Executive Director, Regulatory Advocacy

• Develops and executes day-to-day regulatory advocacy strategy on enterprise and state-specific regulatory matters to support business goals and objectives and to advance company initiatives
• supports the legal and compliance departments with market conduct exam issues and advises business leadership on regulatory and political developments that influence relevant jurisdictions or policy/issues areas
• coordinates with policy team to develop policy positions and coordinates with state affairs team members to execute advocacy strategy and facilitates positioning with national advocacy organizations
• supports greater education and understanding of industry practices at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and other venues
• builds and manages relationships with senior stakeholders in government, policymakers, regulatory agencies, trade associations, and other external stakeholders
• represents the enterprise and its specific businesses in advocacy efforts
• makes internal and external written and oral presentations on behalf of the company
• manages external consultants supporting policy and government affairs objectives at the NAIC.

• 10+ years of expertise in state legislative, regulatory and/or industry experience
• experience developing and managing strategic advocacy activities that achieve desired outcomes
• experience in health care policy, insurance, pharmacy benefit management and/or healthcare issues
• experience dealing with state regulators and other executive staff in state government
• proven, effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills necessary to interact with a variety of Company management, retained counsel, regulators, staff of trade associations and other key stakeholders
• ability to handle several complex and difficult projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
• self-starter with the ability to act independently, demonstrates initiative, creative and resourceful
• mastery of Microsoft Office products, most notably Teams, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Master’s Degree preferred.

• Affordable medical plan options
• a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions)
• an employee stock purchase plan
• no-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching
• benefit solutions including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.