Compliance Analyst

Description

Join the dynamic corporate team at Express Employment International as a Compliance Analyst, where your legal expertise will ensure employment law compliance across the United States and Canada. In this pivotal role, you’ll monitor and analyze evolving employment laws, specializing in immigration (such as Form I-9 and E-Verify) and wage and hour (including topics like minimum wage and pay transparency), to shape compliant HR policies, procedures, and forms. You’ll lead compliance projects, deliver training, serve as a key point of contact for operations teams, and mitigate risks, collaborating to ensure Express adapts effectively to a dynamic legal landscape.

Your day-to-day will include researching new and changing employment laws and crafting clear and actionable communication materials, training resources, and strategic compliance guidance. This is a highly collaborative, high-impact opportunity with the chance to influence how Express adapts to a shifting legal landscape.

This position sits within our Oklahoma City based corporate office, currently with an expectation to be onsite 80% of the time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor and interpret changes in federal, state, and local employment laws to ensure ongoing organizational compliance
• Develop, review, and update HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legal requirements and alignment with organizational practices
• Design and deliver training programs to educate employees on compliance policies and regulatory requirements
• Prepare compliance reports, maintain detailed documentation of compliance activities, and monitor key compliance metrics
• Advise management on compliance issues and provide guidance to ensure effective implementation of regulatory requirements
• Address management inquiries on compliance matters and provide clear, accurate explanations of policies and regulations
• Lead compliance-related projects to implement regulatory requirements and resolve identified issues
• Research regulatory compliance requirements to evaluate and ensure alignment of business policies, procedures, training, systems, and processes with applicable laws, and communicate associated risks to stakeholders
• Identify and escalate compliance risks promptly, manage and report issues, and develop action plans to address them effectively

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• Employment law experience or commensurate experience in Human Resources
• Paralegal certification preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR ABILITIES

• Proficient in Westlaw and similar legal research databases
• Possess excellent written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and document management systems and ability to edit and proofread correspondence and legal documents
• Case management software a plus

Not sure you meet every requirement? Apply anyway!

At Express, we celebrate what makes you, you. We value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and talents—because we know that’s what makes us stronger together. If you're excited about the role, we’re excited to hear from you.

Express Employment International supports Express Employment Professionals franchises and related brands. The Express franchise brand is an industry-leading, international staffing company with more than 870 franchise locations in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Headquartered in Oklahoma City, our corporate team is committed to empowering franchisees by providing world-class support, training, and strategic guidance through a unified global network.

Our mission is to professionally market and provide quality human resource solutions through an international franchising network—benefiting our associates, clients, franchisees, corporate staff, shareholders, and the communities we serve.

Our vision is simple yet powerful: To help as many people as possible find good jobs by helping as many clients as possible find good people.

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