# Director, Employment and Compliance

**Company**: BambooHR
**Location**: Utah
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

BambooHR is seeking an experienced employment attorney to join our Legal leadership team as Director, Employment & Compliance. This role is equal parts employment lawyer, HR compliance leader, companywide senior strategic advisor, and cheer captain.

You’ll lead BambooHR’s employment-law and HR-compliance work, oversee the team responsible for day-to-day HR compliance and compliance-audit activities, advise teams across BambooHR on employment compliance requirements, and play a senior leadership role in BambooTrust, our enterprise-wide trust, risk, and compliance effort.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and develop a team of experienced legal and compliance professionals.

- Establish priorities, operating rhythms, and clear accountability for the Employment & Compliance function.

- Serve as a senior in-house subject matter expert on employment law, providing practical, business-oriented counsel on employment laws, regulations, employee relations matters, and employment practices across applicable jurisdictions.

- Manage employment disputes, claims, administrative proceedings, and litigation, engaging and directing outside counsel as appropriate.

- Lead the team responsible for BambooHR’s day-to-day HR compliance and compliance-audit work, establishing priorities, standards, and accountability for the function.

- Serve as a senior leader within BambooTrust, BambooHR’s enterprise-wide trust, risk, and compliance effort, helping connect people, priorities, risks, and decisions across the organization.

Requirements:

- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.

- Active admission to the bar in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

- 8+ years of relevant legal experience, with substantial experience in employment law, compliance, litigation, or a combination of these areas.

- Strong understanding of employment compliance requirements, regulatory frameworks, and risk management.

- Exceptional written, verbal, negotiation, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.

Benefits:

- Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance

- Generous leave policies that include 4 weeks of vacation, 12 company holidays, parental leave, and volunteer time off

- 401k plans with up to 6% company match

- $2000 Paid-Paid Vacation bonus

- EAP through Headspace

## Skills

### Required
- Juris Doctor (JD)
- employment law
- compliance
- litigation
- HR compliance

### Nice to have
- regulatory experience in fintech, financial services, human capital management, SaaS
- experience supporting international employment or compliance matters
- experience partnering with Product and Engineering organizations on legal or regulatory requirements

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