Senior Director, Retirement Policy & Advocacy

U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 221,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Job summary

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC is seeking a seasoned retirement policy leader to manage all aspects of retirement policy, including savings and defined benefit and defined contribution plans, ERISA, and related disclosures.

You will oversee regulatory comments and work with lawmakers, the administration, and coalition partners. Represent the Chamber nationally, meet with members of Congress and agencies, draft comments to rulemakings, develop programs for retirement security

Qualifications

• 10+ years of policy work; association and government experience preferred.
• Detailed knowledge of retirement issues.
• Experience with ERISA.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven program management, strong organization and time management.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Chamber nationally on retirement policy, including before Congress, with the administration, with the media, and on coalition committees.
• Meet with Members of Congress, the administration, and regulatory agencies to promote retirement policy agenda.
• Manage Chamber retirement committees and work with members and internal stakeholders to formulate policy positions and advocacy strategies.
• Work with the Chamber’s lobbying team and internal stakeholders.
• Draft comments to proposed agency rulemakings.
• Work with the administration on subregulatory guidance.
• Create, develop, and implement programming for retirement security summits, events, and conferences.
• Draft reports, one-pagers, op-eds, and blogs promoting the Chamber’s retirement policy agenda.
• Monitor state developments in retirement, particularly ERISA preemption.
• Work with the Chamber Litigation Center on related legal challenges.

Skills

Policy experience

Communication skills

Project management

Organization

Job description

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC is seeking a seasoned retirement policy leader to manage all aspects of retirement policy, including savings and defined benefit and defined contribution plans, ERISA, and related disclosures.

You will oversee regulatory comments and work with lawmakers, the administration, and coalition partners. Represent the Chamber nationally, meet with members of Congress and agencies, draft comments to rulemakings, develop programs for retirement security