Sr. Associate, Global HR Compliance

Job description

At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us? This role is part of Alcon's Legal & Compliance function, a team that safeguards our company and our innovations to ensure our business is protected and our customers can access our eyecare innovations to see brilliantly. The Sr. Associate II, Integrity & Compliance (Professional Path), is primarily responsible for supporting the compliance team by conducting risk assessments and ensuring adherence to policies. You will act as a subject matter expert in regulatory areas, perform specialized tasks, and conduct independent research to optimize outcomes. Specifics include: • Perform complex compliance inspections and assessments • Research and interpret new laws and regulations • Provide guidance to team members on compliance matters • Assist in drafting and revising policies and procedures • Prepare reports and maintain compliance records Key Responsibilities Support the execution and monitoring of HR controls, including evidence collection, submission tracking, quality checks, and follow-up with control owners across HR CoEs Review control evidence for completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with documented control requirements; identify gaps, late submissions, missing evidence, or inconsistent documentation and escalate as appropriate. Support internal and external audit readiness by coordinating audit requests, collecting documentation, maintaining audit trackers, preparing evidence packages, and supporting follow-up actions with stakeholders. Maintain and update HR compliance trackers, including wage type tracking, control submission tracking, audit tracking, issue management, severance audit tracking, HRIS documentation inventory, and other compliance workstream trackers. Assist with process documentation, SOPs, work instructions, control descriptions, user guides, onboarding materials, and compliance playbooks to improve consistency, knowledge transfer, and audit defensibility. Support HR repository and document governance activities, including organizing compliance documentation, maintaining SharePoint and Teams collaboration spaces, supporting access requests, and ensuring materials are stored in the appropriate controlled location. Assist with HR compliance issue identification and documentation, including classifying issues, capturing root cause information, tracking remediation actions, and supporting follow-up until closure. Support data privacy and HR data request processes by helping document workflows, triage standard requests, coordinate with MDM and Privacy stakeholders, and maintain appropriate audit trails. Support Global Employee Relations operational processes such as outplacement case administration, and severance audit support Partner with global and regional HR stakeholders to obtain timely responses, clarify evidence requirements, communicate deadlines, and support completion of assigned compliance activities. Use Microsoft 365 tools, SharePoint, Power Automate, Copilot, Workday, ServiceNow, Box, and other systems to streamline tracking, reporting, documentation, and workflow management. Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify manual processes, improve data quality, standardize documentation, automate reminders, and strengthen compliance reporting. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Human Resources, Compliance, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Audit, Legal Operations, or a related field. 3+ years of experience in HR operations, HR compliance, audit support, internal controls, payroll compliance, benefits compliance, data governance, or related operational compliance work. Experience working with confidential associate data and maintaining high standards of privacy, discretion, and documentation discipline. Strong attention to detail and ability to review large data sets, documentation packages, control evidence, and process materials for accuracy and completeness. Ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders, track actions to closure, communicate deadlines, and escalate risks or blockers when needed. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to prepare clear documentation, summaries, trackers, and stakeholder follow-up communications. Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint. ATTENTION: Current Alcon Employee/Contingent Worker If you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site. Find Jobs for Employees Find Jobs for Contingent Worker Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or any other reason.