HR Compliance Manager

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 is seeking a HR Compliance Manager to support our Human Resources Department in Taft’s Columbus or Minneapolis office.

We are seeking a HR Compliance Manager to support our Human Resources Department.This position will be located in our Columbus or Minneapolis office but will support all Taft offices nationwide. The HR Compliance Manager supports the development, implementation, and ongoing administration of the Firm’s employment-compliance program. This position monitors evolving federal, state, and local employment requirements; maintains the Firm’s compliance calendar and policy infrastructure; coordinates compliance reviews and audits; and works across Human Resources, Legal, Benefits, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, and Firm leadership to support timely and consistent compliance practices.

The Manager serves as a central point of coordination for HR compliance matters, translating legal and regulatory requirements into practical processes, documentation, and controls. The position identifies potential gaps, recommends appropriate corrective action, and monitors remediation through completion. Matters involving significant legal interpretation or risk are escalated to the CHRO or appropriate legal counsel. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities

Compliance program management

• Develop and maintain an inventory of employment-related compliance obligations applicable to the Firm's offices and employee populations.
• Maintain a centralized compliance calendar identifying deadlines, responsible stakeholders, required actions, and completion 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 involving areas such as I-9, wage and hour, policy acknowledgement and others.
• Identify emerging risks, process gaps, and opportunities to strengthen internal controls.

Regulatory monitoring and implementation

• Monitor relevant federal, state, and local employment-law and regulatory developments.
• Research requirements and prepare concise summaries, jurisdictional comparisons, implementation checklists, and recommendations.
• Escalate issues requiring legal analysis to the CHRO.
• Maintain a current jurisdictional matrix reflecting where the Firm employs personnel and the requirements applicable in those locations.

Policies, notices, and documentation

• Work with CHRO to conduct periodic review and revision of HR policies, handbook provisions, and state or local supplements.
• Maintain required workplace postings, employee notices, acknowledgments, forms, and related documentation.
• Maintain version control, approval records, and implementation documentation for compliance materials.

Cross-functional coordination

• Share information and updates with benefits, payroll, talent acquisition, employee relations and other functions on matters involving shared compliance obligations.
• Participate in implementation of HR systems and processes to ensure appropriate compliance controls and recordkeeping.
• Perform other compliance-related duties and projects as assigned.

Education, Knowledge & Skills

Required

• Bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to research and synthesize complex legal or regulatory requirements.
• Strong project-management, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Excellent judgment and ability to recognize when an issue should be escalated.
• Ability to manage multiple jurisdictions, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• Strong written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.

Preferred

• Experience as a paralegal in employment law, general counsel, corporate compliance, benefits, or a law-firm environment.
• Experience conducting compliance audits or managing remediation plans.
• Familiarity with employment-law requirements affecting wage and hour, leave, accommodations, background checks, workplace postings, training, and recordkeeping.
• Experience with compliance-management, policy-management, HRIS, or learning-management systems.
• Compliance or HR certification, such as CCEP, SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR, or an advanced paralegal credential.

Core Competencies

• Regulatory research and issue spotting
• Sound judgment and appropriate escalation
• Project and deadline management
• Process discipline
• Clear, practical communication
• Collaboration and influence
• Confidentiality and discretion
• Attention to detail without losing sight of overall risk

Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, flexible spending, 401, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, bonus and more. The salary range for this position is $110,000-$130,000 annually. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.