Director, Legal Compliance

Staffmark Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Awards & recognition

Diversity & inclusion

Engaging culture

Benefits

Training & support

Longevity & security

Job summary

Staffmark Group seeks a Director of Legal Compliance to lead the compliance function across its Legal and Contracts team. The role partners with HR, operations, sales, and leadership to translate regulatory trends, client assessments, and litigation insights into proactive initiatives, policies, and field-ready training.

The ideal candidate will have 8–10 years in employment law or a related compliance function, and a track record of building scalable programs across multiple brands and

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in employment law, labor and employment compliance, or a related compliance function.
• Experience building or scaling a multi-brand compliance program across multiple locations.
• Strong analytical and risk-prioritization skills with ability to translate trends into actionable initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to train and influence field and operations teams and external clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead the legal compliance function across all Staffmark Group brands and operating companies.
• Translate litigation trends, regulatory developments, and client assessments into concrete compliance initiatives, policies, and training.
• Monitor state- and locality-specific temporary staffing laws and ensure policies stay current.
• Develop training, communications, and practical guidance for branch staff and clients.
• Oversee compliance review for AI technologies and monitor AI-related laws.
• Standardize processes, documentation, and reporting to make compliance scalable across brands.

Skills

Employment law

Compliance program design

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Written and verbal communication

Job description

Job Summary

We are currently hiring a Director ofLegal Compliance for our Legal and Contracts team, and our ideal candidatewill possess a passion for impacting lives and our community. The primary purpose of this position is to lead the legal compliance function across all Staffmark Group brands and operating companies, building a formalized and proactive compliance program centered on mitigating existing and emerging legal risks. This role partners cross-functionally with HR, operations, sales, and brand leadership to translate litigation trends, regulatory developments, and client assessments into concrete compliance initiatives, policies, and field-ready training.

Essential Duties

Your Day-to-Day Leadership includes Activities such as these:

• Assess the organization’s current legal and regulatory risk landscape and lead the legal compliance function in prioritizing the initiatives that matter most, balancing urgency, exposure, and available resources.


• Analyze current and recent past litigation and claims trends to identify recurring or emerging exposure, and convert those findings into concrete, actionable compliance initiatives, policies, and training.


• Monitor, interpret, and lead compliance with state- and locality-specific temporary staffing laws, ensuring policies, contracts, and field practices stay current as laws evolve.


• Partner with HR and other corporate departments to assist with development of training, communications, and practical guidance that make compliance requirements clear and actionable for branch and operations staff and for clients, including guidance tied to specific state temporary staffing law obligations.


• Support Legal's ownership of compliance review for new and existing AI technologies used across the organization and monitor developing state and federal AI-related laws to keep policies and practices current.


• Drive the compliance function toward greater structure and organization standardizing processes, documentation, and reporting so compliance work is consistent, trackable, and scalable across brands.

Competencies we value for this role include:

Minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience in employment law, labor and employment compliance, or a related compliance function.

Demonstrated experience building, formalizing, or scaling a compliance program across a multi-brand or multi-location organization. Strong analytical and risk-prioritization skills with the ability to translate litigation trends and client assessment findings into practical compliance initiatives. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to train and influence field and operations teams and external clients. Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and build relationships across multiple business units operating with varying processes and systems. Highly organized and self-directed with the ability to operate as both a strategic advisor and a hands-on program builder.

Culture

The Staffmark Group experience is more than just a job:

• Opportunity. We are proud to be a part of RGF Staffing, a Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., company one of the largest staffing firms in the world. As an active contributor to the company, professional development and career advancement opportunities will be within your grasp!


• Award-winning teamwork. We have earned industry-leading recognition, such as ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing Client, Best of Staffing Talent, Best of Staffing Employer, and Best Staffing Firms for Women Awards.


• A commitment to diversity and inclusion. An equitable, inclusive, diverse work environment are critical to the mission, vision, and values of our company. We strive to foster authentic belonging for all the lives we touch. We are committed to supporting the diversity of each of our employees, and celebrating the inclusion of all types of thought, differences, and voices. We celebrate our differences and capitalize on them to promote creativity and equality, and to help change our world for the better. Every individual who works with us will be treated with respect, without exception.


• An engaging culture. Do you do your best work when you are challenged, inspired, and have fun? Us too! That is why the tenure of our internal staff is well above the industry average.


• Excellent benefits. Our team's health and life balance are important to us, so we offer competitive pay, cutting edge benefits, a generous Paid Time Off plan, and consistent recognition for a job well done.


• Training and support excellence. Bring your talent and commitment, and we'll provide the tools and resources you need to be successful on the job.


• Longevity and security with over 50 years in the business and a national network of over 400 locations, we offer unlimited opportunities with tremendous growth potential.


• Learn more about us at www.staffmarkgroup.com

Required Language

Staffmark Group and our parent company, Staffmark Group, LLC, is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard for race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, gender, marital status, age, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected categories.