HR Regulatory Compliance Lead

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Job Summary:
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.

Key Responsibilities:
• 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 organizational 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.
• Appropriately maintains all work in Lowe’s repositories and accurately documents all project work.
• Handles sensitive employee data, reports, and proprietary and confidential information discreetly.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelors Degree in Business, HR, Labor Relations, or related fields. In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, equivalent work experience in a related field is acceptable
• 5 years experience in an HR Compliance, Compliance Project Management, HR Generalist, Employee Relations or a related role with primary responsibilities supporting HR regulatory compliance, policies and/or procedures
• 4 years advanced knowledge of US employment law
• 4 years HR experience in an organization with multiple sites in multiple sites
• 2 years direct experience researching, analyzing, and implementing resolutions for federal, state and local employment and labor law compliance (e.g. Wage and hour, anti-harassment, EEOC, FMLA, Paid Sick Leaves, Leaves of Absence, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:
• Masters Degree MBA, Human Resources, or Labor Relations
• 2 years serving as a Project Manager or Lead
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR or SPHR certification

About Lowe's

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal year 2022 sales of over $97 billion, approximately $92 billion of sales were generated in the U.S., where Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.