Director, HR Compliance & Employee Relations

KemperSports, Inc.; Northbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

KemperSports, Inc. is seeking a Director of Human Resources, Compliance and Employee Relations for an in-office role in Northbrook, IL. You will lead compliance programs, advise leaders, and partner with legal to ensure lawful employment practices across the organization.

The role requires extensive HR compliance expertise, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage confidential matters in a multi-location setting. JD preferred; California experience is emphasized.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of progressive experience in HR compliance and employment law.
• Experience supporting a large, geographically distributed workforce including non-exempt staff.
• Significant experience managing employee relations and California compliance.
• Knowledge of federal and state employment laws and workplace-safety requirements.
• Experience advising leaders on high-risk employee relations and compliance matters.
• Experience managing programs across a multi-location organization.
• Strong analytical, strategic-planning, project-management and change-management capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, interviewing, and documentation skills.
• Ability to handle confidential matters with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Lead programs ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local employment requirements.
• Monitor changes in employment law and assess impact on policies.
• Update policies in collaboration with legal counsel.
• Provide guidance on wage-hour, background checks, recordkeeping, EEO, and anti-harassment compliance.
• Conduct or oversee internal compliance reviews and risk assessments.
• Develop corrective-action plans to address audit findings and policy gaps.
• Ensure employment records are confidential and properly retained.
• Align policies with company culture and operating needs.
• Establish policy governance including approval, training, and version control.
• Translate regulatory requirements into clear leadership instructions.
• Develop investigator protocols, decision guides, and compliance checklists.
• Coordinate responses to government requests and subpoenas.
• Use data to identify areas needing intervention and improvement.
• Measure preventive program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Support Team Member Handbook implementation and updates.
• Educate leaders on escalation of associate-relations or safety concerns.
• Evaluate training effectiveness using metrics and feedback.
• Support compliant background checks and pre-employment notifications.
• Identify trends and recommend policy or process improvements.
• Collaborate with HR partners, finance, payroll, and legal on high-risk matters.
• Contribute to workplace investigations and documentation of findings.

Skills

HR compliance

employment law

leadership

analytical skills

change management

policies & governance

investigations

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) preferred

Tools

HRIS

case-management platforms

reporting tools

Job description

KemperSports, Inc. is seeking a Director of Human Resources, Compliance and Employee Relations for an in-office role in Northbrook, IL. You will lead compliance programs, advise leaders, and partner with legal to ensure lawful employment practices across the organization.

The role requires extensive HR compliance expertise, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage confidential matters in a multi-location setting. JD preferred; California experience is emphasized.