Senior HR Compliance Consultant
The Woodlands, TX - USA
Job Summary
McKesson is an impact-driven Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights products and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here we focus on the health happiness and well-being of you and those we serve we care.
What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow make an impact and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients our communities and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrows health today we want to hear from you.
Position Summary
The Senior HR Compliance Consultant serves as a subject matter expert and governance leader. This role is responsible for establishing enterprise HR compliance standards frameworks and risk guardrails while enabling HR and business leaders to execute compliant employment practices locally.
The consultant partners closely with Employee Relations Legal HR Leaders and other key stakeholders to advise assess risk and ensure alignment with federal state and local employment regulations. This role emphasizes oversight enablement and escalation not centralized approval or ownership of routine employment actions.
Key Responsibilities
Expertise & Strategic Advisory
Serve as an enterprise HR compliance subject matter expert providing advisory guidance on multijurisdictional employment laws (e.g. FLSA FCRA I9 EEO1 pay transparency BantheBox).
Design maintain and evolve compliance frameworks policies toolkits and standards that support consistent application across a federated HR model.
Partner with Legal and ER leadership to define risk thresholds escalation criteria and decision authorities.
Monitor regulatory developments and proactively assess enterprise impact providing practical implementation guidance to HR partners and leaders.
Enablement of Delivery Model
Enable HR representatives and leaders to execute compliant employment actions by:
Providing clear guidance job aids decision matrices and templates
Delivering targeted compliance training and education
Coaching HR partners on risk identification and mitigation
Act as a consultative escalation point for complex or highrisk compliance matters rather than a centralized decisionmaker for standard transactions.
Support consistent interpretation of policies while allowing local execution within established guardrails.
Driving effective change management by:
Preparing HR and leaders for policy process or regulatory changes through clear communication and practical implementation guidance
Reinforcing adoption of new or updated practices through enablement tools training and ongoing coaching
Partnering with HRBPs and leaders to identify adoption risks resistance points and mitigation strategies during change initiatives
Risk Oversight & Compliance Assurance
Lead enterprise and targeted compliance audits and multistate compliance oversight by partnering with HR ER Legal and Technology to assess policy practice and system alignment; ensure enabling systems meet statutory and regulatory requirements; identify control gaps and systemic risk; and drive crossfunctional remediation to mitigate enterprise risk.
Provide advisory input on background check adjudications pay transparency disclosures and hiring complianceensuring processes align with regulations and policy while execution remains with designated HR or talent teams.
Maintain oversight of:
I9 compliance and reverification processes
Required employment notices and postings
Statespecific hiring and onboarding requirements
Record retention and data privacy standards
CrossFunctional Partnership & Influence
Collaborate with Employee Relations Talent Acquisition Total Rewards and HR Operations to ensure compliance is embedded into processes and systems not retrofitted.
Support ER and HR leaders during audits investigations or regulatory inquiries by providing expert consultation and documentation guidance.
Influence organizational culture by promoting ethical employment practices risk awareness and shared accountability.
Additional Responsibilities
Develop and deliver enterprise HR compliance training and onboarding materials.
Partner with HR Operations to ensure systems and workflows support compliant execution.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives related to policy clarity process efficiency and compliance maturity.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business or related field.
7 years of progressive HR compliance experience in complex multistate environments.
Demonstrated ability to advise and influence without direct authority.
Strong expertise in regulatory interpretation compliance risk assessment and governance frameworks.
Exceptional analytical communication and stakeholder partnership skills.
Preferred Skills
SHRM-SCP SHRM-CP SPHR PHR or similar certification.
Experience in a matrixed or shared services HR model.
Experience in highly regulated industries (healthcare manufacturing financial services).
Familiarity with HRIS platforms ServiceNow and compliance tracking tools.
We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors including performance experience and skills equity regular job market evaluations and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKessons pay philosophy and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay other compensation such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson pleaseclick here.
Our Base Pay Range for this position
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About Company
McKesson is the leading healthcare company for wholesale medical supplies & equipment, pharmaceutical distribution, and healthcare technology solutions. McKesson is the central nervous system of health care. At any given moment, in any given minute, we simultaneously execute thousands ... View more