Job Title: Vice President/Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel/Associate General Counsel
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop and communicate the company's advocacy positions on various prudential bank regulatory topics.
- Collaborate directly with subject matter experts and senior lawyers from leading banks and members of the Regulatory Affairs team to draft regulatory comment letters, white papers, issue summaries, and other advocacy-related materials such as blog posts.
- Work with the company's Government Affairs team on legislative and related policy issues and with the communications team to develop and execute advocacy strategies on issues important to the company's member banks.
- Advocate the company's position on regulatory issues by meeting regularly with policymakers and federal agencies, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
- Manage one or more company member committees; organize and lead meetings with subject matter experts and senior attorneys at member banks to develop consensus on policy and legal issues.
- Conduct legal research and draft memoranda, articles, and blog posts on key regulatory and policy issues affecting banks.
- Draft persuasive and effective comment letters in response to regulatory proposals.
- Monitor the activities of federal regulatory agencies on matters of importance to company members and provide rapid and succinct reports.
- Work collaboratively with the company's Communications Department to ensure effective messaging on important regulatory and policy issues, including interviews with media.
- Assist the company's Government Affairs staff by analyzing legislation, drafting Congressional testimony, and attending meetings with Hill staff.
- Speak at meetings and conferences on issues of importance to the company's members and regulatory issues.
- Work collaboratively with other trade associations and industry groups on issues of joint concern.
- Assist with planning the company's conferences, symposia, and events.
Education and Experience Information:
- JD Degree and licensed by and in good standing with the appropriate state bar association or other appropriate state attorney licensing authority.
- Minimum of five-to-eight years of relevant experience at a regulatory agency, in the financial services industry, or at a law firm with strong knowledge of bank regulation and recent practical experience.
- Experience with bank regulatory law including the Dodd-Frank Act, Federal Deposit Insurance Act, Bank Holding Company Act, the National Bank Act, and their attendant regulations.
- Familiarity with administrative law and procedure. Experience with enforcement and/or litigation is a plus but not required.
- Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced client management, diplomacy, and people skills.
- Ability to effectively manage one or more committees of company member banks.
- Strong, concise, accurate, and effective written and oral communications; must be able to communicate and coordinate with individuals across all levels of a financial institution.
- Ability to thrive in a team environment while also taking initiative and working independently, with ability to multi-task and prioritize objectives and deliverables.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational and project management abilities.
- Intellectual curiosity for learning about the financial services industry.
Salary Information:
- Salary Range: $275,000 to $375,000 annually
Additional Information:
- The company offers a competitive compensation package that includes excellent health and dental insurance, generous retirement savings plans, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment assistance, and commuting assistance (either bike, Metro, or parking).
- This is a Washington, DC-based position, and the successful candidate generally will be expected to work in the company's DC office Monday-Thursday each week, with the option to work remotely 20 days per year. Fridays are typically work-from-home days.
- All applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States for the company. The company will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.
