Director, Employment and Compliance

BambooHR
Utah
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Excellent judgment","Strong business judgment","Written and verbal communication","Negotiation","Collaboration"]

Lead BambooHR’s employment law and HR compliance function, guiding a team of legal and compliance professionals and setting priorities for day-to-day compliance, audits, and remediation. Serve as senior counsel to business leaders on complex employment matters, oversee employment disputes with outside counsel, and translate evolving employment/regulatory requirements into practical guidance for HR, Product, Engineering, and customer-facing teams. Represent BambooHR’s voice externally and advance BambooTrust governance and policy lifecycle management.

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Director, Employment and Compliance

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Job Summary

Lead BambooHR’s employment law and HR compliance function, guiding a team of legal and compliance professionals and setting priorities for day-to-day compliance, audits, and remediation. Serve as senior counsel to business leaders on complex employment matters, oversee employment disputes with outside counsel, and translate evolving employment/regulatory requirements into practical guidance for HR, Product, Engineering, and customer-facing teams. Represent BambooHR’s voice externally and advance BambooTrust governance and policy lifecycle management.
Location: Utah
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and develop the Employment & Compliance team, establishing priorities, operating rhythms, and accountability.
  • •Serve as a senior in-house subject matter expert on employment law and provide practical, business-oriented counsel across jurisdictions.
  • •Partner with HR and Employee Relations on complex employee matters including investigations, accommodations, leaves, discipline, and terminations.
  • •Oversee day-to-day HR compliance and compliance-audit work, including monitoring, testing, audits, remediation, and operational processes.
  • •Provide senior leadership within BambooTrust, including policy governance program ownership, cross-functional governance, and compliance risk assessments/reporting.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
  • •Active admission to the bar in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • •8+ years of relevant legal experience with substantial employment law, compliance, litigation, or related experience.
  • •Meaningful experience counseling business leaders on complex employment and regulatory matters.
  • •Demonstrated ability to lead a compliance or legal function and manage professional-level team members.
Experience:8+ yearsFintechFinancial servicesSaaSRegulated industry
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:Excellent judgmentStrong business judgmentWritten and verbal communicationNegotiationCollaboration
Languages:English

Company Brief

BambooHR
Provides cloud-based human resources software that streamlines HR tasks including employee onboarding, time-off tracking, performance management, and HR analytics for small to mid-sized businesses, centralizing people data and automating HR workflows.
Industry: HR Tech
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Lindon, United States
Founded: 2008
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