Responsibilities: Support the development of strong relationships with regulators, legislators, and staff, consumer groups, trade associations, financial institutions, and other key stakeholders. Lead Plaid's cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and data-integrity policy work. Participate in industry working groups related to consumer financial data sharing, cybersecurity, broader security, fraud prevention, and privacy, representing Plaid's perspective and gathering insights. Collaborate with colleagues across Legal, Privacy, Public Affairs, and Comms to proactively align on policy priorities and drive cross-functional initiatives forward. Conduct policy research and analysis to support regulatory engagement and advocacy, contributing to Plaid's positioning. Help manage projects within the Public Policy team, including coordination, planning, and supporting team development efforts. Represent Plaid in select policy and industry forums, clearly communicating the company's perspective and identifying opportunities to shape the dialogue. Stay ahead of emerging policy trends, flagging potential risks and opportunities, and recommending strategies for external engagement or positioning.

Qualifications: 7+ years of experience in federal policy, ideally with experience within regulatory agencies like FinCEN, Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, and on Capitol Hill, or in a financial services trade association. Proven ability to engage with relevant stakeholders on a bipartisan basis. Proven track record of success in advocacy and policy influence within the financial services sector. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and build consensus among diverse stakeholders. High-level analytical ability, capable of understanding cybersecurity, fraud prevention, data integrity, and other technical and policy issues quickly and thoroughly. Technical and product affinity, with the ability to bridge the gap between business strategy, technology, and policy. Highly-adaptive, scrappy, positive, collaborative, outside-of-the-box, AI curious thinkers. Washington, D.C.-based.

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