Policy & Government Relations Associate

Brigit•Nyc, NY

19h•$110,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

Hi, we're Brigit! A holistic financial health company helping everyday Americans build a brighter financial future. With a business model that is aligned with our customers, we create transparent, fair, and simple financial products that put money back in the hands of our members, help them spend wisely, avoid unfair fees and build their credit quickly. If autonomy, ownership, and having meaningful input at the company you work for is important to you, come join our growing team! Brigit is doing innovative and exciting work, but don’t just take our word for it, our work is being recognized by others: Built In's 2026 Best Midsize Companies to Work For in New York City Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work For In New York City Built In’s 2024 & 2025 Best Startups to Work For In the U.S. Built In’s 2023 - 2025 Best Startups to Work For In New York City Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022 Business Insider’s Most Promising Consumer Startups 2022 Forbes Fintech 50 2022 Role Overview As our parent company, Upbound (NASDQ: UPBD), continues to grow its business, staying on top of developing state and federal laws and regulations that affect our business is a top priority, so we are expanding our policy team. This role will be working directly with the Vice President, Policy and Government Relations to focus directly on our state and federal work. You’ll work closely with Legal, Compliance and Product to help make sure that Upbound’s brands - Brigit, Acima & Rent-A-Center are well represented with interested stakeholders. While this role has a primary focus on Brigit’s Earned Wage Access space, there may be opportunities to work across all brands within the Upbound family.

Requirements

4+ years of policy experience in public policy and/or government relations within financial services and/or fintech is required
You have worked in the past to help pass at least one law at the state level from conception to bill passage.
Experience in monitoring and analyzing state and federal legislation and regulatory actions in lending and EWA is required
Experience managing local/state lobbyists and coordinating advocacy efforts
Strong capability to build and maintain relationships with regulators and legislators to educate stakeholders on the business, customer impact, and the EWA model.

Responsibilities

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.
Any other related activities to the role as assigned by the Head of Public Policy and Government Relations and the General Counsel of Upbound.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible PTO Policy
401k plan
Paid Parental Leave
Physical and mental wellbeing benefits including Wellhub for access to virtual workouts and discounted gym memberships, and Headspace for covered virtual therapy sessions and unlimited on demand health support
Monthly reimbursements to use against wifi and cell phone bills
Annual reimbursement for Learning & Development
Help hard working Americans build a brighter financial future
High-growth company
A dynamic, flexible and collaborative start-up work environment with a highly talented team
Brigit is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy (including breast feeding and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email [email protected].