Policy and Government Relations Associate

About the Company

As our parent company, Upbound (NASDQ: UPBD), continues to grow its business, staying on top of developing state and federal laws and regulations that affect our business is a top priority, so we are expanding our policy team.

About the Role

This Policy and Government Relations Associate role will be working directly with the Vice President, Policy and Government Relations to focus directly on our state and federal work. You’ll work closely with Legal, Compliance and Product to help make sure that Upbound’s brands - Brigit, Acima & Rent-A-Center are well represented with interested stakeholders. While this role has a primary focus on Brigit’s Earned Wage Access space, there may be opportunities to work across all brands within the Upbound family.

Responsibilities

• Track bills and regulatory actions in lending and EWA, watching the legislative process and identifying where we need to engage.
• Manage local lobbyists in states where local engagement is necessary.
• Build relationships with state and federal regulators as well as legislators to educate them on Brigit’s business, our impact on our customers and promote understanding of EWA.
• Engage in local legislative processes via comment letters, bill drafting etc to make sure our business model is well accounted for in state laws.
• Work closely with our compliance, legal and product teams to make sure that our product is staying in sync with upcoming legislative changes.
• Take part in our trade associations and work with other companies in our space to ensure that we promote inclusive regulation for our industry.
• Work with internal and external resources to craft communications and PR strategies where it is beneficial for the passage of bills.
• Any other related activities to the role as assigned by the Head of Public Policy and Government Relations and the General Counsel of Upbound.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of policy experience in public policy and/or government relations within financial services and/or fintech is required.
• You have worked in the past to help pass at least one law at the state level from conception to bill passage.
• Experience in monitoring and analyzing state and federal legislation and regulatory actions in lending and EWA is required.
• Experience managing local/state lobbyists and coordinating advocacy efforts.
• Strong capability to build and maintain relationships with regulators and legislators to educate stakeholders on the business, customer impact, and the EWA model.

Location & Travel

This is a full-time remote role (US only), with travel expectations up to 50+%.

Pay Range and Compensation Package

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $110,000 - $150,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits for which an individual may be eligible (other benefits listed below). The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Our Benefits & Team

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO Policy
• 401k plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Physical and mental wellbeing benefits including Wellhub for access to virtual workouts and discounted gym memberships, and Headspace for covered virtual therapy sessions and unlimited on demand health support
• Monthly reimbursements to use against wifi and cell phone bills
• Annual reimbursement for Learning & Development
• Help hard working Americans build a brighter financial future
• High-growth company
• A dynamic, flexible and collaborative start-up work environment with a highly talented team

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.

Key skills/competency

• Public Policy
• Government Relations
• Financial Services
• Fintech
• Legislative Tracking
• Regulatory Analysis
• Lobbyist Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Earned Wage Access (EWA)
• Compliance