Manager, State and Local Government Affairs
About The Position
Manager, State and Local Government Affairs Capital One, a Fortune 500 company and one of the nation’s top 10 banks, offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Our goal is to create one of the nation’s great banks, and we have the necessary ingredients: a strong balance sheet, resilient businesses, a massive customer franchise, strong analytical capabilities, and great people. The Global Policy Affairs Group (GPAG) is Capital One’s voice in the legislative and political processes. GPAG manages Capital One’s relationship with elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels and participates in the policy making process. The team provides support to all of Capital One’s lines of business and staff groups in our markets. Capital One is seeking a talented Manager, State & Local Government Affairs to lead our state and local engagement strategy in several key jurisdictions, manage our relationship with external organizations, and internal partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or military experience
- At least 5 years of experience in public policy, government affairs at the state level working for an elected official, government agency, trade association, government affairs firm or a combination.
Nice To Haves
- Experience overseeing a portfolio of multiple states
- Experience working on financial services industry legislation or regulations
Responsibilities
- Oversee our relationship with State and Local Governments in 6-8 states
- Build relationships with Governors, state legislators and their staffs
- Advocate on legislation important to our businesses and customers
- Attend trade association and political conferences and events
- Determine and execute engagement strategy on legislation, communicate positions to key audiences, partner with industry groups and trade associations on comment letters
- Support internal stakeholders with legislative and issue strategy management, including ad-hoc special project teams impacting jurisdictions or subject matter of responsibility
- Serve as a compliance steward for the reporting of enacted legislation
- Partner with outside counsel and trade associations including state banking associations, industry coalitions, chambers of commerce, and political membership organizations
- Partner with Capital One Insights Center and Community Impact & Initiative Team to integrate and align government affairs work with philanthropic and community engagement
- Partner with Corporate Communications and Lines of Business for integrated storytelling to policymakers
- Travel as needed, ability to attend events before and after normal business hours, overnight trips, and conferences
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
