Director, Government Affairs

To support the Vice President, Federal Affairs, Office of Government Affairs, and the Office of Government Affairs team in managing government affairs for FINRA. This includes educating external stakeholders about FINRA’s mission and maximizing FINRA’s recognition and reputation as a trusted resource for key federal governmental officials and staff, educating those individuals about FINRA’s regulatory and educational initiatives and about its role as a self-regulatory organization, and sharing FINRA’s perspective on policy issues that could affect the organization. It also includes coordinating with internal FINRA staff.Essential Job Function:Develop and maintain relationships with key federal officeholders, officials and staff and help coordinate FINRA’s interaction with those individuals. Maintain reputation as trusted, credible source of information about FINRA and the securities industry among congressional and regulatory officials and staff. Monitor legislative and regulatory initiatives for impact on FINRA or securities industry. Assist in recommending and implementing strategy to achieve FINRA goals on legislative and regulatory matters. Effectively utilize outside consultants to support these efforts.Scope & Supervisory Responsibilities:As a private sector regulator, FINRA can be significantly affected by the actions of Congress and state securities officials. A positive working relationship with external stakeholders in the legislative arena is critical to FINRA continuing to achieve its mission of ensuring investor protection and market integrity of the highest level in U.S. securities markets.Internal & External Coordination:The position requires extensive coordination with all departments in FINRA, including keeping senior staff and FINRA leadership apprised of pertinent governmental activity. The position also requires daily coordination with Congressional staff and officials from government agencies that often need information quickly.QualificationsEducation & Experience Requirements. Bachelor’s degree with at least seven (7) years of experience in the legislative arena or federal government relations field.Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with high-ranking government officials and government staff, among others. Demonstrated knowledge of financial services industry, current affairs, and an ability to impact legislative and regulatory processes.Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.Advanced degree or JD is preferred. Work Conditions: DC-based. Hybrid work environment with required travel.Education/Experience RequirementsBachelor’s degree with at least seven (7) years of experience in the government relations field.Demonstrated ability to built and maintain relationships with high-ranking government officials, government staff, and senior-level private sector representatives., among others.Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to impact legislative and regulatory processes.Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.Work Conditions:Hybrid work environment with required travel.For work that is performed in CA, CO, HI, MN, VT, IL, Jersey City, NJ, NY, NY, MD, Washington DC, and WA the chart below outlines the proposed salary range for the corresponding location. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons.CA: Minimum Salary $146,200, Maximum Salary $2+6,100CO/HI/MN/VT: Minimum Salary $127,300, Maximum Salary $246,600IL: Minimum Salary $13+,800, Maximum Salary $271,400Jersey City, NJ/NY, NY: Minimum Salary $152,700, Maximum Salary $2+6,100MD/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $146,200, Maximum Salary $283,800WA: Minimum Salary $127,300, Maximum Salary $283,800Including positions performed outside the state but reporting to an office or manager in that state.Candidates can expect salary offers that range from the minimum to the mid-point of the salary range. FINRA provides full pay ranges so that the candidate can consider their growth potential while at FINRA.#LI-HybridTo be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.Please note: If the “Apply Now” button on a job board posting does not take you directly to the FINRA Careers site, enter www.finra.org/careers into your browser to reach our site directly.FINRA strives to make our career site accessible to all users. If you need a disability-related accommodation for completing the application process, please contact FINRA's Employee Relations team at 240.386.4865 or by email at EmployeeRelations@finra.org. Please note that this process is exclusively for inquiries regarding application accommodations. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law. As part of its dedication to employee wellness, FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance. Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, and other benefits that support employee wellness, such as adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs.Time Off and Paid LeaveFINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and + sick days, unless otherwise required by law (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after +0 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after +0 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.Based on full-time scheduleImportant InformationFINRA’s Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees’ investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code’s investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions—including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA’s Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President—by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms