Associate Director, Compliance

Job Description

The Associate Director of Compliance serves as a member of a compliance team that is committed to excellence and advancing the Department of Athletics through its strategic plan. The compliance team is comprised of staff members with compliance sport oversight as well as responsibility for various specialized compliance work functions. Athletic Compliance staff members must be able to act with integrity and discretion as they will be exposed to sensitive and confidential information.

The position works in to interpret, implement, educate, and audit NCAA, Collegiate Sports Commission, Big Ten Conference, and The Ohio State University rules and regulations. This position has compliance oversight of several sports programs and includes responsibility for each program’s eligibility, financial aid, name, image, likeness (i.e., third party NIL and/or institutional NIL where applicable), playing seasons, and compliance auditing. This position must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment concerning NCAA guidance for their designated sports programs and must be available after regular work hours when necessary to answer compliance related questions for coaches, staff, and student-athletes.

This position is also responsible for a specialized compliance work function that may include oversight of areas related to eligibility, third-party name, image, likeness (NIL), legislation and governance, investigations, education, and compliance auditing. This position must be able to lead a team of staff members within the specialized compliance work function and determine the focus and direction of that work function for the entire Athletic Compliance staff. This position may also include serving as a compliance liaison to various university areas including University Admissions, the Registrar, Student Financial Aid, the Office of University Compliance and Integrity, and Internal Audit.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Advanced degree in relevant field may be desirable. 4 years of relevant experience required. 4-8 years of relevant experience preferred.

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree is required; J.D., or Master's Degree is desired. Three to five years full-time experience in an athletic compliance setting at an institutional, conference or national association level is required. Position requires strong computer skills, strong analytical skills, well-developed written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to balance multiple projects. Must have successful experience working in a collaborative and team-oriented environment and act with integrity and personal accountability.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.

As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.