Director, Legislative Policy

CSBS•Washington, DC

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Legislative Policy position will work with senior CSBS staff and CSBS members to support many aspects of the organization’s legislative policy development and legislative outreach. The Director, Legislative Policy is an important member of the CSBS Legislative Team, interacting with Congress to advocate for the legislative interests and priorities of CSBS and its members across the full range of legislative issues of interest to state regulators. This includes maintaining contact with Members of Congress and their staff on a full range of financial services issues, tracking and analyzing legislative proposals, and developing legislative initiatives to promote CSBS’s mission.

Requirements

6+ of relevant experience working in Congress, a financial regulatory agency (federal or state), trade association, or financial institution, or a commensurate combination of education and experience.
Bachelor’s degree in relevant area.
Knowledge of financial services laws, regulation, and oversight.
Knowledge of federal legislative process.
Analytical skills – ability to analyze complex legislative and regulatory proposals.
Communication Skills – strong oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate analyses and policy positions regarding complex policy issues.
Collaboration – ability to work efficiently and comfortably across an organization with individuals with diverse experience and expertise.
Planning and organizing – ability to manage and prioritize multiply, complex projects with a high degree of attention to detail.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet critical deadlines while being results oriented.
Customer service – works and communicates with clients and customers to satisfy their expectations.
Knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Creative problem-solving skills – proactive with proven ability to think ahead, address complex issues sooner rather than later, and identify and immediately reconcile issues that could potentially result in “surprises.”
Ability to manage and prioritize complex projects in an organized manner.
Protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of CSBS information and information systems in accordance with CSBS policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in public policy or law preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Tracking and analyzing legislation to identify proposals of interest to state banking and financial regulators;
Promoting CSBS policy objectives by contributing to the development of legislative proposals and strategies;
Preparing written materials related to CSBS legislative policy activities including legislative analyses, talking points, letters, and Congressional testimony;
Presenting analysis of complex legislative proposals and activity clearly and concisely for a variety of audiences.
Develop and maintain relationships with Federal legislative staff to advocate CSBS policy priorities and to track and analyze legislative developments of interest to state bank regulators.
Work with other CSBS staff to support the policy analysis and policy development process on behalf of state bank regulators, considering the diversity of views and overall interests of state bank regulators.
Respond to inquiries from CSBS members, banking departments, industry stakeholders, federal agencies, trade associations, and other interested parties.
Manage a variety of legislative resources and references for state banking departments, including content on relevant parts of csbs.org website.
Assist with other policy development duties as assigned.
Support cross-functional policy efforts as needed.