Legal and HR Compliance Senior Manager

The Legal and HR Compliance Senior Managersupports the Legal Department by independently managing and coordinating complex employment law, compliance, and licensing matters that involve legal, regulatory, and reputational risk. This role partners closely with Legal, Human Resources, Compliance, and business stakeholders to support employee relations processes, investigations, accommodations, workforce compliance initiatives, reorganizations, reductions in force, and business and employment-related licensing obligations.

Key Responsibilities

ADA Accommodations & Workforce Compliance (30%)

• Partner with Human Resources to review, guide, and monitor medium- to high-risk ADA accommodation matters.
• Coordinate and track ADA interactive processes and related documentation.
• Train HR and business leaders on ADA requirements and best practices.

Employment Law & Employee Relations Support (30%)

• Provide guidance and risk analysis to HR on medium- to high-risk performance management and disciplinary matters.
• Support escalated FLSA, FMLA, and other leave-related issues.
• Support reorganizations and reductions in force (RIFs), including impact analysis, WARN considerations, severance documentation, and OWBPA review support.
• Support medium- to high-risk employee relations investigations, including ethics hotline matters, and prepare final reports for leadership.
• Conduct trainings on employment law, performance management, company policies, and best practices.
• Maintain employment-related templates, trackers, and repositories, including SharePoint resources.

Compliance & Licensing (30%)

• Monitor and track business and employment-related licenses (e.g., hotel operational and liquor licenses).
• Manage policy and workplace poster updates and distribution.
• Support background check escalations and HR compliance reporting.
• Track and report corporate policy violations.
• Serve as a liaison with Internal Audit on employment and compliance matters.

Other Legal Support (10%)

• Support additional legal initiatives and special projects as needed, including process improvement efforts and the responsible use of AI and legal technology tools.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of employment law processes, compliance obligations, and licensing requirements.
• Demonstrated discretion and judgment in handling confidential employee matters.
• Ability to manage work across multiple stakeholders, jurisdictions, and regulatory frameworks.
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills in deadline-driven environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex concepts.
• Proven problem-solving ability and attention to detail.
• Acts as a resource and informal mentor to less experienced team members.
• Consistently demonstrates collaboration, integrity, sense of urgency, and customer focus.

Education & Experience

• Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience required.
• Paralegal Certificate preferred but not required.
• Minimum 6+ years of legal experience in an employment law setting (law firm or in-house legal department) or equivalent experience.
• Prior hands-on experience with employee relations, ADA, FLSA, FMLA, policy administration, licensing, and compliance matters.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $86,886 - 102,219.

Choice prioritizes our associate wellbeing by offering a comprehensive benefits program that is both competitive and flexible to help you achieve your wellbeing goals - here are just a few:

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance
• Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
• Employee recognition programs
• Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide

About Choice

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With 7,500 hotels in 45+ countries and territories, we offer a range of high-quality lodging options in the upper upscale, upper midscale, midscale, extended stay, and economy segments. We're the hotel company for those who choose to bet on themselves - the striver, the dreamer, the entrepreneur - because that's who we are, too.

At Choice, we are united by the simple belief that tomorrow will be even better than today - for associates, our company, and our franchisees. At our worldwide corporate headquarters in North Bethesda, Maryland, at our technology center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and through our associates around the globe, every voice is heard and every idea is listened to, no matter what area of the company they come from. We are united in supporting the entrepreneurial dreams of our thousands of franchise owners, which propels us forward - giving our work at Choice a purpose larger than our business.

Our corporate office locations:

North Bethesda, MD - Located at Pike & Rose, our worldwide headquarters is less than 15 miles from Washington, D.C., one block away from the North Bethesda Metro station, with easy access to I-495, complimentary parking, electronic charging stations, restaurants and retail.

Scottsdale, AZ - Located at the northwest corner of Loop 101, the Scottsdale office is home to our technology, eCommerce and customer service organizations, with easy access to complimentary parking, electronic charging stations, restaurants and retail.

Minneapolis, MN - Select roles are based in our Minneapolis office on Highway 394, near the intersection with Highway 100, only five minutes from downtown.

Field/Remote - Select roles designated as field/remote will require associates to work from a home office, connecting virtually with Choice team members and leadership on Zoom, with possible required travel depending on the role.

Choice's Cultural Values

Welcome and Respect Everyone | Be Bold | Be Quick | Listen | Be Curious | Show Integrity

Choice's Leadership Principles

Act with Intention | Lead with Authenticity | Grow & Deliver