Director of Human Resources, Compliance and Employee Relations (In-Office)

KemperSports, Inc.; Northbrook (IL); Ibrido; USD 170.000 - 230.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

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.

Competenze

• 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.

Mansioni

• 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.

Conoscenze

HR compliance

employment law

leadership

analytical skills

change management

policies & governance

investigations

Formazione

Juris Doctor (JD) preferred

Strumenti

HRIS

case-management platforms

reporting tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Director of Human Resources, Compliance and Employee Relations (In-Office)

Job Category: Human Resources

Requisition Number: DIREC002562

• Posted : October 2, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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Home Office
Northbrook, IL 60062, USA

Description

The Company:

Founded on a passion for creating meaningful experiences and lasting relationships, KemperSports is built on the belief that great hospitality starts with exceptional team members. Since opening Kemper Lakes Golf Club in 1978, KemperSports has grown to over 10,000 team members by empowering passionate individuals to create memorable moments for guests, members, clients and communities.

The Opportunity:

The Director of Human Resources, Compliance and Employee Relations supports a legally compliant, positive, and respectful workplace. The Director partners with HR leaders, business leaders, and legal counsel to ensure compliance with federal, state and local employment requirements, audit execution, and interpreting company policies.

The position requires compliance and legal experience (JD preferred), California compliance experience, strong judgment, confidentiality, organization, and the ability to communicate effectively with employees and leaders at all levels of the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead programs that support compliance with federal, state, and local employment requirements.
• Monitor changes in employment law and evaluate their potential effect on company policies and business practices.
• Partner with legal counsel to update policies when laws or regulatory expectations change.
• Provide guidance regarding wage-and-hour, background-check, recordkeeping, equal-employment opportunity, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, retaliation, disability accommodation, protected leave, and other employment-related compliance.
• Conduct or oversee internal compliance reviews and risk assessments.
• Develop corrective-action plans to address audit findings, policy gaps, or inconsistent practices.
• Ensure employment-related records are accurate, confidential, appropriately retained, and accessible only to authorized individuals.
• Ensure policies are practical, legally compliant, and aligned with company culture and operating needs.
• Establish policy-governance standards, including ownership, approval, communication, training, version control, and periodic review.
• Translate complex regulatory requirements into clear instructions for associates and leaders.
• Develop manager resources, investigation protocols, decision guides, escalation procedures, and compliance checklists.
• Coordinate responses to government-agency requests, subpoenas, personnel-file requests, legal holds, and employment-related documentation requests.
• Use data to identify locations, departments, or practices requiring intervention.
• Measure the effectiveness of preventive programs and recommend continuous improvements.
• Support consistent implementation of the Team Member Handbook.
• Develop and deliver training on employment compliance, and safety.
• Educate leaders on recognizing and escalating potential associate-relations or safety concerns.
• Evaluate training effectiveness using completion data, case trends, audit findings, safety incidents, and leader feedback.
• Support compliant background-check and pre-employment notification processes.
• Identify recurring employee-relations trends and recommend policy, training, or process improvements.
• Partner with HR business partners, finance, payroll, and legal counsel on sensitive, complex, or high-risk employee matters.
• Conduct or support workplace investigations, document findings, and recommend appropriate resolutions.

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of progressive experience in human resources compliance and employment law, or a related field.
• Experience supporting a large, geographically distributed, non-exempt, field-based workforce.
• Significant experience managing employee relations and compliance matters in California.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Experience working with employment counsel, insurance providers, claims administrators, or government agencies.
• Strong analytical, strategic-planning, project-management, and change-management capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, interviewing, and documentation skills.
• Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive matters with discretion.
• Ability to manage several complex priorities and respond effectively to urgent situations.
• Proficiency with HR information systems, case-management platforms, reporting tools, and standard office applications.

Classification:

Equal Opportunity Employer
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