Director or Senior Director, Financial Policy
Washington, DC
Public Policy /
Full Time /
Hybrid
Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry association devoted to technology’s progressive future, is seeking a Director or Senior Director of Financial Policy. This role will serve as our lead policy expert on financial policy, including digital assets, cryptocurrency, payments, and financial technology (fintech) services.
Responsibilities
- Lead the organization's advocacy work on financial policy, including digital assets, cryptocurrency, payments, and financial technology (fintech) services.
- Serve as organization's in-house expert on financial policy issues
- Work closely with the association's corporate partners to support their public policy objectives
- Drive organization’s affirmative public affairs and policy campaign in support of financial innovation
- Promote financial inclusion and opportunity for historically underserved and underbanked communities
- Write letters, blog posts, statements, and testimony
- Testify before policymakers and organize policy events
- Engage in social media rapid response on regulatory news
- Engage with Administration officials, Members of Congress, and staff members on organization's policy agenda
- Build political and policy relationships with federal officials
- Work with association's state and local government relations directors to drive strategy on state and local financial policy issues
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Director: Minimum of 5 years of post-college work experience
- Senior Director: Minimum of 10 years of post-college work experience
- Aggressive mindset and bias toward action
- Experience in government, Democratic politics, or progressive causes
- Prior experience with financial services, fintech, or digital asset policy issues
- Outstanding writing abilities; must be a creative, succinct, and fast writer
- Prior experience driving a policy or regulatory campaign
- Role is located in Washington, DC area
Compensation
- Director: starting salary between $110,000 - $140,000 annually (based on experience)
- Senior Director: starting salary between $140,000 - $180,000 annually (based on experience)
- Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) benefits included
- 401(k) retirement program with 4% employer matching
- Employer subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 15 days of vacation in the first year of employment
- 8 paid holidays per year plus the week between Christmas Eve and New Years Day
About Chamber of Progress
Chamber of Progress (progresschamber.org) is a new center-left tech policy industry coalition working to help usher in a progressive high-tech future and ensure that all Americans benefit from technological leaps.
We’re not just another business group. Everyone knows that a local “chamber of commerce” promotes business and free markets. We’re an industry group, but instead of focusing on commerce, Chamber of Progress is promoting a progressive high-tech society, economy, workforce, and consumer climate.
Chamber of Progress supports public policies promoting:
- Economic progress, including combatting income inequality; promoting a bigger, modern social safety net; encouraging progressive taxation; and supporting reliable, win-win online marketplaces;
- Social progress, including promoting inclusive democracy; supporting bold action against climate change; promoting digital opportunity for all; and advocating for healthy and equitable online communities.
- Consumer progress, including promoting the principle that tech should always serve consumers’ interests; “building back better” by investing in communities and regulated innovation; increasing access to goods and information; and balancing consumer and worker concerns.
EEO Statement
Chamber of Progress is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce at all levels of the organization. We value and encourage the contributions of our employees and strive to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. This applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits, and termination.
