The Amherst Group of companies comprise of leading real estate investment and advisory firms with a mission to transform the way real estate is owned, financed and managed. Amherst leverages its proprietary data, analytics, technology, and decades of experience to seek solutions for a fragmented, slow-to-evolve real estate ecosystem and to materially improve the experience for residents, buyers, sellers, communities, and investors. Today Amherst has over 1000 employees and $14.1 billion in assets under management.
Over the past decade, Amherst has scaled its platform to become one of the largest operators of single-family assets and has acquired, renovated, and leased more than 46,000 homes across 32 markets in the U.S. The firm delivers customized, stabilized cash-flowing portfolios of assets to its investors, wrapped in all the ongoing services required to manage, own, and finance the asset including property management, portfolio management, and a full capital markets team. In addition to its single-family rental platform, Amherst’s debt business pursues two distinct credit strategies in mortgage-backed securities and commercial real estate lending. Over its 25-year history, Amherst has developed a deep bench of research and technology talent, and leverages data and analytics at every stage in the asset lifecycle to improve operations and preserve long-term value for our investors and the more than 188,000 residents the firm has served.
Job Overview
The Real Estate Operations Legal & Compliance Team is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Coordinator, Compliance & Risk to provide administrative and operational support to the Legal & Compliance Team. This role is primarily focused on managing compliance-related intake, tracking, documentation, and coordination of compliance initiatives emphasizing execution, follow-through, and process management.
Key Responsibilities
Compliance Intake, Coordination & Tracking:
Serve as the primary administrator for designated email inboxes including monitoring, triaging, routing, and tracking incoming requests.
Log compliance-related requests and tasks into Asana (or similar tracking tools), ensuring accurate documentation, prioritization, and follow-up.
Coordinate with internal business teams to gather required information and documentation needed to respond to compliance inquiries.
Conflict of Interest & Vendor Compliance Support:
Maintain and review tracking spreadsheets to identify potential conflicts of interest among vendors and third parties; escalate any identified issues for further review and resolution.
Coordinate follow-up items and resolution documentation.
Reasonable Accommodation / Modification Request Support
Manage intake, tracking, and documentation of reasonable accommodation and reasonable modification requests.
Ensure requests are properly logged, acknowledged, and routed in accordance with established processes and timelines.
General Compliance & Legal Operations Support
Management of owner documentation folders and response to routine document requests, subject to periodic reassessment of scope.
Support compliance audits, reviews, and internal initiatives through accurate recordkeeping and coordination.
Assist with maintaining compliance trackers, templates, and administrative workflows.
Assist with tracking and maintaining signing authority and easement tracking and organization of related documentation.
Provide general administrative support to the Legal & Compliance Team as needed.
Job Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
2–4 years of experience in a paralegal, legal operations, compliance coordination, or administrative legal support role.
Experience managing shared inboxes, task trackers, and document management systems.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications:
Paralegal certificate or equivalent on-the-job experience supporting attorneys.
Prior experience in real estate, property management, financial services, or another regulated industry.
Familiarity with task management tools (e.g., Asana) and standard document management platforms.
Exposure to compliance, privacy, or accommodation-related workflows.
Functional and Behavioral Skills
Functional Skills:
Strong attention to detail and consistency in documentation.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.
Ability to follow defined processes and maintain organized tracking systems.
Behavioral Skills:
Highly reliable, organized, and responsive.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Comfort working with U.S.-based legal, compliance and business stakeholders.
Ability to handle routine, high-volume administrative work with discretion and professionalism.
How to apply
To apply, please visit the official Amherst website, click on the "Careers" section to review the available positions in Costa Rica, or visit the following link: https://www.amherst.com/careers/
Our full-time employee benefits include:
A competitive and comprehensive benefits package.
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What We Do
The Amherst Group ("Amherst") is a diversified data-driven investment management platform at the crossroads of global capital markets and U.S. real estate, offering strategies up and down the real estate capital stack. As of December 31, 2023, Amherst manages $18.5 billion deployed across real estate debt and equity strategies in mortgage-backed securities, commercial real estate, and single-family residential.
