HR Compliance Lead

ERCOT is a membership‑based nonprofit that manages electric power across Texas. We seek an experienced professional to serve as the primary contributor to a specialized HR compliance role, ensuring adherence to employment laws, corporate policies, and regulatory filings.

• Monitors new and changing federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations to assess compliance issues.
• Works with internal stakeholders to identify and implement efficiencies and solutions.
• Receives and responds to inquiries related to HR departmental compliance to support ERCOT’s adherence to applicable NERC standards.
• Manages the new‑hire pre‑employment protocol, including the I‑9 process and NERC‑required hiring requirements.
• Manages background‑check vendor partnerships and collaborates with vendors on process improvements.
• Reviews and processes associated invoices.
• Reviews completed background reports on all new hires, identifies data gaps and discrepancies, and follows up with vendors, candidates, or employees to retrieve supplemental documentation.
• Provides final review and HR approval of background‑check reports.
• Coordinates and reviews 7‑year background checks on current employees.
• Discusses discrepancies with employees as needed and provides final determination for approval.
• Orders and reviews driving reports for employees requesting to drive a company vehicle and provides final determination for approval.
• Updates the HRIS with 7‑year background dates and 3‑year driving report dates.
• Reviews and updates departmental policies and procedures annually or as necessary.
• Coordinates with subject‑matter experts to identify and revise policies.
• Develops new policies and procedures as needed.
• Performs periodic audits, including but not limited to I‑9 audits (and purging of I‑9 information) and background‑check data entries in the HRIS.
• Prepares and submits required filings, such as the EEO‑1 report.
• Manages immigration vendor partnership and works with the vendor on changing regulations and process improvements.
• Manages the corporate immigration program to meet business needs and regulatory requirements.
• Reviews and screens all candidates requiring immigration.
• Coordinates immigration filings with the external immigration vendor.
• Tracks and monitors immigration status of active employees and processes green‑card filings.
• Performs compensation analysis on all sponsored employees and candidates to mitigate internal equity issues due to prevailing wage regulations.
• Participates in internal and external audit requests.
• Provides training, mentorship, and guidance to colleagues.
• Collaborates with HR leadership and business areas on HR compliance projects and initiatives.
• May conduct audits, training, and guidance as needed for HR compliance initiatives and projects.
• Acts as Information Governance Coordinator for the department.

• Required Experience: Minimum 8 years of experience in Human Resources with progressively responsible experience, including exposure to policies, procedures, regulatory compliance, and immigration. Requires an equivalent level of knowledge in the legal, compliance, or HR domain.
• Preferred Experience: Experience with Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), data analysis, and HRIS reporting; extensive experience processing background checks and immigration filings.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. Equivalent education and experience may be considered.
• Certifications: PHR (preferred); SHRM US Employment Immigration Credential (preferred).

Expected Salary Range: $123,000 – $170,000, based on overall experience as determined by ERCOT.

Employees are required to be on‑site in Taylor, TX, at a minimum of two days per week, with flexibility to adjust schedules based on business needs. Remote work must be performed from a Texas residence.

ERCOT offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability insurance, long‑term care insurance, Section
125 Flexible Spending Account, and a Retirement Savings Plan. Full‑time employees are eligible to enroll in benefits on the first of the month following hire. The company also provides a 401(k) plan to support retirement planning.

ERCOT is firmly committed to equal employment for all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, medical condition, religion, age, creed, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.