Team Lead, State and Local Government Affairs, U.S. Government Affairs Job at Citi (Washington)

Job Description

The role leads Citi’s U.S. Government Affairs team of state and local government lobbyists, managing them to deliver established USGA advocacy priorities. Additionally, the role directly manages political and policy engagement in a portfolio of states. Reporting to the Head of U.S. Government Affairs (USGA) in Washington, D.C., the role is responsible for advancing Citi’s engagement with policymakers who shape public policies governing the firm’s operating environment by executing high-impact engagement strategies aligned with Citi’s government affairs priorities and enterprise objectives.

Job Responsibility

Hold primary responsibility for the team’s successful advancement of strategic advocacy goals on public policy impacting Citi
Provide effective oversight to ensure team achieves advocacy and engagement goals
Escalate political and policy priorities based on potential impact to Citi
Serve as a trusted sounding board to the team members as they develop and refine strategic execution plans
Ensure the team serves as the primary advocate of Citi’s public policy interests
Ensure the team identifies, analyzes, prioritizes, and regularly communicates issues and implications
Ensure the team builds internal consensus on positions related to policy changes
Ensure the team develops a strategic engagement plan to address prioritized issues
Ensure the team leads their plans’ execution by engaging with portfolio government officials
Directly manage political and policy engagement in a portfolio of states
Coordinate on policy issues and advocacy with key internal government affairs partners
Be a value-added resource to colleagues and internal business partners
Build and strengthen productive relationships with policymakers
Partner closely with USGA colleagues to advance USGA political and policy objectives
Represent Citi in public fora and in meetings with government officials
Support expense management and external resource coordination

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
advanced degree preferred
Minimum 15 years of experience in government relations or related field, including in government, a major corporation, trade association, or other business organization
Prefer experience managing and collaborating with teams of government affairs professionals
Prefer experience working on financial services public policy
Strong existing relationships with government officials in states/localities
Experience coordinating closely to advance advocacy objectives with coalitions of peers, external consultants and partners including trade associations and political organizations
Ability to travel over 50% of time between multiple jurisdictions

Nice to have

Advanced degree
Experience managing and collaborating with teams of government affairs professionals
Experience working on financial services public policy

What we offer

medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
life, accident, and disability insurance
wellness programs
paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

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