HR Compliance Lead: Policy & Risk

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Minneapolis (and Columbus) seeks a HR Compliance Manager to support the Firm’s employment-compliance program across offices nationwide. You will translate complex regulations into practical processes, dashboards, and controls.

This role collaborates with HR, Legal, Benefits, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, and leadership to monitor laws, manage the compliance calendar, audits, and remediation, escalating issues as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to research and synthesize complex legal or regulatory requirements.
• Strong project-management, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Excellent judgment and ability to escalate when needed.
• Ability to manage multiple jurisdictions, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• Strong written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Experience with compliance audits or remediation plans (preferred).
• Experience with HRIS or LMS (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Compliance program management: develop and maintain an inventory of employment-related compliance obligations.
• Maintain a centralized compliance calendar identifying deadlines, owners, actions, and documentation.
• Establish consistent processes for documenting compliance decisions, reviews, approvals, and remediation.
• Prepare periodic compliance dashboards and reports for HR and Firm leadership.
• Periodically audit HR compliance areas such as I-9, wage and hour, policy acknowledgments, and others.
• Identify emerging risks, process gaps, and opportunities to strengthen internal controls.
• Regulatory monitoring: track federal, state, and local employment-law developments and prepare summaries.
• Escalate issues requiring legal analysis to the CHRO and maintain a jurisdictional matrix.
• Policies and documentation: review and revise HR policies and postings; manage forms and records.
• Cross-functional coordination: share updates with benefits, payroll, TA, and other functions; support HR system implementations.

Skills

Project management

Organization

Documentation

Judgment

Escalation

Multi-jurisdiction

Written communication

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate

Tools

HRIS

Learning Management Systems

Job description

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Minneapolis (and Columbus) seeks a HR Compliance Manager to support the Firm’s employment-compliance program across offices nationwide. You will translate complex regulations into practical processes, dashboards, and controls.

This role collaborates with HR, Legal, Benefits, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, and leadership to monitor laws, manage the compliance calendar, audits, and remediation, escalating issues as needed.