Director, Compliance and Employee Relations

**Overview** ------------ **Role Summary** The **Director Compliance and Employee Relations** is a senior HR leader responsible for establishing governing and executing the company’s global employee relations workplace investigations employment compliance and Health \& Safety strategy. This role ensures consistent legally compliant and fair people practices across geographies while enabling the business to manage risk uphold company values and maintain a safe respectful and compliant work environment. This position serves as a strategic partner to HR leadership Legal Facilities Benefits and senior executives balancing strong governance and risk mitigation with pragmatic business‑aligned solutions. **Key Responsibilities** **Employee Relations \& Investigations** * Lead the global employee relations strategy ensuring fair consistent and legally compliant handling of employee concerns disciplinary matters and performance‑related actions * Oversee and as needed directly conduct complex and high‑risk investigations (e.g. discrimination harassment retaliation ethics violations executive‑level cases) * Establish investigation standards protocols documentation requirements and governance in close partnership with Legal * Provide expert guidance to HR Advisors/HRBPs and leaders on performance management corrective action terminations and conflict resolution * Identify trends and root causes across ER cases and implement preventative actions to reduce recurring risk **Employment \& HR Compliance** * Own the global HR compliance strategy including adherence to employment laws regulations and internal policies across all countries of operation * Partner with Legal and regional HR teams to interpret employment law requirements and translate them into scalable policies procedures and controls * Ensure policies are current consistently applied and aligned with legal regulatory and business requirements * Lead audits compliance reviews and responses to internal or external findings related to HR practices * Maintain compliance oversight for record retention employee data handling labor relations/works councils (where applicable) and mandated training **Health \& Safety Governance** * Own enterprise Health \& Safety governance ensuring compliance with applicable occupational health and safety laws and regulations across geographies * Establish clear ownership policy frameworks and escalation paths for workplace safety incidents and employee health‑related risks * Partner closely with **Facilities** **Benefits** and **HR Advisors/HRBPs** to ensure Health \& Safety practices are embedded into daily operations and employee support models * Oversee investigation and response to workplace safety incidents coordinating corrective actions and regulatory reporting as required * Collaborate with Benefits partners on health‑related programs (e.g. medical accommodations disability coordination wellbeing initiatives) to ensure alignment with compliance and safety requirements * Monitor trends and risks related to employee safety health and workplace conditions to proactively strengthen controls and prevention efforts **Policy \& Governance** * Design and maintain a cohesive global HR Employee Relations and Health \& Safety policy framework with clear ownership approval processes and exception management * Ensure alignment between policy practice and system configuration (e.g. HRIS workflows case management tools incident reporting processes) * Define decision rights and escalation paths for ER compliance and Health \& Safety matters * Contribute to enterprise risk management activities related to people practices workplace safety and organizational culture **Partnership \& Advisory** * Act as a trusted advisor to senior HR leaders executives and people leaders on sensitive employee relations compliance and safety‑related matters * Partner closely with Legal to manage exposure mitigate litigation and regulatory risk and support claims or disputes when they arise * Collaborate with HR Operations Total Rewards HR Systems Facilities Benefits and Data \& Analytics teams to ensure compliance and safety requirements are embedded into processes and systems * Support reorganizations change initiatives and M\&A activity from an employee relations compliance and Health \& Safety perspective **Leadership \& Capability Building** * Lead mentor and develop a team of employee relations compliance and/or Health \& Safety professionals (as applicable) * Build ER compliance and safety capability across HR Advisors/HRBPs and leaders through training playbooks and decision frameworks * Promote a culture of fairness accountability safety and respect across the organization **Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or JD strongly preferred * 10\+ years of progressive HR leadership experience with deep expertise in employee relations employment compliance and workplace Health \& Safety * Experience operating in a global or multi‑country environment * Proven expertise managing complex investigations regulatory requirements and sensitive employee matters * Strong partnership experience with Legal Facilities Benefits and executive leadership * Demonstrated ability to balance risk management with practical business‑oriented solutions **Key Competencies** * Employment law and regulatory acumen * Investigation and fact‑finding expertise * Health \& Safety governance and incident management * Executive judgment and influence * Clear credible communication in high‑risk situations * Integrity discretion and sound decision‑making * Ability to operate both strategically and hands‑on