Senior Compliance Lead — MWBE/SDVOB & Data Insights

New York State Homes & Community Renewal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive benefits package including—

Paid leave

Health, dental, vision and retirement

Job summary

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) seeks a Senior Compliance Specialist to ensure MWBE participation on statewide construction projects financed through HCR programs. You will train project teams, support MWBE/SDVOB engagement, and lead data-driven compliance efforts across multiple stakeholders.

The role involves quarterly reporting, collaboration with finance, legal, and program staff, and travel within New York State.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Public speaking experience.
• Experience overseeing data quality assurance, compliance, or related data and reporting.
• Strong skills in Excel, Power BI/Tableau, or similar data visualization tools.
• Experience supporting or leading data system implementation and working with software developers.
• Knowledge of New York State MWBE and SDVOB reporting and goal-setting processes preferred.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain data clearly to leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical training and assistance to the project development teams.
• Working with the program staff from HCR’s construction finance teams.
• Providing quarterly reporting.
• Providing technical assistance to the MWBE/SDVOB community.
• Encouraging MWBE/SDVOB certification.
• Lead a team of Compliance Specialist and coach peers.
• Attending industry related conferences and events.
• Represent HCR in statewide MWBE and SDVOB forums.
• Analyze construction expenditure and MWBE/SDVOB utilization data to identify trends, discrepancies, potential risk and opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor and report expenditures on projects financed by HCR programs.
• Proactively identify gaps in reporting and recommend solutions to improve accuracy and accountability.
• Creating and maintaining data analysis.
• Evaluating and advising on the organization, methods, and procedures for providing administrative support systems such as records, communications, directives, forms, files, and documentation.
• Throughout construction life cycle, attend and lead meetings with General Contractor, legal, finance/accounting and project management to ensure compliance.
• Compile quarterly portfolio progress summaries with a team of Compliance Specialists.
• Create strategic plan to bring deficient projects into compliance.
• Review and compile good faith efforts performed by external stakeholders.
• Assist in responding to audits, requests, and inquiries by supervising regulatory agencies.
• Develop and maintain trusting relationships with employees on worksites.
• Some travel within New York State.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

Power BI/Tableau

Written communication

Public speaking

Multi-team collaboration

Compliance monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) seeks a Senior Compliance Specialist to ensure MWBE participation on statewide construction projects financed through HCR programs. You will train project teams, support MWBE/SDVOB engagement, and lead data-driven compliance efforts across multiple stakeholders.

The role involves quarterly reporting, collaboration with finance, legal, and program staff, and travel within New York State.