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People Compliance Program Manager

A leading AI organization is hiring a People Compliance Program Manager to support policy governance, employee compliance initiatives, and internal communications across the People organization. This is a great opportunity for someone who has a strong mix of HR/People Operations, compliance, policy writing, stakeholder management, and program/project management experience.

In this role, you will help manage a backlog of People policies from draft through approval and rollout. You will partner closely with Legal, HR Compliance, People Operations, Employee Relations, Security, and People Communications to gather feedback, track approvals, finalize policy drafts, and ensure policies are clearly communicated and consistently adopted.

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Schedule: Hybrid

Duration: 3 to 6 month contract

Pay Rate: Up to $70-$90

Interview Process: 2 rounds

What You'll Do:

• Own and manage the policy lifecycle, including intake, drafting, review, approval, launch, and ongoing maintenance
• Coordinate stakeholder review cycles across Legal, People Operations, HR Compliance, Employee Relations, Security, and other internal teams
• Track policy status, feedback, approvals, dependencies, timelines, and version control
• Help finalize People policy drafts and ensure updates move through the proper approval process
• Draft or support internal communications, FAQs, guidance materials, and employee-facing policy launch content
• Support employee policy acknowledgment tracking, follow-ups, and audit-ready documentation
• Identify risks, gaps, delays, or process issues and help drive resolution
• Improve scalable workflows for policy governance, documentation, review cycles, and communications

What We're Looking For:

• 3+ years of program or project management experience within HR, People Operations, Compliance, Legal Operations, or a related function
• Experience supporting policy writing, policy governance, internal communications, or formal documentation
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to create clear, polished, employee-facing materials
• Experience managing cross-functional stakeholders, feedback loops, timelines, and approvals
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage sensitive/confidential information
• Comfortable partnering closely with Legal, Compliance, and People teams
• Experience with global policies, employee acknowledgments, HRIS platforms, document management systems, or knowledge bases is a plus
• A redacted policy writing sample is a strong plus

Best Fit Backgrounds:

• HR Program Manager
• People Operations Program Manager
• Compliance Program Manager
• Legal Operations Program Manager
• HR Policy Manager
• People Compliance Specialist
• Policy Governance Program Manager
• Internal Communications professional with HR policy experience