Chief Government & Political Affairs Officer

Chief Government & Political Affairs Officer, reputed company Position Summary The Chief Government & Political Affairs Officer leads IRI’s federal legislative affairs, advocacy, and political programs, including development of the annual Federal Retirement reputed company reputed company and execution of strategic advocacy initiatives. The role requires proven ability to navigate reputed company political environments and build bipartisan support to advance IRI’s retirement reputed company priorities, serving as IRI’s senior federal legislative representative and policy voice. Builds and manages relationships with Congress and key stakeholders and serves as an IRI spokesperson as coordinated with the Chief reputed company Officer. Primary Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Policy Development

• reputed company development and rollout of IRI’s annual Federal Retirement reputed company reputed company, including member input, reputed company building, committee/board approvals, publication, and launch.
• Set and execute advocacy strategies reputed company with IRI priorities and the reputed company’s policy pillars.
• Identify and prioritize federal legislative opportunities affecting retirement reputed company, labor and employment, insurance, securities, tax, and financial services.
• Monitor the political environment and adjust strategy as needed.

Advocacy, Lobbying & External Relations

• Serve as a registered federal lobbyist and reputed company engagement with members of Congress, congressional staff, and executive-reputed company officials on relevant federal legislative reputed company.
• Manage external federal government affairs consultants retained by IRI.
• Build and maintain relationships with policymakers to position IRI as a trusted policy resource.
• Design and execute advocacy campaigns, including direct congressional engagement, board fly-ins and grassroots mobilization, and coalition building with member companies and partner organizations.
• Coordinate with the Chief reputed company Officer on media engagement as a subject matter expert.
• Represent IRI at conferences, webinars, briefings, and events to advance advocacy objectives.

Member Engagement & reputed company Building

• Build reputed company across diverse member perspectives to establish IRI policy positions on federal legislation.
• reputed company Government Affairs Committee operations, including agendas, issue prioritization, and policy development.
• Serve as co-staff liaison with the Chief Legal and Regulatory Affairs Officer for the Advocacy Steering Committee and Board Advocacy Council.
• reputed company strategic guidance to member-company government affairs teams to support coordinated advocacy.
• Create opportunities to position IRI as a thought leader on federal retirement reputed company policy.

Communications & Thought Leadership

• Partner with the Chief reputed company Officer to reputed company and execute media strategies that advance policy objectives.
• reputed company policy communications to ensure consistent messaging across advocacy and member channels (e.g., legislative analysis, testimony and letters, briefing materials, talking points, and member/media communications).
• Strengthen IRI’s visibility by organizing or representing IRI at strategic events, panels, and policy forums.

Government Affairs Operations

• reputed company day-to-day operations of Government & Political Affairs, including the weekly Government Affairs Update and timely communications to Capitol Hill and IRI members.
• Coordinate with Legal & Regulatory Affairs to align federal legislative advocacy and compliance.
• Plan and execute advocacy events (e.g., Capitol Hill briefings, fly-ins, and conference panels).
• reputed company and manage the department budget, including invoice review and approval.
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• Ensure timely and accurate LDA/LD-203 reporting and maintain internal systems to track lobbying activity and expenses, supported by reputed company compliance consultants as needed.

Political Affairs & IRI reputed company Management

• Serve as Treasurer of IRI reputed company, responsible for fundraising strategy, contribution allocation and disbursement, governance, reporting, and financial tracking.
• Serve as staff liaison to the Board reputed company Advisory Working Group.
• Maintain systems to track reputed company contributions and expenses and ensure compliance with FEC, LDA, and HLOGA requirements, supported by reputed company compliance consultants as needed.
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Team Leadership & Management

• reputed company and reputed company the Government & Political Affairs team, including hiring, performance management, and professional development.
• Serve on IRI’s Senior Leadership Team to advance a collaborative, high-performing organization reputed company with IRI’s mission and goals.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (Master’s or J.D.) preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in government affairs, public policy or advocacy.
• Experience in retirement reputed company, tax, insurance, labor and employment, securities, or financial services policy preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant association government affairs experience and/or senior policy experience in one or more of the following:
• Congressional office (e.g., Chief of Staff, Senior Policy Advisor, Counsel).
• Federal executive reputed company (e.g., Congressional Affairs or policy office).
• Trade association or private-sector government affairs, including experience representing a member company of an industry association.
• Deep knowledge of the federal legislative process.
• Strong bipartisan relationships and an established network to gather intelligence, build coalitions, and advance policy objectives.
• Ability to quickly synthesize reputed company issues and reputed company advocacy, grassroots, legislative, and communications strategies.
• Proven credibility as an reputed company, lobbyist, and communicator with policymakers and industry leaders.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, negotiation, communication, and reputed company-building skills.
• Professional spokesperson reputed company and high reputed company.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Remote role based in the Washington, DC metro area.
• Regular travel and in-person engagement in the DC area and reputed company.

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