[Hiring] Contractor Compliance Analyst @RemoFirst

Role Description

We are seeking a Contractor Compliance Analyst to own the compliance review layer across the full contractor lifecycle, from onboarding and identity verification through ongoing monitoring and offboarding. This role sits at the intersection of risk management, operational execution, and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring that every contractor engagement on our platform meets regulatory and internal compliance standards. The ideal candidate will review flagged cases, make compliance determinations, identify systemic issues and work with the Product team to improve the compliance process.

• Onboarding & KYC Review:
  • Review flagged contractor onboarding cases, including KYC documentation, identity verification discrepancies, and incomplete or inconsistent submissions.
  • Manage the queue of manual reviews generated by stricter compliance controls, applying sound judgment to approve, escalate, or reject cases.
• Identity, Tax & Payment Compliance:
  • Review changes to legal identity and tax data submitted by contractors, assessing legitimacy and flagging anomalies.
  • Investigate beneficiary and bank account setup issues, including name mismatches, duplicate account risk, and potential fraud indicators.
• Ongoing Monitoring & Re-Verification:
  • Support re-verification workflows and in-life monitoring processes to ensure continued compliance throughout the contractor engagement.
  • Track and act on regulatory or policy changes that affect active contractor relationships.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Partner with the CX team on contractor and client-facing communications related to compliance matters, while retaining ownership of all compliance decisions and determinations.
  • Serve as the compliance subject matter expert in operational conversations involving contractor lifecycle issues.
• Process Improvement & Product Feedback:
  • Identify recurring compliance issues and patterns across the case queue, and feed structured insights back to the Product team to drive automation and reduce manual review volume over time.
  • Contribute to the development and refinement of internal compliance policies, playbooks, and decision frameworks.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in compliance, KYC/AML operations, risk review, or a related function — ideally within fintech, payments, HR tech, or a platform operating across multiple jurisdictions.
• Hands-on experience reviewing identity documents, tax forms, and financial account data across international contexts.
• Strong analytical judgment — comfortable making nuanced compliance decisions with incomplete information and documenting your rationale clearly.
• Familiarity with contractor classification risks, cross-border tax obligations, or global employment regulations is a strong plus.
• Excellent written communication skills, particularly in translating compliance requirements into clear guidance for non-compliance stakeholders.
• A process-improvement mindset — you don't just work the queue, you look for ways to shrink it.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, remote-first environment with distributed teammates across multiple time zones.

Requirements

• Experience with EOR, PEO, or contractor management platforms.
• Exposure to sanctions screening, PEP checks, or fraud investigation workflows.
• Familiarity with compliance tooling (e.g., Onfido, Jumio, ComplyAdvantage, or similar).
• Working knowledge of GDPR, data privacy regulations, or cross-border data handling requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Top-of-the-range work equipment.
• 100% remote work.
• PTO regulated by local statutory.