Compliance & HR Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Donation matching
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Training & development
• Tuition assistance
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources

Location: Tucson, Arizona

Employment Type: Full-Time

About AKIVA

AKIVA is an AI-native engineering firm specializing in enterprise services, domain-specific solutions, and high-performance infrastructure from strategy through deployment. We build innovative systems that drive measurable results for commercial enterprises and government agencies. AKIVA is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Position Overview

The Compliance & HR Manager owns workforce compliance, onboarding administration, personnel documentation, employment eligibility verification, background-screening coordination, and labor-law compliance for AKIVA's temporary employment and staffing services delivery. This role ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and customer-specific staffing requirements and maintains workforce documentation in an audit-ready posture.

Key Responsibilities

Own end-to-end compliance for all temporary employees placed under the contract

Administer onboarding workflows including offer letters, I-9 and E-Verify, W-4, direct deposit, and policy acknowledgments

Coordinate background investigations, drug screenings, and pre-employment checks per customer requirements

Maintain personnel records, certifications, training records, and required acknowledgments in audit-ready files

Administer ACA, FLSA, FMLA, USERRA, ADA, and applicable state and local labor-law compliance

Coordinate employee benefit eligibility, enrollment, and life-event changes

Manage workplace incident reporting, workers' compensation administration, and unemployment-claim responses

Develop and maintain HR policies, employee handbook, and required workplace postings

Conduct internal compliance audits and respond to customer-initiated audits or document requests

Investigate and document employee-relations issues, complaints, and policy violations

Coordinate with payroll on timesheet validation, overtime, prevailing-wage, and ACA reporting

Stay current on regulatory changes affecting temporary-workforce compliance and brief the program team accordingly

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Public Administration, or related field or equivalent experience

6+ years of HR-compliance, employee-relations, or staffing-compliance experience

Demonstrated working knowledge of federal employment law (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ACA, USERRA, OFCCP, EEO)

Experience administering I-9 / E-Verify, background-screening, and drug-testing programs

Strong working knowledge of HRIS, payroll, and benefit-administration systems

Excellent written communication and document-management skills

Discretion handling confidential personnel and medical information (HIPAA-aware)

Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

Must be authorized to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications

PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification

Experience supporting state, county, or municipal staffing contracts

Familiarity with Arizona state employment law and Tucson municipal workforce regulations

Experience administering Davis-Bacon, Service Contract Act, or prevailing-wage compliance

Familiarity with ISO/IEC 27001 personnel-security controls

Experience with AI-assisted compliance workflows, document automation, or audit tooling

Tools, Technologies & Frameworks

HR: HRIS platforms, ATS systems, benefits-administration portals | Compliance: I-9 / E-Verify, background-check vendors, drug-testing portals | Productivity: Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat | Reporting: Excel, compliance dashboards | Records: secure document management, retention systems | AI: AKIVA-provided AI tools for document review, policy drafting, and compliance triage

What AKIVA Offers

Professional development and skill-building opportunities

Supportive management team with Veteran-owned company values

Opportunity to work on impactful public sector engagements

Long-term contract engagement with potential for extension

AI productivity tools and training provided at no cost to employees

Comprehensive Benefits Package

401(k) with generous company match

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Profit Sharing

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

AKIVA is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical disability, marital status, military and Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity among our teammates is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people within a qualified candidate pool.

AKIVA is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Flexible work from home options available.