What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, State & Local Government Affairs - DC position at Visa?
Team Summary
Visa’s North America Government Affairs organization aims to create broad alignment between Visa’s business objectives and public policies that affect the payments industry. Our North America Government Affairs team is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with colleagues in Canada, California, Colorado, and Utah. We engage with a wide range of policy makers and stakeholders to advocate, educate, and provide thought leadership as it relates to Visa’s policy interests to expand access and usage of digital payments around the world. Our team works closely with colleagues across the company including Social Impact & Sustainability, Communications, Marketing, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Risk, Account Executives, Global Policy, Product, Business Solutions, and Visa Consulting & Analytics. Together, the team ensures that North America Government Affairs continues to maintain its high standard of support for addressing regulatory and policy challenges and enabling business opportunities.
Position Summary:
Reporting to Visa’s Head of State and Local Government Affairs, the Senior Manager of State and Local Government Affairs will help shape and manage regional (multi-state) and local engagement with third-party organizations, policymakers, community partners, and other external stakeholders on in support of Visa’s public policy issues.
The position requires a firm understanding of state political affairs. Ideally, candidates will have both U.S. government relations experience (with a preference for candidates having done multi-state work), as well as a background in the financial services, payments, or technology industries.
This position will be based in Washington, DC or Atlanta, Georgia.
Essential Functions:
- Build strategic and long-term relationships with state legislators, state executive branch officials and staff, and local officials.
- Engage with third-party policy groups, trade associations, and political organizations.
- Work with consultants in support of Visa’s government relations priorities.
- Monitor and track proposed legislation and communicate possible effects relative to Visa’s priorities.
Represent Visa at political and industry functions.
- Plan and coordinate meetings between Visa executives and elected officials to discuss legislative issues.
- Prepare briefing documents to support Visa’s public policy engagement.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.