Director of Employee Relations & HR Compliance

Alliant Credit Union; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Work from home up to 3 days a week

Paid parental leave

Employee discount programs

Time off including paid personal and s

Job summary

Alliant Credit Union in Chicago, IL seeks a Director of Employee Relations & HR Compliance to guide employment law, ER governance, and HR policy strategy. You will work with legal to ensure compliant practices and advise HR leaders across the employee lifecycle in a hybrid work setting.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in employment law, employee relations, or HR compliance, with 3+ years of people management and a relevant degree; SHRM-SCP or SPHR is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum - 4 Year Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Admin, Labor Relations, Employment Relations or related
• Preferred - Graduate Degree in Human Resources, Business Admin, Labor Relations, Employment Relations or related
• Minimum - 8 Years of Employment law, employee relations, and/or HR compliance (in-house HR, in-house counsel, or law firm employment practice with client advisory exposure) or related
• Preferred - 10 Years of Employment law, employee relations, and/or HR compliance (in-house HR, in-house counsel, or law firm employment practice with client advisory exposure) or related
• Minimum - 3 Years of People management

Responsibilities

• Owner for day-to-day employment law guidance, ER governance, HR compliance oversight, and HR policy strategy/interpretation.
• Partner with the legal function to ensure employment practices are legally sound, consistent, and defensible.
• Serve as the first-line advisor to HRBPs and leaders on employment law questions across the employee lifecycle.
• Assess risk, recommend options, and document rationale to support defensible outcomes.
• Define and maintain escalation triggers and protocols with legal, engage outside counsel selectively for executive-level, novel, or high-risk matters.
• Maintain a practical library of templates, playbooks, and decision guides to standardize responses.
• Provide strategic oversight of ER investigations, findings, and recommended actions.
• Coach HRBPs and leaders on difficult conversations, ER strategy, and risk-aware decision-making.
• Approve or review higher-risk actions such as terminations, final warnings, sensitive leader cases before execution.
• Partner with HR Shared Services and HR Tech to ensure ER documentation and workflows are controlled and auditable.
• Own HR compliance oversight and translate changes into HR practices, training, and policy updates.
• Develop an annual compliance calendar and policy refreshes.
• Lead targeted compliance reviews and audits and drive remediation.
• Track and report key compliance risks and themes to the CHRO and partner with legal on enterprise-level risk topics.
• Own the HR policy lifecycle and provide authoritative interpretation of policies.

Skills

Employment law

Employee relations

HR compliance

Policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HR or related

Graduate Degree in HR or related

3+ years people management

Job description

Alliant Credit Union in Chicago, IL seeks a Director of Employee Relations & HR Compliance to guide employment law, ER governance, and HR policy strategy. You will work with legal to ensure compliant practices and advise HR leaders across the employee lifecycle in a hybrid work setting.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in employment law, employee relations, or HR compliance, with 3+ years of people management and a relevant degree; SHRM-SCP or SPHR is preferred.