HR Risk Operations Compliance Manager

Grant Thornton is hiring a full-time HR Risk Operations Compliance Manager in Highland Park, Texas to help safeguard the firm's people practices and reinforce a culture of accountability across employment, conduct, and regulatory matters.

About the Role

As the HR Risk Operations Compliance Manager at Grant Thornton, you will join the National Employee Relations and Risk Operations team in Highland Park, Texas. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with People Experience, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Payroll, Finance, HRIS, and senior business leaders, you will help convert intricate employment and workplace conduct requirements into clear, actionable practices that elevate HR risk management, regulatory adherence, and day-to-day operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret and operationalize complex employment, workplace conduct, and regulatory standards into practical HR guidance and controls.
• Partner across People Experience, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Payroll, Finance, and HRIS to strengthen the firm's overall HR risk posture.
• Support regulatory compliance efforts and promote consistent, defensible employee relations practices.
• Drive operational effectiveness within the National Employee Relations and Risk Operations function.
• Advise and collaborate with business leadership on emerging people-related risks and mitigation approaches.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in HR compliance, employee relations, or HR risk operations.
• Working knowledge of employment law, workplace conduct standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to collaborate across Legal, Compliance, Payroll, Finance, and HRIS functions.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills suited to a cross-functional environment.
• Comfort translating complex requirements into clear, operational practices.

About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton is a leading professional services organization where People Experience, Risk, and Compliance teams work together to protect the firm and its people. This on-site role in Highland Park, Texas offers the chance to make a measurable impact on how the firm manages HR risk and compliance at a national scale.

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