State & Local Government Relations Region Executive

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for developing and delivering strategic priorities for Bank of America’s Global Public Policy team. Key responsibilities include advancing Bank of America’s position on key legislative, regulatory and social responsibility issues and advocating those positions to government officials. Job expectations include maintaining strong relationships with public officials, trade associations and other industry-based organizations, and coordinating with key internal stakeholders on important policy issues.

Responsibilities:

• Builds and maintains relationships with policymakers and public officials
• Establishes and advocates on legislative and regulatory policies important to Bank of America
• Drives Bank of America responsible growth strategy and strategic initiatives
• Engages Bank of America senior leaders with legislatures (state and federal), executive offices (governors, mayors, U.S. administration) and other policymakers
• Monitors the legislative and regulatory environment and communicates developments to Bank of America stakeholders
• Serves as resource for internal and external stakeholders on the legislative and regulatory environment and status of key policy issues, and coordinates with Bank of America positions to key trade associations and industry coalitions
• Develops and builds consensus Bank of America policy positions on legislative and regulatory issues, working with internal stakeholders
• Leads and develops a regional government relations team (where applicable), fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture within broader State & Local Government Relations team structure
• Provides day-to-day coaching and mentorship to regional team members, strengthening policy acumen, stakeholder engagement strategies, and overall leadership capabilities
• Sets clear priorities and ensure alignment across regional team activities, driving consistency in messaging, advocacy efforts, and external engagement strategies

Managerial Responsibilities:
This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above.

• Opportunity & Inclusion Champion: Breaks down barriers to create a more inclusive environment that supports company Great Place to Work goals.
• Manager of Process & Data: Challenges end-to-end process efficiency and effectiveness, champion data driven decision-making and removes obstacles to optimize operations.
• Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Contributes to enterprise strategy and influence messaging to connect team contributions to business purpose, results, and success.
• Risk Manager: Inspects and challenges risk controls, governance and culture to ensure the timely identification, escalation, debate and remediation of risk across the organization.
• People Manager & Coach: Coaches to sustain and elevates organizational performance while differentiating to ensure pay for performance.
• Financial Steward: Efficiently allocates and manages resources across the organization to drive short and long term profitability.
• Enterprise Talent Leader: Inspects and manages the health of the bench to ensure succession for the organization, while supporting enterprise talent needs.
• Driver of Business Outcomes: Mobilizes organizational resources to deliver the full range of the bank’s capabilities to meet client needs and to gain competitive advantage.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years direct experience in experience in public policy and/or lobbying
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Interpersonal relationship-building skills, internal and external
• Strong understanding of state and local legislative process
• Strong relationships with public officials in region
• Extensive public speaking proficiency
• Experience with coalition building and stakeholder engagement
• Team management and leadership experience
• Consultant management experience
• External organization management experience
• Executive-level engagement/management experience
• Strategic-thinking and decision-making skills
• Proven self-starter

Skills:

• Executive Presence
• Influence
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Networking
• Strategic Thinking
• Issue Management
• Oral Communications
• Performance Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Regulatory Relations
• Advisory
• Business Acumen
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
• Risk Management
• Strategy Planning and Development
• Team Leadership and Development

Education requirement: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - DC - Washington - 1800 K St NW - 1800 K Street NW (DC1842), US - IL - Chicago - 110 N Wacker Dr - Bank Of America Tower Chicago (IL4110)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$200,000.00 - $291,700.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.