# Compliance Program Lead

**Company**: International Rescue Committee
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $95,000/yr
**Category**: Human Resources
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

We are seeking a Compliance Program Lead to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the organization's compliance program, ensuring adherence to US employment and labor laws, and maintaining a culture of compliance across the organization.

The Compliance Program Lead will own the organization's I-9 program end-to-end, including setting policy, standards, and process, and serving as the final review and confirmation point before new-hire I-9 verifications are submitted. They will also be responsible for conducting regular internal I-9 audits, maintaining a living compliance matrix of federal, state, and local employment law obligations, and partnering with Payroll to monitor wage-and-hour compliance.

Additional responsibilities include:

- Own and oversee the US background screening program, including process governance, vendor management, and continuous improvement

- Serve as the HR Operations focal point for EEO/EEOC-related compliance and reporting

- Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting for HR leadership and General Counsel on compliance status, open items, training completion rates, and emerging regulatory risk

- Act as a standing SME resource for P&C Partners, fielding compliance questions and providing guidance on complex or gray-area cases

The ideal candidate will have 5-8+ years of experience in US employment and labor law compliance, with demonstrated expertise in Form I-9, E-Verify, and multistate regulatory environments. They will also have experience managing background screening programs, supporting EEO/EEOC compliance and reporting, and working with employees across diverse immigration statuses.

In return for your hard work, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including a salary of $95,000 per year.

## Skills

### Required
- US employment and labor law compliance
- Form I-9
- E-Verify
- multistate regulatory environments
- background screening programs
- EEO/EEOC compliance and reporting

### Nice to have
- SHRM-CP/SCP
- PHR/SPHR
- specialist certification in immigration or I-9 compliance

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