Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Regulatory Policy
Job Details
- Experience
- Approximately 5 years of professional experience in government affairs, regulatory affairs, public policy, legislative affairs, or a closely related field.
Requirements
- Approximately 5 years of experience in government affairs, regulatory affairs, public policy, legislative affairs, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated experience independently managing a legislative or regulatory portfolio.
- Strong understanding of legislative processes, government relations, regulatory agencies, and administrative rulemaking.
- Ability to prepare persuasive comment letters, policy papers, and testimony and deliver executive-level briefings.
- Ability to build productive relationships with regulators, legislators, government representatives, and industry associations.
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills to assess regulatory and policy implications.
- Ability and willingness to register as a lobbyist where required and travel for meetings, conferences, and stakeholder engagements.
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Insurance industry experience, particularly regulatory advocacy and engagement with state insurance regulators, is an advantage.
- Familiarity with personal lines property and casualty insurance products and regulatory environments is an advantage.
- Experience advising product, underwriting, legal, or compliance teams and supporting insurance filings is preferred.
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, manage competing priorities, and work effectively in a remote-first environment.
Responsibilities
- Monitor legislative developments, regulatory rulemaking, and market-conduct activities across relevant states.
- Build relationships with state insurance regulators, legislators, trade associations, and other industry stakeholders.
- Design and lead engagement strategies with state insurance departments for new products and business lines.
- Represent the organization in industry coalitions, trade associations, working groups, and policy initiatives.
- Develop advocacy positions on proposed legislation and regulations, aligned with business objectives.
- Analyze laws, regulations, and policy developments and provide actionable guidance to legal, product, underwriting, compliance, and claims teams.
- Draft and present regulatory comment letters, policy papers, written submissions, and legislative testimony.
- Support product development and regulatory filings, including rate and form submissions, and participate in regulator discussions about filings.
- Coordinate external lobbyists, consultants, and policy advisers, and communicate emerging risks and opportunities to senior leadership.