Job Description

What you can expect as a Government Affairs Manager: Seeking Government Affairs Manager with strong communications skills to track bills and regulations, provide strategic government relations advice, and advocate for policy priorities for a dynamic ESOP-owned financial services company.

• Track state and federal bills and regulations of interest to Sammons Financial Group, and send regular updates on relevant bills and regulations to internal stakeholders.
• Provide state and federal government relations functions, including helping to establish policy direction with the Director of Government Affairs and senior management on issues of importance to Sammons Financial Group. Assist in creating and implementing strategic plans for advocacy. Identify industry trends in regulation and legislation and help manage or oversee implementation of government relations strategy.
• Provide objective, thorough, timely and well-researched written and verbal reports related to key advocacy activities, including internal state and federal updates, position papers, updates on trade association activities/meetings and political/election analysis on issues of importance to Sammons Financial Group.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with state and federal regulators, elected officials and their staff members, trade associations, industry leaders and other stakeholders in furtherance of Sammons Financial Group?s advocacy goals.
• Act as a designated contact for key industry trade associations and/or related trade association committees, including required travel to certain trade association meetings, events or advocacy with policymakers.
• Commitment to embrace Sammons Financial Group Companies shared values (Respect, Accountability, Integrity, and Openness)
• As stated within the Company Attendance and Punctuality policy, regular attendance is required and expected in order to meet the business service levels and workflow demands.

What we are looking for:

• Juris Doctorate Degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years\' relevant experience (e.g. government relations, industry/legal or legislative experience at state or federal level) preferred
• Experience working with life insurance and/or financial services sector preferred
• Proven ability to deal with a wide variety of individuals, both inside and outside Sammons Financial Group in a professional, patient and responsive manner
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to identify and analyze legislative or regulatory issues and impact on Sammons Financial Group
• Proven ability to conduct accurate and timely research and communication of such research
• Demonstrated ability to forge and maintain relationships with key industry stakeholders and government officials
• Criminal background check required.

Travel:

• 25% travel to multiple trade association meetings and targeted lobbying visits to both state and federal offices throughout the year required

Sammons Financial Group Companies offers some of today\xe2\x80\x99s most sought after life insurance, annuity, retirement planning products and portfolio-management solutions. Unlike most financial organizations, our companies are not publicly traded, which means we\xe2\x80\x99re focused on long-term value rather than short-term earnings pressures. As a privately held company, our leaders and employees remain consistently focused on long-term growth, making decisions that allow us to deliver on our commitments to customers, distribution partners, our employees, and our communities. Individually, our companies provide value in the products and services they offer. Together we represent a history of strength and longevity.
What you can expect when you join Sammons Financial Group:

• A casual dress code (yep \xe2\x80\x93 that means jeans!)
• A company you want to be a part of, driven by inspiring leaders and a fun, friendly work environment.
• Colleagues who support one another, model our core values, and drive our healthy, high-performing culture.
• Healthy balance between work and personal lives. Friday afternoons off all year long, competitive PTO, and generous number of paid holidays.
• Our competitive benefit package includes: Health, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Retirement, PTO and Holiday Pay.
• A generous retirement program. Our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a 100% company funded retirement plan, so you can save for retirement without contributing a penny of your own paycheck.
• A company that celebrates diversity, is committed to inclusion, and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We comply with all federal and state equal employment opportunity laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.