Compliance Specialist - Chicago, United States - Addison Group

    Addison Group
    Addison Group Chicago, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Description

    Our client in the Legal space is seeking a Compliance Specialist to join their team on a DIRECT HIRE basis. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of project management work within HR compliance and have a bachelors degree.

    Job Title: Compliance Specialist

    Location: Chicago, IL

    Pay Range: $75,000-$80,000

    Work Type: DIRECT HIRE

    Main Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Manage the Compliance Inbox, coordinating and preparing responses to compliance training questions and requests.
    • Project manage the firms global compliance training programs, working cross-departmentally with Learning & Development, IT and OGC to ensure timely and coordinated completion of required trainings.
    • Identify compliance-related training needs and collaborate with the Global Compliance Manager to source, create and implement training plans.
    • Maintain compliance training plan documents and report on completion rates to leadership.
    • Suggest and implement compliance training-related process improvements.
    • Project manage and facilitate changes in policies, procedures and/or systems in response to changes in federal, state, and local laws.
    • Identify and research upcoming changes in federal, state and local legislation including, but not limited to, paid leave, background checks, drug testing, pay transparency and required trainings.
    • Identify HR policies that need to be developed and/or updated, socialize with HR leadership and other relevant parties.
    • Work with HR team members to ensure awareness of and compliance with applicable regulations and related changes.
    • Report, on a regular basis, on the progress of specific tasks related to compliance program implementation.
    • Design and implement improvements to compliance-related processes.
    • Support the implementation of special HR projects and initiatives.
    • Stay current with labor and employment trends, applicable HR-related international, federal, state and local legal decisions, regulatory agency guidelines and laws.
    • Other related duties as assigned.