Compliance Specialist

Description

Hi, We’re AppFolio

We’re innovators, changemakers, and collaborators. We’re more than just a software company – we’re pioneers in cloud and AI who deliver magical experiences that make our customers’ lives easier. We’re revolutionizing how people do business in the real estate industry, and we want your ideas, enthusiasm, and passion to help us keep innovating.

We are looking for an exceptional Compliance Specialist to join our dynamic Legal and Compliance team. The Compliance Specialist will support the Compliance team on project-based work across a variety of products, services, and compliance initiatives, including compliance and ethics, insurance, and tenant background screening.

What You’ll Do

• You will work closely with the legal and compliance team and business units to understand the insurance and tenant screening products and services, as well as our compliance requirements, while also developing a deep understanding of AppFolio’s compliance and ethics program. These relationships and knowledge will support your ability to execute on compliance projects in a wide range of the compliance areas relevant to AppFolio’s business.
• You will support the management, drafting, reviewing and amending of company-wide and team-specific policies and procedures. You will also support the development and delivery of company-wide and regular risk-based targeted trainings.
• You will assist in conducting audits and assessments to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and company standards. Your analytical skills and attention to detail will be helpful in compiling reports and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
• You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to help support the implementation of compliance initiatives. Your ability to communicate complex compliance concepts in a clear and actionable manner will be essential in fostering a culture of compliance across the organization.
• You will gain exposure to a wide range of compliance areas and have the chance to make a significant impact on the company’s compliance posture. Your ability to execute assigned project-based work and identify and implement program improvements will be vital in helping maintain a robust compliance framework.
  
  
  

Reporting Structure and Location

• The role reports directly to the Associate Compliance Counsel.
• Preference for work in an office hub in Santa Barbara, San Diego, or Dallas. Remote work is possible, but we will expect occasional travel to Santa Barbara and/or other AppFolio office hubs (San Diego, Dallas) to facilitate productive relationships and collaboration.
  
  
  

Key Competencies:

• Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing changes; adjusting effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
• Great Decision-Making: Determines the best decision through the comprehensive analysis of facts, choices, and probabilities. . Makes decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure. Decisions are made based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment
• Communication: Communicate clearly in a focused and succinct manner with a message that is appropriately tailored for the specific audience.
• Action Oriented: Bias for action, operates with urgency, driven to “do” great work. Seizes more opportunities than others
• Persistence: Tries many different approaches to overcome challenges. A healthy competitive spirit with the drive to win as a team
• Proactive: An individual who is comfortable acting without being told what to do, and who brings new ideas to the table with a plan for how to implement.
• Detail Oriented: An individual who isn’t easily distracted and does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
  
  
  

Must Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Legal and/or compliance background or experience.
• Experience with drafting complex legal documents, policies and/or corporate communications; excellent writing skills.
• Proven success or enthusiasm to operate in ambiguous environments.
• Demonstrated capacity for critical thinking, research, and analysis.
  
  
  

Good to Have

• Experience working with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and in the background screening industry (tenant background screening experience ideal).
• Experience successfully managing and delivering large-scale programs/projects.
• Administering a policy management system (familiarity with Workday a plus).
  
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary/hourly wage that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is $69,000 - $94,000

The actual base salary for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, etc.

Please note that base pay is one important aspect of a compelling Total Rewards package. The base pay range indicated here does not include any additional benefits or bonuses that you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.

Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Wellness benefits
  
  
  

Why AppFolio

Grow | We enable a culture of high performance, where delivering results is recognized by opportunities for growth and compelling total rewards. Our challenging and meaningful work drive the growth of our business, and ourselves.

Learn | We partner with you to realize your potential by investing in you from the start. We're cultivating a team of big thinkers through coaching and mentorship with our best-in-class leaders, and giving you the time and tools to develop your skills.

Impact | We are creating a world where living in, investing in, managing, and supporting communities feels magical and effortless, freeing people to thrive. We do this by innovating with purpose while cultivating a culture of impact. We learn as much from each other as we do our customers and our communities.

Connect | We excel at hybrid work by fostering an environment that feels flexible, personal and connected, no matter where we are. We create space to fuel innovation and collaboration, and we come together to celebrate, connect, and succeed.

Paddle as One.

Learn more at appfolio.com/company/careers

Statement of Equal Opportunity

At AppFolio, we value diversity in backgrounds and perspectives and depend on it to drive our innovative culture. That’s why we’re a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, and we believe that our products, our teams, and our business are stronger because of it. This means that no matter what race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or veteran status, you’re always welcome at AppFolio.