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SalaryHi, we're Brigit! A holistic financial health company helping every American build a brighter financial future. With a business model that is aligned with our customers, we create transparent, fair, and simple financial products that put money back in the hands of our members, help them spend wisely, avoid unfair fees and build their credit quickly. If autonomy, ownership, and having meaningful input at the company you work for is important to you, come join our growing team!
Brigit is doing innovative and exciting work, but don’t just take our word for it, our work is being recognized by others:
Built In’s 2023 & 2024 Best Startups to Work For In New York City
Built In’s 2024 Best Startups to Work For In the U.S.
Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022
Forbes Fintech 50 2022
Business Insider’s Most Promising Consumer Startups 2022
Role Overview
At Brigit, as our business grows, we need to stay more and more on top of the developing state and federal regulations that affect our business, so we’re building our policy team. You will be the first hire on our policy team to focus directly on our state and federal work. You’ll work closely with Legal, Compliance and Product to help make sure that Brigit, and the Earned Wage Access (EWA) industry are well represented both federally and on a state by state basis.
What you’ll do:
Track bills and regulatory actions in lending and EWA, watching the legislative process and identifying where we need to engage.
Manage local lobbyists in states where local engagement is necessary.
Build relationships with state and federal regulators as well as legislators to educate them on Brigit’s business, our impact on our customers and promote understanding of EWA.
Engage in local legislative processes via comment letters, bill drafting etc to make sure our business model is well accounted for in state laws.
Work closely with our compliance, legal and product teams to make sure that our product is staying in sync with upcoming legislative changes
Take part in our trade associations and work with other companies in our space to ensure that we promote inclusive regulation for our industry.
Work with internal and external resources to craft communications and PR strategies where it is beneficial for the passage of bills.
Who you are:
4+ years of Policy experience at a startup is required
Additional experience in at least one of: government, public policy or law is required
Experience with lending businesses is a plus
You have worked in the past to help pass at least one law at the state level from conception to bill passage.
The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $150,000-$180,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits for which an individual may be eligible (other benefits listed below). The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
Our Benefits & Team
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Equity participation
Flexible PTO Policy
401k plan
Paid Parental Leave
Physical and mental wellbeing benefits including Gympass for access to virtual workouts and discounted gym memberships, and Headspace for covered virtual therapy sessions and unlimited on demand health support
Monthly reimbursements to use against wifi and cell phone bills
Annual reimbursement for Learning & Development
Help hard working Americans build a brighter financial future
High-growth company at an early stage
A dynamic, flexible and collaborative start-up work environment with a highly talented team
Brigit is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy (including breast feeding and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
