Project Specialist, Employment Compliance

Company: EY

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to project planning activities, including developing project scope, objectives, workplans, timelines, deliverables, resource needs, stakeholder inputs, and measurable success criteria.
• Coordinate with the project team to track milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and follow-up actions.
• Organize and prioritize assigned tasks, track open items and deadlines, and follow up with project team members.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including requirements, status updates, meeting materials, decision logs, process documentation, data review summaries, and stakeholder-ready presentations.
• Assist with organizing and summarizing project information, data, meeting discussions, and stakeholder input into clear action items, project materials, and status updates.
• Analyze and clearly present data and other information to identify significant trends, key issues, potential barriers, and implications for priorities and projects.
• Support EEO-related reviews, government reporting, and employment-practice initiatives through data collection, validation, reconciliation, documentation, and quality review.
• Help define, track, and document project measures, metrics, and reporting routines to evaluate progress, identify risks, and support timely decisions.
• Build credibility and trust with internal stakeholders by asking appropriate questions, listening carefully, understanding client needs, and taking responsibility for high-quality work products.
• Use relevant project data, EY tools, approved AI tools, and other resources responsibly to improve efficiency, reduce rework, and strengthen the quality, consistency, and clarity of project outputs.
• Build knowledge of FEPC processes, employment compliance concepts, project management practices, and relevant EY tools and systems.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Approximately 1-3 years related experience.
• Professional experience, preferably in project coordination, HR data analysis, compliance, risk management, or related business support roles.
• Experience developing project scope, workplans, documentation, status reporting, metrics, and measurable outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets, databases, presentation tools, word processing applications, and project tracking tools.

Preferred Experience

• Degree concentration in Business Administration/Management, Human Resources, or Project Management.
• Ability to analyze and clearly present data and information.
• Introductory knowledge of nondiscrimination, employment compliance, EEO-related requirements, or related employment and labor requirements.

Locations

Atlanta, Akron, Alpharetta, Arlington, Baltimore, Boca Raton, Boston, Buffalo, Charleston, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Grandview Heights, Greenville, Hartford, Hoboken, Indianapolis, Iselin, Jacksonville, Jericho, Louisville, Manayunk, McLean, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Rochester, Stamford, Tallahassee, Tampa, Toledo, Washington, Austin, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Chicago, Dallas, Des Moines, Fort Worth, Houston, Huntsville, Jackson, Kansas City, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Rogers, San Antonio, St. Louis, Tulsa, Wichita.