Director, HR Compliance & Policy; work from home

Position: Director, HR Compliance & Policy (work from home)
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** Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!
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* Job Description:

**** The work location for this position is 100% virtual/work from home anywhere in the US.
** Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.
** WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE JOB:
** Oversee and administer HR Compliance and Policy programs to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations related to U.S. HR and employment law issues. Identify and align strategic compliance related requirements to drive focused HR initiatives, based on a solid understanding of the business. Oversee management of the leave of absence and accommodations area and the various outsourced vendor relationships.

Identify areas of opportunities for performance improvement and create internal controls to mitigate risks. Pro-actively monitor the changing regulatory landscape and develop strategies and plans to mitigate risk and cultivate a positive, trustworthy reputation for the Red Cross and the HR organization.

This role will work with Senior HR Leadership, management and colleagues to support new and ongoing initiatives for the Human Resources function. Establish collaborative relationships with the Office of General Counsel, other HR partners, business leaders, and external agencies to meet goals and objectives.
** WORK LOCATION &

SCHEDULE:

The selected candidate will work 100% remotely from home anywhere in the USA.
**** WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):
*** Lead the execution of identified HR compliance-related projects, including the assignment of deliverables, creation/adjustment of deliverables schedule, issue/conflict resolution, and coordination of resources. Create and deliver change management and communication plans, and end-user training as it pertains to HR compliance-related projects.
* Develop, initiate, and revise policies and procedures for the general operation of compliance programs and related activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct.  Maintain and regularly update the Red Cross Employee Handbook.
* Lead and manage the Leaves of Absence and Accommodations team to ensure delivery of strong customer service and administration of Leaves/Accommodation programs in accordance with regulatory standards and supportive of the Red Cross workforce and business objectives.
* Oversee the planning, development, coordination, and administration of the equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action (AA) plans to conform to federal and state regulations and to assess degree of participation, adherence to policies and achievement of goads and timetables. Ensure appropriate company representation to enforcement and community organizations.  Develop, conduct, or direct AA/EEO training by developing and distributing new and revised legislation, regulation and judicial ruling information to HR management, managers and/or employees.
* Design and develop effective reporting/analytic methodologies, strategies, and tools to meet the needs of the Red Cross business units in fulfilling regulatory and legal requirements. Analyze complex data, reports and processes to identify issues, and to formulate solutions.  Work to improve data quality, collection processes and report design to meet diverse…