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.

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory Monitoring & Intake Support

• Support the monitoring of new and evolving federal, state, and municipal laws and regulations affecting real estate operations, property management, leasing, and related functions.
• Assist the Head of Legal, Property Management and Senior Compliance and Operations Attorney with organizing, summarizing, and synthesizing regulatory updates for internal distribution.
• Organize and track legislative and regulatory-related communications distributed to the business.
• Maintain internal records, trackers, and reference folders for regulatory updates, guidance, and implementation materials.

Regulatory Operationalization & Project Management

• Serve as the project management lead for regulatory implementation initiatives, coordinating tasks, timelines, and dependencies across business stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, Operations, Property Management, and other functional teams to support timely implementation of new regulatory requirements.
• Track progress, risks, and outstanding action items related to regulatory initiatives and escalate issues as needed.

Project Tracking & Tools Administration

• Maintain regulatory implementation trackers using Asana, Excel, and other project management or reporting tools.
• Ensure tasks are accurately documented, assigned, prioritized, and updated to reflect current status.
• Prepare status updates, summaries, and implementation timelines for Legal & Compliance leadership and business stakeholders.

General Compliance & Legal Operations Support

• Support compliance audits, reviews, and internal initiatives through accurate recordkeeping and coordination.
• Assist with maintaining compliance templates, trackers, and process documentation related to regulatory change management.
• Provide general administrative and paralegal support to the Legal & Compliance Team as needed.

Job Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in a project coordination, legal operations, compliance, paralegal, or regulatory support role.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with defined timelines and deliverables.
• Proficiency with project management and tracking tools, including Asana and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.

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.
• Familiarity with documentation, workflow, and reporting processes in compliance or legal environments.

Functional and Behavioral Skills

Functional Skills:

• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear summaries, trackers, and action plans.
• Proficiency with Excel and comfort working in task and workflow management tools.
• Attention to detail and consistency in documentation and reporting.

Behavioral Skills:

• Highly reliable, proactive, and execution-focused.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort working with U.S.-based legal, compliance, and business stakeholders.
• Ability to manage deadlines, competing priorities, and cross-functional coordination in a fast-paced environment.