Senior Manager, Global HR Compliance

The Sr. Manager, Global HR Compliance will play a critical role in building, enhancing, and governing PCI Pharma Services' global HR compliance framework. Reporting to the Executive Director of Global HR Operations, this role ensures that PCI's employment practices, including regulatory adherence, work authorization, policy management, government reporting, and pre-employment screening, are consistent, audit-ready, scalable, and aligned with global risk mitigation objectives.

This position blends operational excellence with strategic compliance leadership. The ideal candidate possesses strong knowledge of global employment regulations, experience in managing cross-regional compliance programs, and the ability to operationalize HR policies and regulatory requirements across various systems, processes, and teams.

Responsibilities:

Global Regulatory & Employment Compliance Management

• Oversee global employment compliance requirements across North America, EMEA, and APAC, ensuring adherence to federal, state, and local regulations.

• Manage ongoing monitoring of regulatory changes impacting HR (e.g., wage/hour laws, employment documentation, mandatory reporting, works council requirements).

• Serve as a primary point of contact for regulators and government agencies for HR-related audits, inspections, and inquiries.

• Lead the creation, maintenance, and governance of global HR compliance calendars, controls, and audit frameworks.

• Ensure compliance with key employment legislation across the U.S. (FLSA, FMLA, EEOC laws, state labor codes), Canada (Employment Standards, provincial labor laws), UK (Employment Rights Act, Equality Act), Ireland (Employment Equality Acts, Organisation of Working Time Act), Australia (Fair Work Act, NES), Spain (Workers' Statute), and Germany (BetrVG, Arbeitszeitgesetz).

Work Authorization, Right-to-Work, & Visa Sponsorship

• Lead global work authorization processes, ensuring compliant hiring and continued employment documentation across all countries.

• Oversee immigration and sponsorship programs, partnering with legal counsel and mobility vendors to ensure timely and compliant visa processing.

• Maintain global immigration vendor partnerships and ensure sponsorship programs align with local law, including Skilled Worker / Global Talent visas (UK), EAD/H-1B (U.S.), TSS 482 (Australia), etc.

• Implement standardized right-to-work verification procedures and monitor global adherence.

• Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track expirations, renewals, and risk indicators.

Background Check Program & Adjudication

• Own PCI's global background check program, including vendor management, adjudication guidelines, and compliance with local legislation (e.g., Fair Chance laws, GDPR).

• Implement consistent global screening standards while adapting to regional regulatory requirements.

• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Legal, and regional HR teams to resolve escalations and ensure timely candidate clearance.

Policy Governance & Systems Implementation

• Lead the development, harmonization, and governance of global HR policies, handbooks, and mandatory guidelines.

• Partner with HRIS to configure country-specific validations, workflows, time-off rules, holiday calendars, and document retention requirements.

• Ensure HR systems (e.g., Workday) support compliance requirements such as document retention, right-to-work tracking, training assignments, attestations, and required reporting.

IPO Readiness & HR Risk Controls

• Support HR's compliance readiness for IPO activities, including documentation standards, SOX-like controls, data governance, and audit preparation.

• Create scalable compliance processes aligned with public-company expectations for accuracy, transparency, and documentation.

• Prepare global evidence packs for audits that include region-specific documentation standards.

• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, and Internal Audit to maintain comprehensive risk registers and remediation plans.

Government Reporting & Mandatory Filings

• Lead the preparation and submission of required HR reports and filings globally (e.g., EEO-1, VETS-4212, gender pay reporting, modern slavery reporting, GDPR documentation for HR, statutory workforce data exports).

• Ensure data accuracy and timely submission of all government-mandated reports.

• Maintain documentation and controls for audit readiness and regulatory reviews.

Compliance Analytics, Reporting & Insights

• Develop compliance dashboards, metrics, and risk indicators to provide visibility to HR and executive leadership.

• Analyze global compliance gaps, trends, and root causes; recommend process and policy improvements.

• Benchmark PCI's compliance programs against best practices in the life sciences and manufacturing industries.

Project Management & Change Delivery

• Lead HR compliance projects including new regulatory implementations, system enhancements, M&A integration, new market entry, and policy rollouts.

• Drive organizational adoption through communications, training, and change management.

• Document and standardize compliance processes to ensure global scalability and audit readiness.

• Evaluate HR compliance risks during M&A due diligence and manage post-acquisition onboarding, system configuration, policy harmonization, and regulatory readiness for newly acquired sites.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, Legal Studies, or related field.

• 8-10 years of experience in HR compliance, global employment law support, HR operations, or related functions within a multinational environment.

• Strong knowledge of global employment regulations, work authorization, and HR policy governance.

• Experience managing visa sponsorship and immigration programs.

• Demonstrated experience implementing HR compliance requirements in systems such as Workday.

• Strong analytical and reporting skills with the ability to interpret regulatory data and create actionable insights.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and project management capabilities.

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and manage complex, multi-regional requirements in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Preferred

• Experience in highly regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotech, or manufacturing.

• Familiarity with IPO readiness activities or public-company HR compliance standards.

• Certification such as PHR/SPHR, SHRM-CP/SCP, or immigration-related credentials.

• Experience working with background screening vendors and adjudication guidelines.

• Knowledge of global data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, APEC frameworks).

Work Model & Travel Requirements

• Remote/hybrid depending on location.

• Occasional international travel (up to 10%) to support compliance initiatives, audits, or site readiness activities.

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