Vice President/Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel/Associate General Counsel

Position Title: Vice President/Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel/Associate General Counsel
Department: Regulatory Affairs
Reports to: Executive Vice President, Co-Head of Regulatory Affairs
Job Type: Full Time, Exempt
Salary Range: $275,000 to $375,000 annually

Mission of Organization:

The Bank Policy Institute (BPI) is a nonpartisan public policy, research, and advocacy group, representing the nation’s leading banks. Our members include universal banks, regional banks and the major foreign banks doing business in the United States. Collectively, we employ millions of Americans, make a majority of the nation’s small business loans, and serve as an engine for financial innovation and economic growth. Our staff includes economists, researchers, financial analysts, and attorneys, all focused on using data and analysis to shape sound policy. We distribute our research and analysis to U.S. and global regulators, members of Congress, academics and media through academic-quality research papers, blog posts, white papers, comment letters, and Congressional testimony.

Position Summary:

This position will play an important role in developing and communicating BPI’s advocacy positions on a variety of prudential bank regulatory topics.  This position will work directly with subject matter experts and senior lawyers from leading banks and members of the Regulatory Affairs team to draft regulatory comment letters, white papers, issue summaries, and other advocacy-related materials, such as blog posts.  The person also will work with BPI’s Government Affairs team on legislative and related policy issues and with BPI’s communications team to develop and execute advocacy strategies on issues of importance to BPI member banks. Knowledge and experience with federal banking laws is necessary for this role. This position may be designated as Vice President or Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel or Associate General Counsel based on qualifications of candidate.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
 

• Work directly with BPI member banks and other stakeholders to research, compile, and synthesize information to support the development of regulatory comment letters, white papers, blogs, and other written materials.
• Advocate BPI’s position on regulatory issues by meeting regularly with policymakers and federal agencies including, primarily, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, among others.
• Manage one or more BPI member committees; organize and lead meetings with subject matter experts and senior attorneys at BPI member banks to develop consensus on policy and legal issues, which are then reflected in BPI’s communications.
• Conduct legal research and draft memoranda, articles and blog posts on key regulatory and policy issues affecting banks.
• Draft persuasive and effective comment letters in response to regulatory proposals.
• Closely monitor the activities of federal regulatory agencies on matters of importance to BPI members and provide rapid and succinct reports to BPI members.
• Work collaboratively with the BPI Communications Department to ensure effective messaging on important regulatory and policy issues, including interviews with media.
• Assist the BPI Government Affairs staff in their efforts on Capitol Hill by analyzing legislation, drafting Congressional testimony and other materials and attending meetings with Hill staff.
• Speak at meetings and conferences on issues of importance to BPI’s members regulatory issues,
• Work collaboratively with other trade associations and industry groups on issues of joint concern.
• Assist with planning BPI’s conferences, symposia and events.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
 

• JD Degree and licensed by and in good standing with the appropriate state bar association or other appropriate state attorney licensing authority.
• Minimum of five-to-eight years of relevant experience at a regulatory agency, in the financial services industry, or at a law firm with a strong knowledge of bank regulation and recent practical experience.
• Experience with bank regulatory law including the Dodd-Frank Act, Federal Deposit Insurance Act, Bank Holding Company Act, the National Bank Act, and their attendant regulations.
• Familiarity with administrative law and procedure. Experience with enforcement and/or litigation a plus but not required.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills. 
• Advanced client management, diplomacy and people skills.
• Ability to effectively manage one or more committees of BPI member banks.
• Strong, concise, accurate, and effective written and oral communications; must be able to communicate and coordinate with individuals across all levels of a financial institution.
• Ability to thrive in a team environment while also taking initiative and working independently, with ability to multi-task and prioritize objectives and deliverables.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational and project management abilities.
• Intellectual curiosity for learning about the financial services industry.

BPI seeks to attract and retain top talent by offering a competitive compensation package that includes excellent health and dental insurance, generous retirement savings plans, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment assistance and commuting assistance (either bike, Metro or parking). 

This is a Washington, DC-based position, and the successful candidate generally will be expected to work in BPI’s DC office Monday-Thursday each week, with the option to work remotely 20 days per year.  Fridays are typically work-from-home days.

All applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States for BPI.  BPI will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.