Employee Relations & Compliance Lead
Listed on 2026-02-08
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HR/Recruitment
Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Talent Manager
Overview
At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.
Requisition #: 1404
Job Title:
Employee Relations & Compliance Lead
Location:
McLean, VA (hybrid)
Nice to have: SHRMP-CP or PHR
Job SummaryThe Employee Relations & Compliance Lead is responsible for protecting the organization by ensuring that all people practices are consistent, compliant, legally defensible, and aligned with regulatory and contractual requirements. This role serves as the organization’s primary authority on employee relations, policy interpretation, and workforce compliance. This role leads all employee relations investigations, governs People policies, ensures audit readiness, and mitigates risk through proactive compliance oversight and manager education.
The Employee Relations and Compliance Lead partners closely with Legal, People Operations leadership, and managers to ensure sound judgment, clear documentation, and consistent application of standards. Acts as the process owner for Employee Relations & Support, ensuring the process is current, followed, and reinforced through clear accountability. Owns, updates, and reinforces the use of progressive disciplinary documentation across Employee Relations cases.
- Serve as the central authority for all employee relations investigations across the organization
- Lead workplace investigations when due process and case assessment determine an investigation is warranted
- Ensure investigations are conducted in a timely, objective, and legally defensible manner
- Review evidence, documentation, and witness statements; determine findings and recommendations
- Partner with People Operations Business Partners on ER intake, issue assessment, and escalation. Work with managers on cases that require additional assessment or judgement
- Advise leadership on appropriate corrective action and risk mitigation strategies
- Identify trends in ER cases and recommend systemic improvements
- Ensure organizational compliance with all applicable employment laws and regulations
- Maintain deep expertise in Gov Con-specific requirements, including:
- FAR / DFARS
- OFCCP
- EEO and VETS-4212
- DCAA-related workforce documentation
- Monitor regulatory changes and assess impact on People Operations practices
- Partner with People Operations Manager to ensure workflows support compliance
- Advise leadership on compliance risks and remediation strategies
- Own the development, maintenance, and governance of all People policies
- Ensure policies are clear, current, compliant, and consistently applied
- Lead the annual policy and handbook review cycle
- Interpret policies and provide authoritative guidance to leaders and managers
- Ensure policy updates are communicated clearly and adopted consistently
- Align policy language with operational practices and documentation standards
- Lead internal audits, including: I-9 compliance, personnel file audits, job classification reviews
- Own regulatory and contractual reporting requirements (EEO-1, VETS-4212, OFCCP readiness)
- Serve as the primary People Operations lead during external audits and reviews
- Partner with HRIS Analyst to ensure accurate, auditable data
- Identify gaps and implement corrective action plans
- Design and deliver training for managers on: employee relations fundamentals, performance documentation standards, policy interpretation and application, handling sensitive employee issues
- Coach leaders on managing risk through consistent documentation and early intervention
- Provide just-in-time guidance to managers on ER and compliance matters
- Reinforce a culture of accountability, fairness, and consistency
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