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Compliance Analyst jobs across governance, risk, compliance, and AI governance.
Open Compliance Analyst jobs (11)
Senior Audit and Compliance Analyst
Senior Compliance Analyst
Affordable Housing Compliance Analyst | Housing
Controlled Research Compliance Analyst, Office of Research Support and Compliance
Compliance Analyst - AI Governance
Contracts and Compliance Analyst
Compliance Analyst (Transaction Monitoring & Screening)
Governance, Risk & Compliance Analyst
Security Compliance Analyst, Privacy
Compliance Analyst - Fiduciary
Compliance Analyst, Texas Institute for Electronics
About the Compliance Analyst job
The Compliance Analyst makes sure the business follows the rules that apply to it, from financial regulation to data-protection law. Analysts monitor for violations, maintain compliance documentation, run testing and monitoring programs, and help prepare for regulatory exams. It is a common entry point into compliance careers and, increasingly, into AI compliance, where the same discipline is applied to how automated systems make decisions.
What a Compliance Analyst does
- Monitor business activities for regulatory compliance
- Maintain compliance policies, procedures, and documentation
- Run compliance testing and monitoring programs
- Support preparation for regulatory exams and audits
- Track regulatory change and assess its impact
- Help review how AI and automated decisions meet compliance requirements
Core skills
- Strong reading comprehension for regulation and policy
- Detail orientation and organized record-keeping
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Comfort with data and basic analysis
- Discretion handling sensitive information
- Interest in how rules translate into business practice
Certifications that help
Train for these through the GRC Careers certification guides.
Where it sits on the career ladder
Compliance Analyst (Entry) · Compliance Manager →
How to break into this job
Compliance Analyst roles often open to people from operations, finance, or customer-facing roles who show strong attention to rules and detail. A relevant degree or a foundational compliance certification helps. Learn the regulatory landscape of one industry well, whether financial services, healthcare, or privacy, and you have a credible start.
BLS put the 2024 median at $78,420. In 2026, market trackers show averages from roughly $99,000 to $120,000, with the top quartile above $160,000. Financial centers and senior governance roles sit at the top of that range.
Sources: BLS, 2024 median
FAQ
A GRC Analyst works broadly across governance, risk, and compliance controls, while a Compliance Analyst focuses specifically on meeting regulatory obligations. The roles overlap and both are common entry points into the field.
Heavily regulated industries hire the most: banking and financial services, healthcare, insurance, and increasingly any company deploying AI in regulated decisions.
CCEP for compliance and ethics, CAMS for anti-money-laundering, and CIPP for privacy are commonly pursued, chosen based on the industry and regulatory focus.
Compliance Analyst jobs: what the market looks like right now
A snapshot built from the 11 Compliance Analyst roles currently on this page.
Where the work is
- Work mode: 0 remote, 1 hybrid, 10 on-site or unstated.
- Seniority mix: mid (9), senior (2)
- Employers hiring more than one: UT Austin (2)
Skills these postings ask for
- policy and procedure writing
- control testing and evidence collection
- regulatory change management
- SOX and SOC 2 readiness
- issue management and remediation tracking
How to get a compliance job — the full career guide for this field: entry routes, transferable backgrounds, certifications and salary by level.
Certifications that come up most
None of these are universally required, but they appear often enough in Compliance Analyst postings to be worth knowing: CCEP, CRCM, CAMS, CIPP/US, AIGP. The certification academy covers what each one actually tests and who it is for.
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