{"id":1258616,"url":"https://alion.io/job/x-energy-director-employee-relations-compliance","title":"Director, Employee Relations & Compliance","company":{"id":1789545,"name":"X-energy","domain":"x-energy.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/x-energy","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":"head","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Rockville, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":192375,"max":218250,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":218250},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":12,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T19:45:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-25","last_verified_at":"2026-09-25T19:45:00Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities. All applications will be submitted via our company career page, www.x-energy.com/careers/. We will never ask you to provide payment information as part of the recruiting process. If anyone claiming to represent X-energy directs you in a manner otherwise, please contact us at www.x-energy.com/contact-us.\nJob Description\nThe Director, Employee Relations & Compliance is responsible for building and leading the systems, infrastructure, governance, and capabilities that support a rapidly growing and increasingly global workforce.This role will establish scalable Employee Relations and HR Compliance programs, including the policies, processes, technologies, controls, case-management capabilities, and reporting needed to ensure employee matters are handled consistently, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, contractual requirements, and company standards.\nThe Director will evolve Employee Relations from a primarily case-based function into a proactive, data-informed capability that identifies workforce risk, strengthens management practices, and enables organizational growth. The role will also build a systematic HR compliance framework that translates requirements into clear operating processes, controls, ownership, and accountability.\nJob Profile Minimum Qualifications:\nBuild and lead the Employee Relations and HR Compliance operating model, including governance, roles and responsibilities, escalation protocols, service standards, and decision rights.\nDesign scalable processes, systems, technologies, and infrastructure to support significant workforce growth, new locations, and international expansion.\nEstablish a consistent employee relations case-management and investigation framework, including intake, triage, documentation, escalation, resolution, and record retention.\nLead or oversee complex, sensitive, and high-risk employee relations matters, workplace investigations, disciplinary actions, performance concerns, and involuntary terminations.\nPartner closely with Legal, Compliance, HR Business Partners, Security, and business leaders on matters involving legal, regulatory, contractual, or reputational risk.\nBuild and maintain the HR compliance framework, including regulatory requirements, responsible owners, controls, testing, audits, remediation, and reporting.\nOversee applicable employment-related compliance activities, including EEO, affirmative action, VETS, pay reporting, background screening, and other federal, state, local, contractual, or international requirements.\nOwn HR policy and employee handbook governance, including development, review, approval, communication, training, version control, and periodic updates.\nEstablish repeatable processes for identifying and operationalizing employment requirements as the company expands into new jurisdictions.\nDevelop ER and compliance dashboards and use data to identify trends, emerging risks, systemic issues, and opportunities for earlier intervention.\nEvaluate and implement technology, automation, and AI to improve case management, compliance monitoring, reporting, consistency, and efficiency.\nBuild and develop the Employee Relations & Compliance team and create scalable tools, playbooks, training, and decision frameworks for HR and managers.\nSupport organizational expansion, new facilities, major projects, and international growth by establishing the required workforce compliance infrastructure.\nManage the company's employment-based immigration program, partnering with employees, leaders, external immigration counsel, and HR stakeholders to support appropriate work authorization and immigration processes. This responsibility is expected to transition out of this function.\nMinimum Qualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Labor Relations, Law, or a related discipline.\nTypically 12+ years of progressive experience in Employee Relations, HR Compliance, employment law, investigations, HR operations, or related disciplines.\nDemonstrated experience building or transforming Employee Relations, HR Compliance, or related HR capabilities in a growing or complex organization.\nStrong knowledge of U.S. employment requirements and experience translating legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements into practical operating processes.\nSignificant experience handling complex workplace investigations and sensitive employee matters.\nExperience with compliance testing, audits, controls, policies, remediation, and regulatory reporting.\nDemonstrated ability to work effectively with senior leaders, Legal, Compliance, HR, and business stakeholders.\nExperience using technology, case-management systems, analytics, or automation to improve HR processes and outcomes.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nJD, master's degree, or other advanced degree.\nExperience supporting international workforce expansion or global HR compliance.\nExperience in a high-growth, highly regulated, engineering, manufacturing, energy, government-contracting, or technology environment.\nExperience implementing employee relations, compliance, or case-management technology.\nCompensation\nAs required by Maryland and other applicable state law, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) lists the expected compensation range for a publicly advertised job opportunity based upon the job requirements (e.g. education/training, experience, skill sets, etc.). Individual candidates who meet the job requirements for the posted position will be offered a salary within this range based on their respective levels of education/training, experience, and other qualifications unique to them. Salary ranges may vary based on the specific office location and region referenced in the posting to take into consideration differences in cost of living and may not be reflective of all regions. Please note that compensation ranges listed for US job postings reflect base salary only and do not include benefits or other incentives.\nOffers within the posted salary range are commensurate with the individual’s qualifications for the position, along with a view on internal equity, market data, and room for growth. The salary range for this position is:\n$192,375 - $218,250Position Job Classification\nFull time - ExemptBenefits\nX Energy, LLC offers a robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with an employer match, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, and a Tuition Reimbursement/ProfessionalDevelopment policy that supports the continuing education of our employees.\nAn Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.\nX Energy, LLC participates in E-Verify. Please visit the links below for more information about E-Verify and the protection of your Right to Work.\nRight To Work Link: If you have the right to work, don't let anyone take it away (e-verify.gov)\nE-Verify Participation Link: E-Verify Participation Poster English and Spanish","description_format":"text","description_chars":7296,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":12,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Equity","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Nuclear Energy"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T19:45:00Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:5","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-26T01:38:21Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":218250,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/x-energy-director-employee-relations-compliance","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/x-energy-director-employee-relations-compliance.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T01:38:21Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1610,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3390,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}