Senior Employment Compliance Specialist
🔍 Plano, Texas, United States
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Your Opportunity
The Senior US Employment Specialist, Global HR Projects & Compliance – HR Talent Services, is responsible for providing country specific subject matter expertise on employment compliance. Responsible for the delivery and oversight of resources and tools to support compliance related policies and practices. Under the direction of the Employment Compliance Manager this position collaborates with HR Client Services, HR Services, other Talent Services teams and key FST stakeholders (including Risk Management) to facilitate accurate guidance and support project and process direction related to compliance with employment legislation and internal business standards.
We offer flexible working arrangement. This role can be remote, hybrid, or in-office.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Conducts and maintains research on employment legislation. Remains current on changing employment legislation in assigned country.
- Under the direction of the Employment Compliance Manager support business and employment projects and programs.
- Lead or provide subject matter expertise on a variety of employment projects driven by legislation or as identified by the business.
- Responsible for identifying and providing research and analysis to support, recommend and determine employment and compliance initiatives and direction to create and update employment policies and practices.
- Responsible for identifying, developing, and maintaining supporting processes, resources and tools for HR Client Services regarding employment compliance related policies and practices.
- Consulting and delivering training for HR Services and Client Services practitioners.
- Provides guidance to and consults with HR Client Services on legislative requirements within assigned country that impact employment and business practices and processes.
- Maintains knowledge of HR leading edge best practices and brings forward recommendations.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- In-depth knowledge on employment legislation in the United States with experience to research, review facts and provide recommendations.
- Ability to lead and/or execute on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Client-focused with the ability to build strong and productive business relationships.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, writing and communication skills.
- Ability to set priorities and work effectively in a constantly changing environment.
- Must be a highly-motivated self-starter.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, follow compliance laws and regulations.
- Proactive, positive, and solutions focused.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Effective organizational and time management skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate, influence, and persuade.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Human Resources, or a related field required.
- Minimum of 10 years of HR Business Partner or related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- SPHR, CPHR, or HR certification preferred.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
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