P&C Compliance Sr Specialist

The P&C Employment Compliance Manager is the designated subject matter expert for U.S. employment compliance, including Form I-9/E-Verify, background screening, EEO/EEOC compliance, and HR policy governance. The role focuses on building a proactive, audit-ready compliance program and supporting P&C partners with compliance expertise and training.

Responsibilities

• Own the organization's I-9 program end-to-end: set policy, standards, and process, and serve as the final review and confirmation point before Tier 1 submits new-hire I-9 verifications
• Personally complete all I-9 reverifications and manage reverification timelines and tracking
• Design and deliver training and certification for everyone completing new-hire I-9 verifications
• Conduct regular internal I-9 audits and prepare the organization to respond to government inspections
• Own and oversee the U.S. background screening program, including process governance and vendor management
• Maintain a living compliance matrix of federal, state, and local employment law obligations across all U.S. operating locations
• Partner with Payroll to monitor wage-and-hour compliance in high-risk states
• Monitor regulatory changes and proactively update policies, handbooks, and practices
• Serve as the HR Operations focal point for EEO/EEOC-related compliance and reporting
• Own California Pay Data Reporting and coordinate EEO-1 reporting
• Coordinate responses to EEOC-related requests in partnership with Legal
• Establish and execute a regular internal audit cadence across all compliance domains
• Manage relevant HR compliance vendors and monitor performance
• Identify opportunities to automate and standardize compliance-related processes
• Own the review and update cycle for U.S. employment policies and the employee handbook
• Maintain a central repository for all P&C policies and drive regular review cadence
• Partner with HR Communications to communicate policy and handbook changes
• Maintain a lightweight annual review cycle for handbooks across IRC's non-U.S. operations
• Act as a SME resource for P&C Partners, fielding compliance questions and providing guidance
• Develop FAQs, guidance materials, tools, and job aids for P&C Partners
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting for HR leadership and General Counsel on compliance status

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience); law degree not required
• 5–8+ years of experience in U.S. employment and labor law compliance, with demonstrated expertise in Form I-9, E-Verify, and multistate regulatory environments
• Demonstrated experience managing background screening programs and working knowledge of FCRA requirements
• Experience supporting EEO/EEOC compliance and reporting, including EEO-1 reporting; experience with state-level pay data or pay equity reporting (e.g., California SB 1162) is a plus
• Proven experience working with employees across diverse immigration statuses, including refugees, SIV holders, parolees, green card holders, visa holders, and naturalized citizens
• Track record of building or significantly maturing a compliance program, not just maintaining one
• Experience designing and delivering compliance training for non-legal audiences, including certifying frontline staff to perform compliance-sensitive tasks
• Experience with HRIS platforms and HR technology; Workday experience strongly preferred
• Experience managing HR compliance vendors and third-party providers
• SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR, or a specialist certification in immigration or I-9 compliance is a plus
• Strong working knowledge of FLSA, Title VII, FMLA, ADA, PWFA, OSHA, WARN Act, and applicable state and local equivalents, particularly New York State and NYC
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and operate with credibility across all levels of the organization
• Strong diplomatic and relationship-building skills, able to guide and influence without formal authority over the teams they support
• Comfortable moving between hands-on casework and enterprise-level program building

Skills

• Form I-9 Compliance
• E-Verify Process
• Multistate Regulatory Compliance
• FCRA Compliance
• EEO/EEOC Compliance
• EEO-1 Reporting
• Immigration Status Management
• Compliance Program Development
• Enterprise HR Platforms
• Workday
• FLSA Knowledge
• Title VII Compliance
• FMLA Compliance
• ADA Compliance
• PWFA Compliance
• OSHA Compliance
• WARN Act Compliance
• Employment Law Compliance
• Background Screening
• Pay Equity
• Compliance Training
• HR Compliance

Languages

English