Strategic HR Director: Employee Relations & Compliance

Loyal Source Government Services; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Loyal Source Government Services seeks a Director of Human Resources to provide strategic and operational leadership across the HR function in a multi‑state environment. The role emphasizes employee relations, HR business partnership, compliance, and workplace investigations while guiding the HR team and scalable processes.

The successful candidate will partner with executives and operating leaders to advise on complex employment matters, strengthen manager capability, support employee

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive HR experience, including senior‑level employee relations leadership and HR business partner experience supporting leadership teams.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment and labor laws, with demonstrated experience supporting multi‑state employee populations.
• Demonstrated experience conducting or overseeing employee and workplace investigations, providing recommendations, and supporting appropriate documentation and corrective action.
• Experience managing ADA accommodation requests, leave of absence processes, performance concerns, disciplinary actions, and other complex employee relations matters.
• Experience in government contracting and/or healthcare strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting startup, rapid‑growth, or highly dynamic environments, including creation or improvement of policies, procedures, HR audits, compliance practices, and scalable HR processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior‑level leadership and oversight for employee relations, HR business partnership, compliance, workplace investigations, ADA accommodation requests, leave of absence processes, performance management, disciplinary action, policy interpretation, manager coaching, onboarding, employee engagement, and HR operational support.
• Serve as a trusted HR business partner to leadership, Program Managers, Deputy Program Managers, and operational stakeholders, providing practical guidance on workforce issues, employee relations trends, compliance risks, policy application, and people strategies that support business objectives.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team responsible for employee relations and HR support, ensuring consistent service delivery, sound judgment, accountability, and timely resolution of complex matters.
• Oversee and support employee and workplace investigations, including intake, fact‑finding, documentation, recommendations, corrective action, and follow‑through in alignment with company standards and applicable law.
• Navigate federal, state, and local employment and labor law requirements across a multi‑state workforce, identifying trends, compliance risks, and recommended actions.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve HR policies, procedures, standard operating practices, employee handbook content, audit processes, and compliance controls.
• Advise and train managers on employment matters, including hiring practices, coaching, counseling, performance management, corrective action, documentation, workers’ compensation, and termination processes.
• Oversee administration and compliance of assigned HR programs, including employee relations, leave management, ADA, onboarding, exit interviews, unemployment, workers’ compensation, occupational health and safety, training, and development.
• Lead cross‑functional efforts to resolve operational issues, strengthen HR practices, improve employee experience, and support business continuity.
• Translate data, trends, and employee relations insights into practical recommendations and actionable strategies for leadership.
• Communicate effectively with executives, managers, employees, and key stakeholders, presenting complex HR concepts clearly and professionally across all levels of the organization.

Skills

Employee relations

HR business partner

Compliance

Investigations

Policy interpretation

Leadership

Communication skills

Change management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HR or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Workday

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Loyal Source Government Services seeks a Director of Human Resources to provide strategic and operational leadership across the HR function in a multi‑state environment. The role emphasizes employee relations, HR business partnership, compliance, and workplace investigations while guiding the HR team and scalable processes.

The successful candidate will partner with executives and operating leaders to advise on complex employment matters, strengthen manager capability, support employee