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The Sr. Manager, HR Compliance & Operations’ main mission is to lead Wrike to embody a culture of compliance and internal development. This position ensures that the company adheres to legal standards and in-house policies; and will design/manage strategic partnerships with internal business units toward a common goal of enterprise-wide compliance excellence. This role will have a diverse range of responsibilities associated with interpretation of people related regulations (including but not limited to state, federal, SOX), and drive a proactive collaboration between HR & cross-functional stakeholders. The Sr. Manager, HR Compliance & Operations will lead compliance policy development and management, compliance training and program management and creation of communications related to program updates.

Meet your hiring manager: Amy Zebrowski

How You’ll Make an Impact

Compliance and Human Resources Management

• In partnership with HR, legal and business leaders, builds and executes a comprehensive strategic plan to remain compliant as a global organization

• Ensure adherence to policy with all employment compliance matters

• Able to proactively identify and quickly resolve new and emerging potential risks through regular risk assessment

• Partner with Finance, Legal, and other teams as required to support annual audits

• Manage pre-hire onboarding compliance requirements, including employment agreements, background checks, employment authorization eligibility, etc.

• Build & maintain compliance processes from onboarding to off-boarding for extended workforce members, including PEO workers and independent contractors

• Keep Wrike’s employment agreements and documents up to date, including our Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and others as required

• Handle various HR processes where compliance is required (such as the creation of personnel files, development of training, other)

• Track and follow-up with employees on required compliance trainings, tasks and processes

• Provide reporting (e.g. EEOC) and conduct audits when necessary

• Partner with the Legal team and other required stakeholders to ensure appropriate compliance and governance of our people processes

• Partner with General Counsel and HRBPs on employee relations issues, including workplace investigations and terminations, to ensure compliance with required and advisable legal protocols

• Partner with HR staff to manage Wrike’s US leave of absence program to ensure compliance with company policy as well as state and federal regulations (FMLA, PDL, CFRA, etc.)

• Partner with HR leadership in support of employee communications and execution of company strategy

• Owns global HR compliance training program in KnowBe4; may also be required to prepare and deliver training content as needed

HR Operations

• Manages day-to-day implementation of HR processes, policies and programs

• May supervise one or more global HR Operations team members over time

• Develops and scales HR processes covering all areas of the employee lifecycle

• Plans, writes, and/or edits standard operating procedures and other necessary documentation

• Maintains an HR support service center and management of “ticketing” and requests through to resolution or escalation/handoff

• Ensures resources (internal and external) are in place to deliver services to a growing base of employees, managers, and leaders

• Identifies vendors and outsourcing opportunities as appropriate to serve our operational needs, and manages the performance of vendors

• Performs other functions and duties as required

You’ll achieve your best if you have:

• 5+ years’ experience in global (US, EMEA, APJ) compliance/legal/human resources generalist field.

• 2 years in a US-based leadership role in a fast-paced technology or startup environment.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Law, Human Resource Management, or related field preferred, or a combination of education and equivalent work experience.

• Strong leadership skills; influencing other HR and cross-functional professionals.

• Compliance leader with a passion for innovation and process improvements

• Ability to research and interpret employment laws and regulatory changes, participating in continuous HR training

• Models and inspires high levels of integrity, lives up to commitments, and takes responsibility for the impact of one’s actions, including a high level of precision in work

• Collaborates with others by gathering multiple views and being open to diverse perspectives, focusing on a shared purpose that puts compliance and Wrike’s overall success first

• Effectively leverages resources to create exceptional outcomes, embraces change, and constructively resolves barriers and constraints

• Ability to connect with team members and build strong relationships across all levels of the organization

• Ability to accept criticism, and to calmly and effectively deal with high stress situations

• Ability to work independently including the ability to research and resolve issues with minimal supervision

• Ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to conduct presentations, facilitate meetings and provide training

• Proven project management skills

• Ability to maintain confidentiality as required

• Possess excellent organizational and time management skills

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Experience with Google Business Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms) preferred

You’ll stand out with

• GPHR highly preferred, or other HR certification (i.e. SHRM-SCP, SPHR)

• Experience managing HR team members in EMEA and/or APJ

• Japanese language skills

• Experience with UKG Pro

Perks of working at Wrike

When you join our team, you join over 1,000 Wrikers all on a journey to do the best work of their lives. The 20,000+ businesses worldwide who chose us as their collaborative work management platform know we lead by example.

• Medical, Dental, and Employer-Paid Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance, Employer- Paid ST and LT Disability

• 401K with employer match, FSA/HSA Benefits, and Legal Plan

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• 11 Paid Holidays, 1 Floating Holiday, 20 Days of PTO

• 16 Hours of Volunteer Paid Time Off

• Parental Leave: 18 weeks for birth mothers, 4 weeks for non-birth parents

• Get connected with one of our many WERC groups! (Wrike Employee Resource Community)

Your recruitment buddy will be Lindsey Storey, TA Team Lead.

LI-LS1 $50,000 — $70,000/year