Senior Manager, HR Compliance - Americas

MongoDB

About The Position

MongoDB is hiring a Senior Manager, HR Compliance to join its Americas Employee Experience team. This role reports to the Senior Director of Americas Employee Experience and is responsible for evolving, refining, and operationalizing a comprehensive compliance framework and strategy across the region. The role includes direct management of one team member responsible for immigration and global mobility within the Americas region, ensuring these programs are effectively aligned with compliance requirements and broader people strategies. As a key member of the Americas Employee Experience leadership team, this individual will help drive a culture of compliance and operational excellence, while also supporting team-wide planning, key initiatives, and quarterly business reviews (QBRs). This role partners closely with regional Employee Experience leaders (Americas, EMEA, APAC) and maintains strong alignment with the Global Risk & Compliance function to ensure consistency in processes, policies, controls, and audit readiness. The Employee Experience Team at MongoDB is the face of HR to its global employee population. The team is responsible for delivering full employee lifecycle support—from onboarding through separation—in partnership with the broader People Team, including Recruiting, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, Employee Engagement & Inclusion, HR Business Partnering, and HR Operations. The team also leads employee relations, workplace initiatives, policy and process enhancements, regional compliance, and programs designed to strengthen manager capability and overall employee experience. MongoDB is built for change, empowering its customers and people to innovate at the speed of the market, having redefined the database for the AI era. Its unified database platform, MongoDB Atlas, is a globally distributed, multi-cloud database available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With offices worldwide and over 60,000 customers, MongoDB powers the next era of software. The company is committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture, offering various benefits like employee affinity groups, fertility assistance, and a generous parental leave policy. MongoDB is also committed to providing necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities and provides equal employment opportunities without discrimination.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in HR compliance, employment law, or related field
5+ years of experience applying U.S. employment law across multiple states
3+ years of experience building and implementing HR compliance programs (policies, audits, training)
2+ years of people management experience
Experience partnering with Legal, Employee Relations, and/or Risk/Compliance functions
Experience supporting audits, including controls, documentation, and remediation
Experience delivering compliance training to HR and/or managers
Experience operating in ambiguous, fast-paced, or high-growth environments
Experience working in multi-state or complex organizational environments

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or JD
Experience supporting multi-country HR compliance programs (Americas or global)
Experience overseeing or partnering on immigration and global mobility programs
Experience working in a public company or SOX-regulated environment
Experience in the technology industry or other high-growth environments
Professional certification such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent

Responsibilities

Lead the continued development, refinement, and execution of a scalable HR compliance framework across the Americas (policy, training, audits, and programs), including a roadmap for future capabilities
Build and embed a culture of compliance and best practices across the People Team and broader organization
Develop and implement programs to ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies; ensure in-region compliance of HR policies, processes, and programs
Own and oversee immigration and global mobility programs for the Americas through direct management of a dedicated team member, ensuring regulatory compliance, effective vendor partnership, and alignment with business and talent needs
Partner with Employee Relations and HR leadership to support compliant handling of employee matters, providing guidance, frameworks, and risk-based input (without direct ownership of ER processes)
Partner closely with the Global Risk & Compliance function to align on controls, processes, policies, and audit activities; support internal and external audits as required
Lead regular compliance audits and risk assessments, including policy creation, documentation, manager training, and systems/process approvals to identify risks and drive corrective actions
Collaborate with HR leadership to create, implement, and maintain HR policies and procedures, ensuring consistency and effective escalation frameworks
Partner closely with Legal to stay current on regulatory changes and translate requirements into actionable guidance
Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate compliance considerations into business processes and decision-making
Design and deliver compliance training programs to educate HR staff, managers, and employees on obligations and best practices
Establish and maintain effective channels for reporting compliance concerns and support investigations as needed
Prepare and present regular compliance reports to senior management highlighting key metrics, trends, and risks
Build relationships with regulatory agencies, industry associations, and external stakeholders as needed
In partnership with other regional HR Compliance Leads, drive key operational rhythms, including project management of or collaborations on global initiatives and coordination of quarterly business reviews (QBRs)