HR Compliance & Immigration Manager

Scorpion Therapeutics; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive programs

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off and parental leave

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Senior HR Compliance Manager to advise HR leadership on employment, immigration, and workforce compliance risks. Develop mitigation strategies and ensure adherence across the company.

Responsibilities include managing immigration programs, overseeing I-9/E-Verify, regulatory reporting, and federal contractor compliance, with audits, policy updates, and continuous improvement in focus.

Qualifications

• 8+ years HR experience (or 6+ with Master’s) in employment compliance/immigration/HR operations; 1+ years immigration/work authorization; 1+ years regulatory reporting, compliance audits, and federal contractor compliance; 1+ interpreting employment law/policy/training; 1+ vendor/cross-functional project management.
• Knowledge of U.S. employment laws; employment-based immigration/work authorization; Form I-9/E-Verify; federal contractor compliance (affirmative action, Section 503, VEVRAA).
• Strong analytics, audit/data, judgment, and confidentiality; excellent communication.
• Proficient Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook/Teams/SharePoint).

Responsibilities

• Advise HR leadership on emerging employment, immigration, and workforce compliance risks; develop mitigation strategies.
• Manage employment-based immigration programs; serve as SME; oversee operations (case management, filing strategy, work authorization monitoring, record retention, regulatory compliance) with outside counsel.
• Oversee I-9 and E-Verify compliance; partner with Talent Management/Acquisition on timely/reliable forms; manage vendor; lead audits and corrective action plans.
• Prepare and submit regulatory compliance reporting (e.g., CA Pay Data, VETS-4212, pay transparency) with legal/HR and vendors; monitor regulatory changes.
• Lead federal contractor employment compliance (FAR, Section 503, Davis-Bacon, VEVRAA); coordinate affirmative action plan preparation/implementation and ongoing monitoring/outreach.
• Monitor regulatory/legislative changes; update HR policies/handbooks, training materials, and intranet policy page.
• Administer employee mobility (domestic relocations): vendor quality/compliance reviews, benchmarking, and continuous improvement.
• Create guidance, tools, and trainings; identify/process improvements; other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong analytics

Audit/data handling

Judgment

Confidentiality

Excellent communication

MS Office proficiency

Education

Master’s in HR/business/legal studies

Tools

MS Office

SharePoint

Teams

Outlook

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Advise HR leadership on emerging employment, immigration, and workforce compliance risks; develop mitigation strategies.
• Manage employment-based immigration programs; serve as SME; oversee operations (case management, filing strategy, work authorization monitoring, record retention, regulatory compliance) with outside counsel.
• Oversee I-9 and E-Verify compliance; partner with Talent Management/Acquisition on timely/reliable forms; manage vendor; lead audits and corrective action plans.
• Prepare and submit regulatory compliance reporting (e.g., CA Pay Data, VETS-4212, pay transparency) with legal/HR and vendors; monitor regulatory changes.
• Lead federal contractor employment compliance (FAR, Section 503, Davis-Bacon, VEVRAA); coordinate affirmative action plan preparation/implementation and ongoing monitoring/outreach.
• Monitor regulatory/legislative changes; update HR policies/handbooks, training materials, and intranet policy page.
• Administer employee mobility (domestic relocations): vendor quality/compliance reviews, benchmarking, and continuous improvement.
• Create guidance, tools, and trainings; identify/process improvements; other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• 8+ years HR experience (or 6+ with Master’s) in employment compliance/immigration/HR operations; 1+ years immigration/work authorization; 1+ years regulatory reporting, compliance audits, and federal contractor compliance; 1+ interpreting employment law/policy/training; 1+ vendor/cross-functional project management.
• Knowledge of U.S. employment laws; employment-based immigration/work authorization; Form I-9/E-Verify; federal contractor compliance (affirmative action, Section 503, VEVRAA).
• Strong analytics, audit/data, judgment, and confidentiality; excellent communication.
• Proficient Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook/Teams/SharePoint).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s in HR/business/legal studies; 1+ year HRIS/reporting/workflow automation/process improvement; 1+ year in a highly regulated industry; PHR/HRCI (or related).

Benefits:

• Eligible for short- and long-term incentive programs and comprehensive benefits (medical/dental/vision, wellness, 401(k) and ESPP, paid time off and paid parental leave, disability, etc.).