Operations Compliance Manager (WA & CA) Travel

Total Wine & More; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Store discounts

Health care plans

401(k) & benefits

Disability & life insurance

Parental leave

Pet insurance

Tuition assistance

Career development

Job summary

Total Wine & More seeks a Manager, Operations Compliance to lead HR compliance initiatives across Washington and California regions. The role focuses on wage/hour, timekeeping, break rules, audits, and training with strong cross-functional partnership across Store Ops, HR, Payroll, Legal and field leadership.

Based in Seattle or Northern California with up to 70% travel, you will build scalable processes, governance, and reporting to mitigate risk and ensure consistent policy execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5-7 years of HR compliance experience in a corporate setting (labor, retail operations, workforce management, payroll, investigations, auditing).
• Strong knowledge of WA and CA wage/hour requirements, meal/rest periods, timekeeping, safety, and cross-state compliance controls.
• Experience conducting audits or investigations and translating findings into corrective action plans.
• Experience developing reporting, dashboards, and executive-ready summaries.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a compliance partner for wage/hour practices, meal/rest periods, timekeeping, safety, and policies.
• Develop and improve HR compliance programs, tools, and governance for CA locations.
• Conduct audits, investigations, data reviews, and root-cause analyses; identify trends and recommend actions.
• Create compliance reports, dashboards, risk assessments, and updates for leaders.

Skills

HR compliance knowledge

Auditing & investigations

Reporting & dashboards

Analytical skills

Executive communication

Excel & HR systems

Travel up to 70%

Multi-state compliance WA/CA

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Workday

Reflexis

Timekeeping systems

Job description

Total Wine & More seeks a Manager, Operations Compliance to lead HR compliance initiatives across Washington and California regions. The role focuses on wage/hour, timekeeping, break rules, audits, and training with strong cross-functional partnership across Store Ops, HR, Payroll, Legal and field leadership.

Based in Seattle or Northern California with up to 70% travel, you will build scalable processes, governance, and reporting to mitigate risk and ensure consistent policy execution.