Director, Government Relations

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🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

💵 $154.7k - $232.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Sun Life

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1865

💸 Finance

Finance • Insurance • Wealth Management

Sun Life is a global financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, offering a diverse range of protection, wealth, and health solutions for individuals, businesses, and institutions. The company provides services in insurance, investments, financial advice, and asset management across various regions including North America, Asia, and Europe. Sun Life is committed to sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and creating a positive impact in communities. With a focus on achieving financial security and healthier lives for their clients, Sun Life integrates comprehensive financial solutions and innovative practices to meet the evolving needs of their clientele.

📋 Description

• Responsible for the development and execution of effective and creative government relations strategies on behalf of Sun Life in southeast region of the United States • Develop and execute state-specific strategies to introduce and influence legislation, regulation, and policy proposals that protect, enable and grow Sun Life priorities • Develop and maintain strong relationships with and act as liaison to Executive Branch officials, gubernatorial appointee level officials, state legislators, and key staffers within assigned region • Analyze proposed and enacted legislation, regulations and sub-regulatory guidance to inform operational and financial impact by partnering with internal subject matter experts • Identify, synthesize, and report on high-level political landscape and ways it impacts on-the-ground relationships, opportunities, and challenges to inform overall government relations department strategy • Develop relationships with aligned state trade associations, business leaders, and other external stakeholders to advance Sun Life priorities and strengthen relationships with elected officials and appointed regulatory leaders • Manage state contract lobbyists or other outside contractors within region • Know, adhere to, and educate other internal stakeholders on state lobbying and ethics rules

🎯 Requirements

• BA/BS degree in political science, public policy, or related degree required • master's or other advanced degree preferred • 7+ years minimum experience in lobbying and/or relevant experience • Experience with highly regulated industries • Knowledge of state political landscapes and impacts on business priorities • Ability to balance enterprise-wide thinking with day-to-day strategic execution in government relations spaces • Experience in working collaboratively with legislative staff and/or governmental regulatory agency leadership in multiple states • Strong ability to synthesize and communicate complicated policies to non-policy audiences both verbally and via written products • Excellent problem solving, analytical, planning and organizational skills • Ability to manage multiple projects, determine project urgency in a meaningful and practical way, use goals to guide actions and create detailed action plans, organize and schedule people and tasks • Ability to prioritize work and operate under tight deadlines.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) employer match • Paid family, parental and adoption leave • Generous vacation and sick time • Medical coverage • Company paid life and AD&D insurance • Disability programs • Partially paid sabbatical program • Flexible, inclusive and collaborative work environment