People Relations & Enablement Policy Lifecycle Alignment Manager

Advocate Aurora Health

Policy Lifecycle Alignment Manager overseeing design and maintenance of people-related policies in a large health system. Ensuring compliance and alignment with legal and regulatory requirements.

Posted 6/27/2026full-timeRemote • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $47,500 - $71,250 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, review, approval, maintenance, and retirement of people related policies
Establish clear lifecycle stages, ownership, and decision rights for all policies
Ensure policies are current, accurate, and aligned to evolving organizational needs
Maintain disciplined review cycles and documentation standards
Align policies to our purpose & commitments
Align policies to enterprise governance bodies, decision frameworks, and escalation paths
Ensure consistency across divisions, geographies, and practice environments
Partner with governance forums to coordinate approvals and resolve conflicts
Reinforce accountability for policy ownership and adherence
Convert policy requirements into clear standards, procedures, and expectations
Ensure policies are written for usability, clarity, and real world application
Reduce ambiguity by defining roles, responsibilities, and decision thresholds
Partner with enablement teams to ensure policies are actionable in practice
Facilitate collaboration across Legal, Compliance, PC BPs, Operations, and other stakeholders
Balance regulatory requirements with operational realities
Resolve competing perspectives while maintaining enterprise consistency
Ensure timely progression of policies through review and approval processes
Establish standards for policy publishing, version control, and accessibility
Partner with Training & Development to support effective rollout and reinforcement
Enable leaders and teammates to understand and apply policy expectations
Monitor adoption challenges and address barriers to understanding
Track changes in employment law, regulatory guidance, and best practices
Assess impact of external changes on existing policies
Proactively recommend policy updates to mitigate risk and ensure compliance
Partner with Legal and Compliance on regulatory interpretation
Define metrics to assess policy clarity, usage, and effectiveness
Analyze feedback, trends, and case data to identify gaps or misalignment
Use insights to drive continuous improvement of policy content and structure
Inform leadership of risks, inconsistencies, or opportunities for simplification
Identify opportunities to streamline, consolidate, or modernize policies
Reduce policy complexity while preserving intent and compliance
Promote consistency and standardization across the enterprise
Support the evolution from 'policy as rules' to 'policy as enablement'

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience
Typically requires 5 years of experience working in human resources, compliance, or related leadership role
Ability to handle complexity, agility, adaptability, strong judgement, strategic thinking, capability to scale impact, coming up with solutions
Communication, influence, resilience, relationship and stakeholder management, understanding the external landscape

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

policy designpolicy reviewpolicy maintenancepolicy retirementregulatory complianceversion controlpolicy publishingemployment lawpolicy metricspolicy analysis

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingcommunicationinfluenceresiliencerelationship managementstakeholder managementagilityadaptabilitystrong judgementproblem solving

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree