office environment, a clean, designated workspace must be kept in a safe condition, free from hazards to both the employee and the equipment. Remote office positions also require reliable, high-speed internet.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to sit or stand at a desk indoors for most of the day; and is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. This position requires the employee to drive.
- Full-Time Position. Hours are Monday - Friday, regular business hours. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
- This position requires minimal travel, less than 25% of the time. Most travel is outside of the local area and will require overnight accommodations. All travel is subject to the Indeed Flex travel policy and will be recompensed per the policy. It is the responsibility of the employee to understand and abide by the Indeed Flex Travel Policy in order to receive appropriate expense reimbursements.
