Compliance Manager

About the Role

Ruers Companies is seeking an energetic, dedicated professional to join our team in Austin, TX as a Compliance Manager. We are a 2025 USA Today Top Workplace and a national leader in multifamily real estate investment, development, construction, and property management.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Team Management: Supervise, coach, and develop Compliance Specialists and Senior Compliance Specialists, conduct regular one-on-ones and performance evaluations, and support recruiting, onboarding, and training of new team members.
• Compliance Operations: Oversee processing of initial certifications, annual recertifications, and unit transfers, ensure compliance files meet company quality standards, and monitor processing timelines.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all applicable affordable housing programs, including LIHTC, HUD, HOME, and state Housing Finance Agency requirements.
• Quality Assurance: Perform quality control reviews and file audits, identify accuracy trends, and develop corrective action plans.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve department efficiency and workflow, assist in developing and maintaining department policies and procedures, and recommend process improvements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with property operations, regional managers, leasing, asset management, accounting, and development.
• Reporting & Performance Management: Monitor departmental productivity and performance metrics, prepare reports for the Director of Compliance, and assist with portfolio compliance reporting and departmental goal setting.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of LIHTC regulations and affordable housing compliance.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Ability to interpret complex regulations and communicate them effectively.
• Outstanding organizational and project management abilities.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Experience interpreting federal, state, and investor regulations.
• Alignment with Roers Companies' core values.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP), Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS), Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM), or equivalent designation.
• Experience with Yardi Voyager.
• Experience with Rent Café Affordable Housing (RCAH).
• Experience managing a centralized compliance department.

Benefits

• Health Plans - Medical, dental, vision, FSA, and HSA.
• Family Leave - Paid birth & bonding leave.
• Employer Paid Benefits - Basic life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and short-term disability.
• Additional Voluntary Benefits – Life Insurance, AD&D, long-term disability, critical illness, and accident insurance.
• 401(K) - 3% company contribution, 100% vested after 2 years of employment.
• Competitive PTO - 3 weeks of PTO with immediate accrual, 9 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, and bereavement.
• Health and Wellness - fitness membership reimbursement program.
• Free stays in Roers’ properties guest suites.
• Rent Discount - 20% discount for employees living in Roers Companies properties.
• Employee Referral Bonus Program - $2,500 referral bonus paid once referred candidate completes 60 days of employment.
• Charitable Match Program – Roers matches employee donations to charitable organizations.
• Professional Development Opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Programs.

Pay

Pay Range: $93,100 - $122,500. Compensation is determined by several factors that vary depending on the position, including the individual’s experience, skills, and the knowledge they bring to the specific role.