Cushman & Wakefield
A global commercial real‑estate firm delivering services from leasing to asset and facilities management.
Manager - Compliance
Manage and track compliance documents, renewals, audits, and regulatory updates for properties.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Manager – Compliance role at Cushman & Wakefield involves overseeing compliance for all managed properties, ensuring statutory licenses and approvals are current, and conducting periodic audits to verify document validity. This position is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive compliance tracker covering fire NOCs, lift licenses, electrical safety, pollution control, and building stability certificates. The role includes maintaining organized electronic and physical repositories of compliance documents, verifying that records are signed and filed according to audit requirements, and coordinating with site teams and vendors to submit necessary compliance proofs. It also requires liaising with government bodies, statutory authorities, and approved vendors to obtain or renew licenses, and supporting Facility Managers during inspections or audits conducted by statutory agencies. The manager facilitates both internal and external audits by providing required documentation, highlights any non‑compliances, and coordinates the closure of audit observations. Staying abreast of changes in local, state, and national regulations, the manager updates management and teams on new or revised statutory requirements. Regular reporting of compliance status is essential, with monthly and quarterly reports prepared and circulated for all sites. Critical renewals are escalated to senior management in a timely manner, and compliance risks are identified with proposed mitigation measures to ensure adherence to the company’s compliance policy and SOPs across all locations. • Maintain and update compliance tracker for all properties (licenses, NOCs, certificates). • Ensure statutory licenses and approvals are valid and renewed before expiry. • Conduct periodic audits of compliance documents. • Organize soft and hard copy repositories of compliance records. • Verify, sign, and file documents per audit requirements. • Coordinate with site teams and vendors for compliance proof submissions. • Liaise with government bodies, statutory authorities, and approved vendors for license procurement and renewal. • Support Facility Managers during statutory inspections or audits. • Facilitate internal and external audits by providing required documents. • Identify and address non‑compliances, coordinating closure of audit observations. • Monitor regulatory changes and update management and teams on new requirements. • Prepare and circulate monthly/quarterly compliance status reports. • Escalate pending or critical renewals to senior management promptly. • Identify compliance risks and propose mitigation measures. • Ensure adherence to company compliance policy and SOPs across sites.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸compliance tracker
- ▸license renewal
- ▸audit coordination
- ▸document repository
- ▸regulatory monitoring
- ▸status reporting
Work Environment
Onsite