HR Regulatory Compliance Lead

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This position is based at our headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Our corporate office is a space where you can collaborate and do your best work. Take a walk, grab a bite (or a cup of coffee), work out or get a check-up – we invest in you so you can find your inspiration.

The primary purpose of this role is to ensure HR compliance with all employment/labor laws (federal, state, and local) in all the various locations for Lowe's (e.g., Stores, distribution centers, corporate support centers, etc.). This includes responsibility for monitoring changes in the business environment, legislation, and regulatory standards that may affect HR policies and procedures. This role will create and execute audits, conduct benchmarking studies, and evaluate current state processes/practices.

The HR Regulatory Compliance Lead is responsible for making strategy and execution recommendations for programs and practices that mitigate risk to Lowe's and creating and presenting such to all levels of leadership. This position serves as a project implementation lead for new or amended laws by creating project plans and partnering with cross‑functional teams throughout the company. This position must apply knowledge of employment and labor laws, government regulations, and agency rules to provide input into investigations, case decisions, and legislative roll-outs.

Additionally, this role will help standardize compliance reports, processes, and procedures. The HR Regulatory Compliance Lead supports HR business partners with any training materials related to compliance and governance for HR employment law and supports managers with ad hoc compliance training requests. This position requires extreme attention to detail, the ability to accurately read and interpret legislative bills and briefs, strong written and oral communication skills, and a commitment to serving our internal customers.

• Proactively monitors changes in the business environment, legislation, and regulatory standards and determines impact on HR policies and procedures to ensure continued compliance.
• Serves as subject matter expert for HR regulatory requirements by maintaining and expanding knowledge of existing and proposed federal, state, and local laws.
• With guidance from the HR Regulatory Compliance Manager, drives compliance for all locations by creating and implementing risk mitigation plans, training, and auditing.
• Directs and performs internal audits, identifies gaps, and completes analysis for all areas of HR functions that impact Lowe’s compliance.
• Monitors audit processes to ensure locations are consistently, accurately, and timely managing HR compliance obligations.
• Identifies emerging trends and risks, recommending improvements/action plans for organisational compliance standards.
• Collaborates frequently with the Legal, HR Policy & Process, HR Leaves & Accommodations, Benefits, and HR Systems teams to ensure policies, procedures, and processes adhere to regulatory standards.
• Serves as a project implementation lead for projects/programs requiring regulatory compliance, requiring cross‑functional leadership. Serves as a stakeholder on other projects when there is a need for regulatory compliance input.
• Ensures project deliverables meet legislative and internal deadlines by motivating and influencing business partners and seeking solutions to obstacles.
• Partners with the HR operations teams to design and develop functional reports and metrics.
• Partners with people leaders, stakeholders, and HR business partners at all levels of leadership to support and recommend employment law and HR compliance solutions and to address complex questions/issues.
• Responds to complex or escalated workplace compliance inquiries. Partners with Legal, when necessary, to ensure particularly specialized, difficult, or sensitive matters are resolved in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Writes, revises, and/or implements company policies, directives, communications, and training.
• Conducts Regulatory Compliance Review summaries and presents actions to senior leadership and HR business partners.
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