Director, Employee Relations & Compliance

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experienced Director, Employee Relations & Compliance to lead the company's enterprise-wide employee relations function and serve as the HR organization's primary resource on employment law compliance. Reporting to the CHRO, this Director will be responsible for the design and execution of Peraton’s ER program; including workplace investigations, case management, policy compliance, and manager education — while serving as a key liaison to Legal regarding employment law matters and government agency inquiries.

This position demands deep expertise in workplace investigations, a command of federal contractor employment law obligations, and the judgment to navigate sensitive, high-stakes people matters with discretion and legal defensibility. Experience in a federal government contracting environment is required.

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What You’ll Do

Employee Relations Program Leadership

• Lead the enterprise-wide employee relations function, including the design and continuous improvement of ER frameworks, case management protocols, escalation procedures, and trend analysis
• Personally conduct and oversee complex, sensitive, and high-stakes workplace investigations, including allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, ethics violations, and policy violations
• Manage a team of Employee Relations specialists and investigators, ensuring consistent, high-quality, and legally defensible investigation practices across the enterprise
• Develop and maintain investigation documentation standards, templates, and case management protocols that ensure consistency, confidentiality, and legal defensibility
• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR Business Partners and senior leaders on employee relations matters, providing risk-informed guidance and recommended courses of action
• Analyze ER case trends, root causes, and patterns; develop and present insights and recommendations to HR leadership to proactively address systemic issues

Employment Law Compliance

• Serve as the HR function's primary liaison to Legal on employment law matters, including FLSA, Title VII, ADA/ADAAA, FMLA, ADEA, USERRA, NLRA, and applicable state and local employment laws
• Lead HR policy monitoring, editing, and drafting to ensure our policies provide compliance with company and regulatory requirements. Continuously evaluate the need and merits of policies to avoid bureaucracy
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments affecting the workforce; advise HR leadership on emerging compliance risks and recommended responses
• Manage the team supporting the company's response to audits, affirmative action plans and other government agency inquiries in coordination with Legal
• Advise on RIF and restructuring activities, ensuring legal compliance and risk mitigation throughout the process

Training & Education

• Develop and deliver training to HR Business Partners and people managers on ER best practices, investigation procedures, documentation standards, and employment law compliance
• Build and maintain a library of ER resources, manager toolkits, and training materials that equip leaders to handle people matters effectively and consistently
• Partner with Legal and Ethics & Compliance on enterprise-wide training initiatives related to workplace conduct, anti-harassment, and federal contractor obligations

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner closely with Legal, Ethics & Compliance, and Security on matters involving litigation risk, government agency inquiries, and conduct issues with security implications
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners to ensure consistent application of ER practices and policies across all business sectors and geographies
• Support HR leadership on organizational restructuring, workforce reductions, and other sensitive people actions requiring ER expertise

• 16+ years of progressive HR experience, with a minimum of 6+ years specifically in employee relations, workplace investigations, and/or employment law compliance
• Deep expertise in workplace investigations, including hands‑on experience conducting and overseeing complex, sensitive investigations from intake through resolution and documentation
• Proven experience in a…