Compliance Project Manager
About The Position
Since 2012, we've grown to become one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Great Place To Work®. At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life. The Compliance Project Manager is responsible for managing complex workflows, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, and ensuring the timely execution of legal and sustainability-related projects. This role collaborates closely with internal and external stakeholders—including senior paralegals, attorneys, operations and development teams, and external consultants—to drive progress, ensure successful project delivery, and maintain adherence to all compliance requirements.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, cross-functional team coordination, or complex transaction support (ideally in real estate, title/escrow, or legal environments).
Nice To Haves
- Prior sustainability experience preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Manage sustainability data collection and reporting, including greenhouse gas inventory, coordinate disclosures to rating agencies (e.g., ISS, MSCI, Sustainalytics), and ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks including GHG inventories, TCFD, and California climate disclosure rules.
- Manage transaction timelines and legal coordination for various property types. Track key deadlines, coordinate deliverables across Legal, Development, and Tax, and ensure compliance with pre- and post-closing obligations, including HOA setup, reserve studies, and development agreements.
- Collaborates on property transaction readiness, including pre-clearance workflows and bulk acquisition/disposition planning. Maintain master tracking tools, route reviews across departments, develop unified timelines and action lists, and prepare executive updates to ensure timely approvals and listing readiness.
- Advance sustainability initiatives and engagement. Collaborate on programs focused on energy efficiency and environmental impact reduction, execute communication plans with internal stakeholders, promote awareness and collective action, and stay informed on emerging sustainability frameworks and trends.
- Maintain team-level policies, calendars, process handbooks, and resource materials. Manage centralized trackers and templates, identify workflow inefficiencies, and drive process improvements to support overall transaction execution.
Benefits
- Employees also have the opportunity to participate in medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts; dependent savings accounts; 401(k) with company matching contributions; employee stock purchase plan; and a tuition reimbursement program.
- The Company provides 9 paid holidays per year, and, upon hire, new employees will accrue paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
