What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Specialist, HR Compliance position at Martin Marietta Materials?
Description
The HR Compliance Lead owns and advances the organization’s enterprise HR compliance program, spanning both regulated and non-regulated requirements, by driving governance, risk mitigation, and consistent execution across all divisions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead and manage the compliance components of HR projects, providing structure, guidance, and coordination to drive process improvements and ensure consistent application of compliance standards (e.g., Background Check Vendor RFP and System Implementation, Drug and Alcohol Program enhancements).
- Lead HR compliance integration activities for mergers and acquisitions to drive alignment and mitigate risk.
- Own and maintain HR compliance process documentation, ensuring procedures are standardized, clear, and consistently applied.
- Oversee governance and review of HR policies and standards to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and enterprise practices.
- Collaborate with our HR Programs Administrators to develop, maintain, and deliver training, tools, and resources that enable consistent and effective compliance execution.
- Monitor evolving HR compliance requirements and assess enterprise impact partnering with Legal, HR management, and Safety leadership on interpretation, risk exposure, and recommended actions.
- Collaborate with HR Analysts to develop insights, metrics, and reporting that evaluate compliance performance, adoption trends, and execution gaps.
- Provide enterprise-level reporting and visibility to HR leadership on compliance effectiveness, risk exposure, and emerging issues to support informed decision-making and proactive risk mitigation.
- Manage change impacts associated with new or evolving compliance requirements, driving adoption and sustained execution.
- Oversee compliance-related vendors and HR systems from a risk perspective, ensuring effective performance, compliant implementation of enhancements, and proper validation of system updates (including Workday testing).
- Support audits, investigations, and remediation efforts by coordinating documentation, analysis, findings, and follow-up actions to ensure timely and effective resolution.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 8 years related experience preferred
A member of the S&P 500 Index, Martin Marietta is an American-based company and a leading supplier of heavy building materials – including aggregates, cement, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt. Through a network of operations spanning 28 states, Canada and the Bahamas, dedicated Martin Marietta teams supply the foundational resources upon which our communities thrive. Martin Marietta's Magnesia Specialties business produces high-purity magnesia and dolomitic lime products used worldwide in environmental, industrial, agricultural and specialty applications.
At Martin Marietta, we strive to work with the best and the brightest – those who have the potential to become our company's future leaders. Each of our roughly 9,500 people shares a common purpose regardless of their professional role or work environment. Together, we utilize our diverse skills and experiences to drive our company and its extraordinary culture forward. Our aim is to build on our foundation of success and help values-driven and hardworking people realize their full potential. When you decide to invest your career in Martin Marietta, you'll know what it's like to be respected, challenged and rewarded.
In return, we offer a highly competitive benefits package, including:
- Medical
- Prescription Drug
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Care Reimbursement Account
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
- Wellness Programs
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Paid Holidays and Vacation
- 401(k) with Company matching
- Pension
- Salary Continuation – Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability Options
- Employee Life Insurance
- Spouse & Dependent Life Insurance
- Business Travel Accident Insurance
- Direct Deposit Payroll
- Educational/Tuition Assistance Plan
- College Scholarship Program – for dependent children
- Matching Gift Program
- New Auto Purchase Discount Plans
At Martin Marietta, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates. We celebrate diversity and commit that qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.