Director, Compliance and Employee Relations

Hyland

14h

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
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

Responsibilities

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
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
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
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
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
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