COMPLIANCE ANALYST

Overview

This Compliance Analyst role supports the development, maintenance, and enhancement of compliance tools, programs, and legal resources related to federal and state debt collection laws and regulations for the organization’s association membership. The position leverages modern productivity, legal research, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to improve operational efficiency, monitor regulatory updates, analyze compliance trends, and deliver high-value resources to association staff and members.

Responsibilities

Compliance Operations & Member Support

• Draft clear compliance articles, legal summaries, guidance materials, and disclaimers for association publications, websites, and member alerts.
• Support the creation, maintenance, and enhancement of member-facing compliance tools, templates, and reference materials.
• Analyze and respond accurately to ad hoc member inquiries regarding legal and compliance matters in the credit and collections industry, investigating complex questions under the guidance of Senior Counsel.

Regulatory Analysis & Research

• Maintain a strong understanding of the legal and regulatory environment affecting the credit and collections industry.
• Conduct targeted legal and risk research using tools such as Westlaw, relational databases, and AI-driven platforms to analyze statutes, regulations, and decisional law.
• Track national and regional regulatory changes and translate complex updates into actionable summaries for association members.

AI Integration & Workflow Innovation

• Integrate approved AI tools into daily compliance workflows to optimize legal research, draft content, summarize lengthy legal materials, and produce routine outputs efficiently.
• Stay current with emerging AI capabilities, industry best practices, and tech-driven methodologies to continuously streamline team processes.

Project Management & Cross-Functional Support

• Collaborate with fellow Compliance Analysts to support team objectives and department initiatives.
• Manage compliance initiatives from scope definition through final deliverables under the direction of Corporate Counsel.
• Work with cross-functional teams (e.g., IT, Membership, Marketing) to align compliance initiatives with strategic association goals.
• Assist in building, maintaining, and presenting quantitative metrics and compliance reports to measure resource utilization and project success.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Required: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, pre-law, or a compliance-related field.
• Preferred: Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.
• 3 to 6 years of relevant compliance, legal analysis, or paralegal experience, preferably within financial services, credit/collections, or a non-profit membership association environment.

Core Competencies & Technical Skills

• Strong willingness to embrace, learn, and responsibly deploy modern AI software/tools to create efficiencies, improve output consistency, and solve problems.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe Acrobat, and modern document management systems.
• Ability to utilize Westlaw and relational databases.
• Excellent business writing skills, including the ability to summarize complex legal concepts for non-attorney audiences.
• Ability to present effectively during webinars, team meetings, or member sessions.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, percentages, and basic statistical measures, and interpret standard data graphs and tables for reporting.

Workplace Competencies

• Problem Solving & Judgment: Identifies and resolves issues skillfully; uses sound reasoning to gather and evaluate evidence before reaching conclusions.
• Quality & Accuracy: High attention to detail and accuracy in legal research and writing.
• Teamwork & Adaptability: Works productively in cross-functional teams, accepts feedback constructively, and adapts quickly to new technologies and procedural updates.
• Professionalism: Maintains strict confidentiality, shows tact under tight deadlines, and builds trusted relationships across departments.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $55,000 – $75,000
• FLSA status: Full-time, Exempt

Location

• Savage, MN (remote work may be available if approved)