Vice President Of Human Resources Jobs in Kansas City, MO

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.

In People and Culture (P&C), we serve the Bank’s mission with excellence through our depth and breadth of expertise, customer centric mindset, and agility in our support across all aspects of the employee lifecycle. We lead and influence strategies across the District and System.

The P&C Human Resources Compliance Specialist will lead the compliance and quality assurance framework for Human Resources, coordinate COSO testing and internal reviews, act as a central liaison for internal audits and risk partners, develop and maintain a compliance dashboard, and oversee record-retention and compliance as well as policy exception management.

Key Activities:

• Leads the development and continuous improvement of the compliance and QA framework by conducting risk-based assessments of core processes and controls to identify opportunities that enhance efficiency while managing key risks.

• Serves as the primary owner of COSO coordination by conducting tests, maintaining documentation, and executing comprehensive internal compliance and quality audits.

• Serves as the key point of contact for internal audit teams, Board of Governors (BOG) reviews, and cross‑functional, enterprise-wide partners to support information requests, testing, risk evaluation, and control alignment/continuity.

• Drives audit remediation efforts and engagement with audit partners to close open findings.

• Designs and manages a comprehensive dashboard that provides visibility into compliance activities, including progress on reviews, COSO testing cycles, remediation timelines, access review outcomes, and risk event reporting.

• Ensures the department meets all System and District‑specific record‑retention standards and manage the retention exception process as needed.

Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study such as Human Resources or Business Administration, or equivalent combination of relevant education and/or directly related work experience.

• Background in audit, compliance, and/or risk management

• Strong technical acumen in Microsoft Office, Tableau, and SharePoint

• Strategic problem-solver with critical thinking skills.

• Clear, concise communicator with ability to simplify complex topics.

• Skilled collaborator who builds trust and drives shared outcomes.

• Knowledge of HR practices, data insights, and HR compliance

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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