Vice President, Associate Relations & HR Compliance
About The Position
The Vice President, Global Associate Relations & HR Compliance leads Marriott International’s enterprise strategy for associate relations, workplace investigations, HR compliance, human rights, and people-related risk. As the senior subject matter expert, this leader partners with Legal Compliance, Internal Audit, ESG, HR Partners, and HR Centers of Excellence to promote fair, consistent, and legally compliant employment practices. The role advances proactive, data-driven governance to identify emerging risks, strengthen leadership accountability, and build organizational trust. The position oversees global standards and operating models while balancing enterprise consistency with local legal and cultural requirements. It directs workplace concern intake, investigation, and resolution; advises executives and managers on sensitive employment decisions; and governs employment compliance, immigration, work authorization, associate data privacy, HR policies, and handbooks. The role also uses analytics and executive reporting to identify trends and risks, develops preventive programs and global team capability, and serves as the enterprise expert on workplace human rights and responsible employment practices. The leader builds and develops a high-performing global team with expertise in investigations, associate and labor relations, compliance, governance, and human rights. Marriott HQ supports a hybrid work environment, with regular in-office presence generally required for HQ-based roles.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in associate or employee relations, labor relations, HR compliance, employment law, or a related discipline, including significant global or multinational responsibility.
- Demonstrated success leading complex workplace investigations, employment-risk programs, executive or governance reporting, and geographically dispersed teams.
- Deep knowledge of employment law, investigations, labor relations, HR compliance, human rights, ESG and human-capital reporting, regulatory governance, and enterprise risk management.
- Strong business acumen, executive presence, judgment, influence, analytical capability, and discretion in highly sensitive matters.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in Human Resources, Law, Business, Industrial or Labor Relations, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Set global Associate Relations and HR Compliance strategy, standards, and operating model, balancing enterprise consistency with local legal and cultural requirements.
- Oversee intake, triage, investigation, and resolution of workplace concerns, maintaining quality, confidentiality, documentation, and procedural fairness.
- Advise executives, HR leaders, and managers on performance, discipline, accommodations, workplace conduct, complaints, reorganizations, job eliminations, and other risk-sensitive employment decisions.
- Support employment appeals and the Guarantee of Fair Treatment process.
- Direct governance, audits, controls, and risk assessments for employment obligations, including wage and hour, leave and accommodations, equal employment, worker classification, workplace postings, anti-harassment, anti-retaliation, immigration compliance, and work authorization.
- Oversee enterprise standards and controls for employment eligibility verification and visa and immigration processes.
- Establish and oversee enterprise requirements for the lawful, ethical, and secure collection, use, access, retention, transfer, and disposal of associate data.
- Partner with Privacy, Legal, Cybersecurity, HR Technology, and business leaders to embed privacy-by-design principles, manage data-related risk, and support compliance with applicable global privacy laws.
- Use data and predictive indicators to identify trends, emerging risks, and preventive actions; report on workplace culture, case outcomes, compliance, and people-related risk to executive leaders and governance committees.
- Translate case trends, regulatory developments, and risk insights into training, communications, manager tools, and preventive programs.
- Build global Associate Relations capability through common standards, quality reviews, knowledge sharing, and communities of practice; advance case-management technology, data integrity, automation, and process improvement.
- Serve as the enterprise expert on workplace human rights and responsible employment practices.
- Partner with Legal, Finance, and ESG to govern human-capital disclosures and reporting related to workforce practices, labor standards, demographics, and human-rights commitments.
- Oversee development, maintenance, review, and governance of enterprise HR policies and associate handbooks.
- Influence policies, programs, and organizational decisions through an associate-relations and compliance lens, in close alignment with Legal, HR Partners, and Centers of Excellence.
- Build and develop a high-performing global team, setting performance standards and establishing capability-building and succession plans.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Stock purchase plan
- Discounts at Marriott properties
- Commuter benefits
- Employee assistance plan
- Childcare discounts
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Health care flexible spending account
- Dependent care flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Accident insurance
- Adoption expense reimbursements
- Paid parental leave
- Educational assistance
- Washington employees accrue paid sick leave and PTO and are eligible to receive a minimum of 9 holidays annually.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
