Director, Global HR Risk & Compliance

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. 

Job Description

The Global HR Risk & Compliance Director provides enterprise leadership for HR risk, compliance, and policy management, shaping the strategy, operating model, and governance needed to align with corporate objectives and global requirements. It ensures effective oversight of HR risk and compliance by embedding proactive risk management, strong controls, and regulatory adherence into HR operations globally. The role also leads global HR policy frameworks and the design and continuous enhancement of risk and compliance programs to drive consistency, scalability, and operational excellence across regions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Define and lead HR’s global risk and compliance strategy, including the vision, target operating model, and roadmap aligned to enterprise governance frameworks and business objectives. 

• Provide enterprise‑level oversight of HR’s global risk, compliance, and policy posture, establishing clear structures for monitoring, reporting, and escalation to support executive decision‑making. 

• Design and enforce governance standards and control frameworks to ensure effective risk mitigation, regulatory adherence, and accountability across the enterprise 

• Proactively assess, identify, and mitigate HR operational risks, embedding risk management practices into HR processes, systems, and decision‑making to prevent issues before they materialize. 

• Establish and oversee global HR policy frameworks and lifecycle management, ensuring policies are consistent, current, regionally compliant, and effectively implemented across the enterprise. 

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of global HR risk and compliance programs, ensuring scalability, consistency, and operational effectiveness across regions. 

• Interpret complex and evolving regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable HR operational guidance, including risk assessments and mitigation strategies. 

• Provide leadership for COEs, setting strategy, governance, and performance expectations across global Immigration & Mobility, Background Verification, Workers’ Compensation, and Records Retention & Archiving. 

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor and partner to HR and business leadership, providing risk and compliance counsel while driving best practices, operational efficiencies, and risk‑informed decisions. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• This job has supervisory duties. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s degree (Preferred) 

• 12 or more years of experience (Preferred) 

• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. 

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 

• No Certification, License or Registration is