Federal Government Relations Analyst

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$92K/yr – $145K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the federal policy monitoring and briefing loop and turn hearings, agency moves, and executive notes into action-ready updates for policymakers and internal teams.

Legislative Monitoring: Build and maintain a federal policy radar across agencies and Congress to flag shifts with business impact.
Policy Analysis: Translate proposals into risk and opportunity assessments for leadership and cross-functional teams.
Executive Communications: Prepare briefings and talking points that inform executives and external policymakers.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Legislative Monitoring: Monitor federal legislative, regulatory, and political developments affecting business priorities - Policy Analysis: Analyze policy proposals and assess potential impacts, risks, and opportunities - Executive Communications: Prepare executive briefings, reports, talking points, and support materials - Hearing Summaries: Produce weekly summaries of congressional hearings and policy developments - Government Intelligence: Summarize speeches, remarks, and actions of senior government officials - Policy Tracking: Track legislation, regulatory actions, and policy initiatives across federal agencies - Reporting Coordination: Coordinate recurring reporting and government affairs deliverables - Stakeholder Support: Support stakeholder engagement with policymakers and industry groups - Project Management: Manage projects that advance government relations and policy initiatives Requirements - 2+ years of Government Relations, Public Affairs or Legal experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education Preferred - Experience monitoring federal legislative, regulatory, and political developments - Experience analyzing public policy issues and business impact implications - Experience preparing executive briefings, reports, and policy communications - Experience producing congressional hearing and government activity summaries - Experience tracking legislation, regulations, and federal agency actions - Experience coordinating projects, reporting processes, and stakeholder activities Benefits - Health benefits - 401(k) Plan - Paid time off - Disability benefits - Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance - Parental leave - Critical caregiving leave - Discounts and savings - Commuter benefits - Tuition reimbursement - Scholarships for dependent children - Adoption reimbursement

Wells Fargo

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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with approximately $1.9 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through more than 7,300 locations, 12,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in over 40 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 250,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 41 on Fortune’s 2022 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories. Relevant military experience is considered for veterans and transitioning service men and women. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.© 2016 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC.

Founded in 1997

San Francisco, California, USA

218K employees (3,215 in marketing)

www.wellsfargo.com

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