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Job Description:
ABA is seeking an entrepreneurial Senior Policy Director to support its consumer credit and payments policy missions within a key advocacy office within the association.
The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated interest in complex public policy issues and will be able to locate, digest and analyze technical legislative, regulatory, and legal subject matter. Additionally, quantitative subject matter is commonly encountered in this role and the ideal candidate will have grounding in applied economic theory and demonstrate a strong understanding of economic concepts as part of their written work product.
The Senior Director will communicate their findings by producing well-reasoned analyses for the membership and will also be able to communicate in plain, persuasive language for a general audience. Additionally, the ideal candidate will also be able to develop persuasive arguments and strategies to assist the organization in shaping favorable public policy outcomes.
The Senior Director will be relied upon to deliver consistent, excellent service to internal and external stakeholders and place a premium on understanding the needs of our members. They will be detail-oriented yet aware of the larger purpose of the office’s work.
A successful incumbent will demonstrate a willingness to adapt quickly and successfully tackle new and disparate problems. The Senior Director must be nimble and demonstrate the ability to take on new topics in which they provide sound guidance, often under tight deadlines. Creativity, strong judgment, and the desire to learn are essential.
The Senior Director will assist in the management and execution of ABA’s retail payments advocacy agenda, including research, development of written collateral, leading working groups, member engagement, and tracking and leading projects.
Key Duties:
Member engagement: frequent interaction with association members and other stakeholders. Understand member concerns and apply a solutions-focused approach.
Issue management: shape ABA policy positions and advocacy strategies, and develop persuasive arguments.
Project management: develop meeting agendas, timelines, and strategies, and manage project milestones.
Researchand monitor: leverage data to identify potential impacts to portfolio area(s) and make recommendations. Develop a broad array of written materials and provide rapid analysis of that information’s meaning and relative importance.
Communicate: research and communicate relevant findings through memoranda, presentations, and other media. Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on larger association projects, developing collateral while shaping framing and context on broader focused areas.
Requirements:
• 10+ years in a public policy or research setting, with minimum four years working on federal issues, inclusive of internships.
• Bachelor’s or Advanced Degree required, focus on government relations, regulatory policy, Business, Public Policy, Law, Economics or related field preferred.
• Professional background in finance, economics, law, or other public policy experience preferred.
• Strong policy analysis experience required, specifically strong knowledge of the political, legislative and regulatory process.
• Broad understanding of diverse political and policy perspectives and a commitment to engaging fairly with ideas, concepts and people from across the ideological continuum.
• Strong project management experience needed with an ability to develop deliverables, manage meetings and working groups, and deliver a results-focused workstyle.
• Strong communication skills required including technical writing, persuasive writing, as well as strong verbal and presentation skills.
• Experience creating charts, graphs, and other data visualizations preferred.
• Must operate with high standards for integrity.
Target Salary Range for Role:
$160,000 - $172,000
Salary Band Range:
$124,247.00 - $172,048.00 - $219,849.00
American Bankers Association (ABA) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, personal appearance, political affiliation, family responsibilities, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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The American Bankers Association is the united voice of America’s hometown bankers—small, regional and large banks that together employ more than 2 million women and men, hold nearly $17 trillion in assets, safeguard $12.8 trillion in deposits and extend more than $9 trillion in loans. ABA believes that government policies should recognize the industry’s diversity. Laws and regulations should be tailored to correspond to a bank’s charter, business model, hometown markets and risk profile. This policymaking approach avoids the negative economic consequences of burdensome, unsuitable and inefficient bank regulation. Through a broad array of information, training, staff expertise and other resources, ABA supports America’s hometown bankers as they perform their critical role as drivers of America’s economic growth and job creation.
