Our fintech startup client is looking to add an individual with great experience in public policy and government relations for startup companies.

Location: Remote (US)

Salary Range: $150k to $180k

Role Overview

With the client, as their business grows, we need to stay more and more on top of the developing state and federal regulations that affect our business, so we’re building our policy team. You will be the first hire on our policy team to focus directly on our state and federal work. You’ll work closely with Legal, Compliance and Product to help make sure that Brigit, and the Earned Wage Access (EWA) industry are well represented both federally and on a state by state basis.

What you’ll do:

• Track bills and regulatory actions in lending and EWA, watching the legislative process and identifying where we need to engage.
• Manage local lobbyists in states where local engagement is necessary.
• Build relationships with state and federal regulators as well as legislators to educate them on Brigit’s business, our impact on our customers and promote understanding of EWA.
• Engage in local legislative processes via comment letters, bill drafting etc to make sure our business model is well accounted for in state laws.
• Work closely with our compliance, legal and product teams to make sure that our product is staying in sync with upcoming legislative changes
• Take part in our trade associations and work with other companies in our space to ensure that we promote inclusive regulation for our industry.
• Work with internal and external resources to craft communications and PR strategies where it is beneficial for the passage of bills.

Who you are:

• 4+ years of policy experience at a startup is required
• Additional experience in at least one of: government, public policy or law is required
• Experience with lending businesses is a plus
• You have worked in the past to help pass at least one law at the state level from conception to bill passage.

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