Corporate Risk and Human Resource Compliance

Job-Level: This role is open for Manager or Director level candidates. Please see Required Qualifications for more details.

Department:
Corporate

Reports To:

General Counsel

Location:

Remote (United States)

Operating at the parent‑company level, the Corporate Risk & HR Compliance role serves as the central governing authority for both operational risk mitigation and HR compliance across our portfolio. In a high‑risk industry like telecommunications and construction (FTTH, fiber infrastructure), this role is critical to balancing two distinct but related objectives: establishing the safety culture and insurance strategy to drive down EMOD and claims and architecting the HR compliance framework to minimize legal and regulatory liability.

This role functions as a Center of Excellence (COE), establishing the corporate standards, frameworks, and reporting mechanisms while providing oversight to decentralized subsidiary leadership who will execute on your vision within the framework and needs of each business. This is a leadership role requiring the ability to collaborate across lines of business to understand the core nuances while prioritizing how the liabilities of each business impact the others.

The preferred candidate will have a strong risk management mindset, collaborative and cross‑functional approach to project and program management, and the tenacity and nimbleness to adjust to our growing and changing businesses.

• Safety & EMOD Strategy:
  Develop and lead human‑first safety initiatives to minimize job‑site injuries, illness, and property damage. Implement policy and procedure updates that directly target EMOD reduction and lower overall insurance premiums.
• Claims Oversight:
  Act as the corporate lead for the management of Workers' Compensation, General Liability, and Auto insurance claims. Analyze claims data to identify trends, root causes, and necessary operational interventions.
• Insurance Strategy & Broker Management:
  Serve as the primary owner for corporate insurance relationships, including renewal negotiations and program design for G & L, Property, and Workers' Comp.
• Field Operations
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner with construction and operations leaders to ensure safety training, protocols, and field site standards align with corporate risk appetite.

• Regulatory Filings:
  Ensure 100% compliance with federal and state mandates, including ACA filings, 5500s, EEO‑1, OSHA reporting, and state‑specific pay data requirements.
• Benefits & Total Rewards:
  Design and propose cost‑effective, high‑quality benefit plans across the portfolio, ensuring administrative compliance and competitive positioning.
• Policy Governance:
  Architect standardized corporate HR policies. Oversee the maintenance of compliant subsidiary handbooks and ensure all physical and digital labor law postings are managed appropriately.
• Employee Relations & Investigations:
  Provide oversight and risk assessment for high‑level employee relations incidents, formal investigations, and complex terminations.
• Point of Contact:
  Act as point of contact for providers and business unit HR leads facilitating benefit administration, supporting resolutions when concerns arise, and program managing data collection when required.

• BOD Reporting:
  Consolidate operational risk metrics and HR compliance data into a unified dashboard to present quarterly reports to the Board of Directors.
• Subsidiary Oversight:
  Establish the audit cadence for subsidiary entities. Require reporting from subsidiary HR and operations managers to ensure strict adherence to corporate standards.
• Wage & Hour Integrity:
  Audit job classifications, FLSA compliance, and wage/hour architectures across all entities to minimize litigation risk.

• Dual‑Track
  
  Experience:
  
  10+ years of leadership experience demonstrating a unique combination of Operational Risk/Insurance Management (specifically for construction, telecom, or field‑based industries) and HR Compliance/Employment Law.
• Proven Results:
  Demonstrated history of reducing EMOD or insurance claims through…