The HR Risk Operations Compliance Manager serves as a key member of the National Employee Relations and Risk Operations team, partnering across People Experience, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Payroll, Finance, HRIS, and business leadership to strengthen HR risk management, regulatory compliance, and operational effectiveness. This role is responsible for translating complex employment, workplace conduct, and operational requirements into practical programs, policies, controls, and guidance that support the Firm’s people strategy while mitigating risk. The Manager leads high-priority initiatives across compliance monitoring, policy governance, workforce risk analysis, health and safety, employee communications, and process improvement, while ensuring work is executed with strong judgment, discretion, and attention to detail.
This position requires a proactive, business-minded leader who can manage multiple workstreams, assess emerging risks, develop defensible processes, and deliver clear, audience-appropriate communications and training. The HR Risk Operations Compliance Manager plays a critical role in supporting firmwide compliance initiatives, advising on complex people-related operational matters, and building scalable tools, reporting, and governance practices that promote consistency, accountability, and a culture of compliance across the organization.
The HR Risk Operations & Compliance Manager serves as a key member of the People & Culture team in support of firm-wide goals and objectives. This role will report to the Associate Director of HR Risk Operations.
Key responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will be:
- A business ‑ minded HR Risk &Compliance professional who excels at statistical workplaceanalysis, internal/external HR compliance and process management with impeccable planning, coordination, and follow ‑ through.
- Operationally rigorous, detail‑accurate, and deadline‑reliable in a fast‑moving, matrixed environment.
- Analytical, comfortable with metrics and translating data into clear executive summaries , timelines, and stakeholder guidance.
- A concise, audience‑aware communicator who can write, edit, and sequence communications that drive clarity and action.
- A strong collaborator across Legal/Compliance, People & Culture, Technology/HRIS, People Experience and Inclusion teams; adept at role clarity and RACI management.
- Comfortable and integrity driven professional with experience in handling highly confidential information, sound judgment, and executive ‑ facing professionalism.
The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:
- 6–8 years of progressive experience in Compliance, HR program management, PMO/operations, or organizational effectiveness (professional services experience a plus).
- Hands ‑ on experience building and managing complex program plans (e.g., Smartsheet), SOPs, and process documentation.
- Advanced data and reporting skills (Excel/Power BI or similar) and experience supporting various systems
- Proficiency with MS Office, SharePoint/Teams, and content maintenance on intranet site.
- Strong written and verbal communication; experience drafting broad ‑ reach communications, policies, FAQs, research papers and leader talking points and briefings.
- Regulatory reporting experience
People management experience preferred.
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The base salary range for this position is between $112,000 and $160,000. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.
