People Operations Compliance Manager

Colorado Railroad Museum; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k) profit sharing

Life and disability insurance

Lifestyle spending account

Certification incentives

Education assistance

Referral program

Job summary

Eide Bailly is seeking a People Operations Compliance Manager to lead the HR compliance function across federal, state, and local employment laws. This remote role focuses on policy administration, risk management, and workplace investigations while partnering with legal, payroll, and HR operations.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of HR compliance experience, strong communication, and a background in CA or WA regulations. A SC or SHRM certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, legal studies, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive HR experience with compliance responsibility.
• HR certification such as SPHR or SHRM-SCP preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws (FMLA, ADA, EEOC, wage and hour).
• Strong policies, risk management, leave administration, and accommodations knowledge.
• Ability to analyze complex issues, exercise judgment, and provide business guidance.
• Excellent communication, training delivery, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing HR compliance programs, policies, and procedures to mitigate organizational risk.
• Interpreting and applying federal, state, and local employment laws; updating policies and processes.
• Guiding on employment law, policy interpretation, employee relations, investigations, and compliance matters.
• Overseeing leave management, return-to-work, and accommodations; manage teams.
• Leading compliance audits and reviews related to wage and hour laws, classifications, recordkeeping, and HR practices.
• Partnering with legal to ensure documents comply with laws.
• Overseeing regulatory reporting and confidential records.
• Collaborating with HR leaders, payroll, benefits, and HR operations to ensure compliant programs.
• Developing and delivering compliance training and resources.
• Rolling out annual state compliance training with Learning & Development.
• Identifying compliance risks, analyzing trends, and recommending improvements.
• Serving as a subject-matter expert and providing consultation on sensitive compliance matters.

Skills

HR compliance

Employment law

Policy administration

Risk management

Investigations

Leave administration

HR operations

Wage and hour

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Legal Studies

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS

Job description

Location:

All Locations in the United States, with preference given to CA or WA locations

Work Arrangement:

Remote

Typical Day in the Life

The People Operations Compliance Manager leads the firm's HR compliance function, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations. Provides strategic guidance on employment practices, policy administration, risk management, workplace investigations, leave administration, and accommodation processes while promoting consistent, accurate, and legally compliant HR practices across the organization.

• Overseeing HR compliance programs, policies, and procedures to mitigate organizational risk.
• Monitoring and interpreting federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations and implements necessary policy and process updates, including jurisdiction-specific requirements.
• Providing guidance on employment law, policy interpretation, employee relations, workplace investigations, and compliance matters, including FMLA, ADA, EEOC, and wage and hour requirements.
• Overseeing leave management, return-to-work, and workplace accommodation programs, including the ADA interactive process, and manages the team responsible for administering these services in compliance with applicable laws and organizational policies.
• Leading compliance audits and reviews related to wage and hour laws, employee classifications, recordkeeping, HR practices, and other employment requirements.
• Partnering with legal to ensure employment documents comply with federal and state laws.
• Overseeing regulatory reporting, compliance documentation, and confidential records.
• Partnering with HR leaders, business leaders, legal counsel, payroll, benefits, and HR operations to ensure compliant and integrated HR programs and practices.
• Developing and delivering compliance-related training and educational resources.
• Partnering with Learning & Development to roll out annual state compliance training.
• Identifying compliance risks, analyzing trends, and recommending corrective actions, process improvements, and operational enhancements.
• Serving as a subject-matter expert and provides consultation to HR teams and leaders on sensitive and complex compliance matters.

Who You Are

• You have a bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Legal Studies, or a related field required.
• You have 7+ years of progressive HR experience with responsibility for compliance, employee relations, policy administration, HR operations, leave administration, or workplace accommodations required, preferably in state of CA or WA.
• You have an HR certification, such as SPHR or SHRM-SCP, preferred.
• You have advanced knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, including FMLA, ADA, EEOC, wage and hour, and multi-state leave requirements.
• You have strong knowledge of HR policies, compliance practices, risk management principles, leave administration, and workplace accommodation processes.
• You have the ability to analyze complex issues and data, exercise sound judgment, and provide practical business guidance.
• You have strong investigation, problem-solving, decision-making, documentation, and process-improvement skills.
• You have excellent communication, consultation, training delivery, and relationship-building skills.
• You can lead team members, manage multiple priorities, and maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office and HRIS systems.

Must be authorized to work in the United States now or in the future without visa sponsorship.

Making an Impact Together

People join Eide Bailly for the opportunities and stay because of the culture. At Eide Bailly, we've built a collaborative workplace based on integrity, authenticity, and support for one another. You'll find opportunities for education and career growth, a team dedicated to your success, and benefits that put your family's needs first. Hear what our employees have to say about working at Eide Bailly.

Compensation

$90,000 - $140,000. Our compensation philosophy emphasizes competitive and equitable pay. Eide Bailly complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying ranges. Final compensation decisions are dependent upon factors such as geography, experience, education, skills, and internal equity.

Benefits

Beyond base compensation, Eide Bailly provides benefits such as:

• generous paid time off
• comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) profit sharing
• life and disability insurance
• lifestyle spending account
• certification incentives
• education assistance
• a referral program

Eide Bailly is proud to be an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state or federal laws.