Employment Legal Compliance Specialist

Full Time
Washington, DC, USA
1 week ago

At Lyft, community is who we are, it’s what we do, and it’s what makes us different. To create the best ride for all, we start in our own community, by creating an open, inclusive and diverse organization where all team members belong.

Lyft is looking for an Employment Legal Compliance Specialist to join its Legal Team!  You will work closely with Lyft’s in-house Employment Legal team and its People/HR team to ensure Lyft’s compliance with various federal, state, and local employment laws. In particular, this role will focus on ensuring that all reporting obligations are fulfilled. You should be a self-starter, highly motivated, and able to process direction easily and with a good attitude. Come join the fun at Lyft!

Responsibilities:

Under the direction of and with the assistance of legal counsel: 

  • Develop, project manage, and execute Lyft’s Affirmative Action Program (“AAP”) and Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Compliance. 
  • Comply with AAP, EEO-1, and other applicable data collection and recordkeeping requirements.  
  • Respond to and manage audits and compliance reviews from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) and other government agencies.
  • Monitor federal, state, and local employment reporting requirements and update operational protocols to ensure compliance.   
  • Monitor federal, state and local employment laws to ensure compliance.  
  • Manage requests from employees to engage in outside business activities.
  • Develop and manage annual employee compliance training, including partnering with People team, Legal team and outside vendors to implement, create content, track completion records, and more. 
Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience in the below areas. 
  • At least 3-5 years of experience working in Human Resources/Employment Compliance 
  • Experience developing and managing AAPs, EEO-1 and other legally required reports  is required for this role. 
  • Experience responding to OFCCP audits is strongly preferred.
  • Experience in developing HR policies, procedures, and government contracting company compliance training programs. 
  • Experience in creating and managing employee compliance training.  
  • Experience in working with HR data and analytics. 
  • International employment compliance experience is a plus! 
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Attention to detail and ability to quickly analyze data. 
  • Ability to present complex data in a clear and easily understood way. 
  • Proficiency working in a Mac environment, and specifically with Google Apps (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, etc.), Dropbox, Excel, Outlook, and Word.
Benefits:
  • Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
  • Mental health benefits
  • Family building benefits
  • In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
  • 401(k) plan to help save for your future
  • 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits
  • Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Thursdays and a team-specific third day. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the Washington DC area is $95,680 - $119,600. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.