Compliance & Reporting Manager

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Salary Range: $140,000 - $160,000 plus bonus and incentive stock options

Reports to: Vice President, People & Culture

Location: Brooklyn, NY (Hybrid)

About The Company:

NineDot's name derives from the classic mathematical puzzle for sparking out-of-the-box solutions. As a leading community-scale, clean energy developer with a growing portfolio of projects across a range of technologies, NineDot Energy is creating innovative energy solutions that support a more resilient electric grid, deliver economic savings, address environmental justice and reduce carbon emissions. We plan to develop, build and operate more than 400 MW of clean energy systems by 2026 that will strengthen the local power grid infrastructure and provide clean, reliable and resilient power to tens of thousands of New York households and businesses. This is all in support of New York State’s mission to achieve 100% clean energy by 2040.

With the backing of Manulife Investment Management and The Carlyle Group - two of the world’s leading infrastructure investors - NineDot is continuing to expand its core battery energy storage pipeline, deliver enhanced products and services, explore new regions and consider potential acquisitions all to advance the decarbonization of New York’s grid. This is an exciting opportunity to build a platform from the ground-up with a world-class team of developers and innovators. NineDot is committed to building a company that exemplifies diversity, equity and inclusion values in its team culture, as well as business practices and community engagement.

Job Summary

As NineDot scales its operations, we are seeking a Compliance & Reporting Manager to centralize, manage, and ensure execution of our internal and external compliance responsibilities. This new cross-functional role will play a critical part in building scalable systems that ensure accountability, meet evolving regulatory demands, and support strategic partnerships. You’ll work across departments including Finance, Construction, Supply Chain, HR, and Legal, helping the company stay ahead of compliance obligations and audit readiness.

Responsibilities:

Internal Compliance & Readiness

• Track and manage internal data and documentation necessary for audit preparedness—including tax credit compliance (e.g., ITC) and Local Law 97 (LL97) obligations.
• Own and maintain a central compliance tracker across projects and departments to monitor deadlines, documentation needs, and remediation tasks.
• Lead the monthly Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship (PWA) review process: assess project-level reports, identify discrepancies, act on recommended remediations, and ensure follow-through.

External Reporting & Third-Party Requests

• Prepare and submit responses to third-party compliance or information requests from financiers, governmental agencies, partners, and rating bodies.
• Ensure all submissions are accurate, timely, and consistent with internal records and applicable standards.

Policy Development & SOP Ownership

• Support the development and documentation of internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Partner with functional leaders to ensure SOPs are adopted, up to date, and embedded into daily workflows.
• Establish best practices for recordkeeping, version control, and audit documentation across teams.

Risk Management & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor changes in local, state, and federal compliance requirements, and proactively assess their impact on company operations.
• Establish internal monitoring processes and partner with external auditors as needed.
• Identify risks or process gaps and drive appropriate corrective actions.

Training & Culture of Compliance

• Design and deliver internal training on compliance protocols and reporting responsibilities.
• Promote a company-wide culture of integrity, transparency, and compliance excellence.

Other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies:

• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Drives Results - Constantly achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Interpersonal Savvy - Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
• Manages Ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
• Nimble Learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both success and failures as learning fodder
• Plans and Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Tech Savvy - Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.

Required education and experience:

• 5+ years of experience in compliance, legal, or regulatory affairs, ideally in renewable energy, infrastructure, construction, or a similarly complex industry.
• Demonstrated experience managing regulatory compliance programs and/or internal audit processes in sectors such as energy, construction, infrastructure, or government contracting.
• Proven ability to manage complex documentation and reporting processes, including tracking deadlines, preparing third-party submissions, and ensuring audit readiness.
• Hands-on experience with Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeship programs, tax credit compliance (e.g., ITC), or Local Law 97 (or similar environmental/compliance regulations).
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, SOP development, and cross-departmental coordination to ensure compliance adoption and follow-through.
• Experience working with or responding to external auditors, financiers, legal teams, or public agencies.
• Familiarity with risk management frameworks and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to build and maintain systems for recordkeeping, document versioning, and process accountability.
• Excellent communication skills with experience delivering training or compliance education to internal stakeholders.

Preferred education and experience:

• Experience working in clean energy, utilities, public infrastructure, or with government-funded projects (e.g., projects eligible for ITC or other tax incentives).
• Background in risk management, controls auditing, or GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) systems.
• Experience coordinating with People Ops/HR, Legal, or Finance teams on compliance training or policy enforcement.
• Demonstrated success implementing compliance-focused training or helping shape a culture of compliance in a scaling organization.
• Knowledge of document management systems or compliance tracking software (e.g., Smartsheet, Asana, Airtable, or GRC tools).

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

At NineDot Energy, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation and are the foundation of our success. As such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, age, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you're passionate about this role but don’t meet every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other opportunities with us. We’re committed to building a team that reflects a broad range of experiences, backgrounds, and skills.

NineDot Employee benefits include but are not limited to:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• 5% employer match on your 401k retirement account
• 20 paid vacation days off, plus 7 sick days, 9 federal holidays and 3 personal floating holidays
• 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for both the primary and secondary caregiver within the first year of birth or adoption
• Wellness initiatives including a $1,000 stipend
• 16 volunteer hours plus two planned company-wide volunteer outings per year