Director of Government Affairs

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🔥 12 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $150k - $220k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Kikoff

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2019

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

💳 Fintech

💰 $30M Series B - Kikoff on 2021-06

Consulting • Healthcare • Fintech

Kikoff is a consumer-focused financial technology company that helps people build and monitor credit through subscription credit-building plans, rent and bill reporting, credit monitoring, and an invite-only secured credit card issued via a partner bank. Kikoff offers AI-driven features for disputes and debt negotiation, tiered plans starting at $5/month, and tools designed to improve payment history, utilization, and account age for credit-score improvement.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute Kikoff's government affairs strategy, initially focusing on federal and state policy affecting earned wage access and consumer credit-building products • Represent Kikoff before legislators, legislative staff, federal and state financial regulators, attorneys general, and other public officials • Represent Kikoff in relevant trade associations and industry coalitions; participate in committees and working groups and help shape industry positions • Build and maintain relationships with consumer advocacy groups, community organizations, think tanks, and other stakeholders • Monitor, analyze, and report on legislative and regulatory developments; assess business impact and recommend responses, including testimony, comment letters, and model legislative language • Identify, hire, and manage outside lobbyists and consultants across priority states and at the federal level; set objectives, oversee budgets, and evaluate performance • Advise executive leadership and communications on public-relations positioning, messaging, and reputational considerations • Partner with Legal, Compliance, Product, and Executive teams to align policy strategy with business priorities and product roadmaps • Oversee compliance with lobbying registration, reporting, and political activity rules • Represent Kikoff at hearings, conferences, industry events, and stakeholder meetings nationwide • Travel regularly nationwide

🎯 Requirements

• 4–10 years of experience in government affairs, public policy, legislative or regulatory affairs, or advocacy • Demonstrated track record of building and leveraging relationships with policymakers, regulators, and stakeholders at the state and/or federal level • Experience developing and executing multi-state legislative or regulatory strategies • Experience engaging, directing, and managing outside lobbyists or consultants • Experience in fintech, consumer financial services, or payments • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex financial and regulatory issues for diverse audiences • Sound judgment on messaging and public positioning; comfort advising senior leadership • Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment • Willingness to travel nationally as needed • Familiarity with earned wage access, consumer lending, or credit-reporting policy issues (nice to have) • Experience working with fintech or financial services trade associations (nice to have) • Existing relationships with state financial regulators, state legislators, the CFPB, or other federal financial agencies (nice to have) • Bachelor’s degree or higher in public policy, political science, or a related field (nice to have)

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity • Medical, dental, and vision insurance; Kikoff covers the full cost for employees and 50% for dependents • RSUs