Director of Compliance, Hospitality Staffing
8774 Yates Drive, #210 Denver, CO 80031 US
Job Description
Our client, a nationwide leader in hospitality staffing, known for providing rapid, reliable workforce solutions across multiple states is seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Director of Compliance to lead and evolve our compliance function.
Role Summary
As Director of Compliance, you will be responsible for maintaining and strengthening their compliance framework across multi-state operations. You’ll ensure alignment with labor laws, safety standards, wage regulations, E-Verify, and internal protocols while serving as a proactive partner to operations, HR, and executive leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and evolve compliance policies for federal, state, and local labor regulations, wage & hour law, and workplace safety.
- Lead audits and ensure readiness for agency inquiries or client compliance checks.
- Maintain and manage compliance tools and documentation systems.
- Partner with Operations and HR to proactively train teams, reduce risk, and foster a culture of compliance.
- Monitor legal and regulatory changes in the staffing and employment space.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and internal advisor to leadership and field teams.
- Oversee any compliance-focused personnel and vendors.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardization, and automation.
Ideal Background
- 5–10 years of compliance or legal experience in staffing, hospitality, logistics, or similar industries.
- Strong understanding of multi-state labor and wage & hour regulations.
- Experience with safety, E-Verify, I-9 compliance, and employment audits.
- Effective communicator and relationship builder; able to lead cross-functionally.
- Proven ability to build scalable processes in a fast-moving environment.
- Bi-lingual in Spanish a plus, not required.
- Compliance certifications (SHRM-CP, OSHA 30, etc.) are helpful but not mandatory.
Compensation
- $110K base.
- Bonus potential.
- Health, vision, dental, 401(k).
- Career advancement opportunity with a growing company.
If you are interested, please send your resume to sue@meederby.com
Job Number 7344
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Additional Information
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Meet Your Recruiter
Sue Jagan
Associate Director and Executive Recruiter
Based out of the Washington DC Metro, Sue is active with the ASA’s Women in Leadership Council and the Direct Hire Council and is an 18-year staffing industry veteran. She started her career in field marketing and quickly realized that she had a natural ability in leading people and building teams. Like many, she fell into staffing and found that it was an industry that allowed her to utilize all of her skills in a fast-paced and dynamic industry. Sue came to MeeDerby through an introduction to Robin Mee via her former boss at the former Capital Area Staffing Association mixer. After she was ready to make a change, Sue reached out to Robin to discuss her career search and after sharing what she was looking for, Robin suggested discussing an opportunity internally with MeeDerby. She has been with MeeDerby for nearly 7 years now and has risen to Associate Director where she manages a recruiting team and manages her own desk.
Sue is passionate about positivity and leading with heart and attacks all things in life with tenacity and speed. Sue is emphatically committed to her husband and two children. She is also passionate about weight lifting, hiking, and hot yoga. Sue loves to travel and has been to 36 states.
