Labor and Compliance Analyst

AI Fund; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Part-time contractor

Hourly or retainer payments

Job summary

Capsure is seeking a part-time contractor to join our remote team and adjudicate complex certified payroll flags. You will review AI-assisted results, provide written regulatory interpretations, and defend audit-logged decisions with source citations.

You will advise on wage determinations, apprenticeship ratios, and classification issues, drawing on IRS and DOL guidance. The role is 10–20 hours weekly, fully remote, with hourly or retainer payment options.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship requirements under IRS sections 45 and 48.

Responsibilities

• Review AI-escalated compliance flags and render written decisions with source citations for audit logs.
• Adjudicate worker classifications and ratio eligibility against wage determinations.
• Evaluate apprenticeship ratio calculations and RAP documentation for compliance.
• Interpret wage determination scope using SAM.gov and DOL resources.
• Translate edge-case decisions into documented rules for the validation engine.
• Support customers during IRS or DOL inquiries with expert commentary.

Skills

IRA PWA expertise

Davis-Bacon knowledge

Apprenticeship depth

Payroll analysis

Regulatory adjudication

Independent work

Job description

Remote | Capsure | Contract, Part-Time | Competitive Hourly Rate

About Capsure Capsure builds institutional-grade compliance infrastructure for clean energy developers. The platform automates certified payroll validation against 40,000+ DOL wage determinations, tracks apprenticeship ratios in real time, and manages the 180-day statutory cure window to protect the IRA's 5x tax credit multiplier for projects backed by institutional investors including AES and Mortenson. Capsure is backed by AI Fund . Founded by Andrew Ng, AI Fund is a $370M+ venture studio that builds companies alongside entrepreneurs, venture funds, and corporate partners.

The Role

Capsure's AI validates 100% of certified payroll on submission and flags issues in seconds. A subset of cases require a human expert with direct DOL and IRA PWA experience to adjudicate: ambiguous worker classifications, contested apprenticeship ratios, unusual wage determination scopes, and edge-case fringe benefit calculations. You own the 20% that requires judgment. You review AI-escalated flags, render written regulatory interpretations, advise on compliance logic, and serve as the named expert resource for customer audit defense. The platform handles data entry and documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Review AI-escalated compliance flags and render written decisions with source citations (CFR, DOL guidance, IRS Notice) for the immutable audit log.
• Adjudicate contested worker classifications: journeyman vs. apprentice, trade classification coverage, and helper category eligibility against applicable wage determinations.
• Evaluate apprenticeship ratio calculations, registered apprenticeship program documentation, and ratio exception requests under IRS Notice 2022-61 and subsequent Treasury guidance.
• Interpret wage determination scope for ambiguous project types, geographic boundaries, and trade classification questions using SAM.gov and DOL resources.
• Translate recurring edge-case decisions into structured rules and documentation that feed directly into Capsure's validation engine.
• Support customers during IRS or DOL inquiry situations: review Capsure-generated audit logs, provide expert commentary, and validate documented compliance decisions.

What We Are Looking For

• IRA PWA expertise: Hands-on experience with Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship requirements under IRS Sections 45 and 48. You can cite IRS Notice 2022-61, IRS Notice 2023-29, and the PWA Final Regulations without lookup support.
• Davis-Bacon command: Working knowledge of the Davis-Bacon Act and Davis-Bacon Related Acts, including wage determination selection, conformance procedures, fringe benefit calculations, and certified payroll review under 29 CFR Part 5.
• Apprenticeship depth: Deep knowledge of Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) under 29 CFR Parts 29 and 30. You can calculate ratios, identify exception eligibility, and assess good-faith effort documentation.
• Payroll analysis at scale: Experience reviewing certified payroll reports for wage rate violations, overtime errors, fringe benefit deficiencies, and trade classification mismatches in construction or clean energy contexts.
• Async operator: Comfortable reviewing cases, writing decisions, and logging regulatory rationale independently. 48-hour SLA on standard escalations; same-day response on active cure window situations.
• Clean energy or construction background: Solar, wind, battery storage, or utility-scale construction compliance experience preferred. Tax equity deal structure familiarity is a plus.

Nice to Have

• DOL Wage and Hour Division (WHD) or prevailing wage consulting firm background.
• Labor and employment law practice with a construction or energy focus.
• Experience supporting compliance documentation review in a tax equity due diligence context.
• Familiarity with SAM.gov wage determination database and DOL conformance request procedures.

Why Join Capsure

• Be the compliance authority behind an AI platform redefining how institutional clean energy projects manage IRA tax credit risk.
• Work directly with Capsure's founding team on a product at the intersection of AI, clean energy, and regulatory infrastructure.
• Flexible, part-time contractor engagement: 10 to 20 hours per week, fully remote, retainer or hourly based on your preference.
• Your judgment calls become platform logic. Edge cases you adjudicate today get encoded into the validation engine protecting future projects.

Capsure | Remote At AI Fund , we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.