We're Brigit We help everyday Americans build a brighter financial future.
Policy & Government Relations Associate
Location
Indiana
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$110K - $150K / year
Job Description
Hi, we're Brigit! A holistic financial health company helping everyday Americans 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 2026 Best Midsize Companies to Work For in New York City
Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work For In New York City
Built In’s 2024 & 2025 Best Startups to Work For In the U.S.
Built In’s 2023 - 2025 Best Startups to Work For In New York City
Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022
Business Insider’s Most Promising Consumer Startups 2022
Forbes Fintech 50 2022
Role Overview
As our parent company, Upbound (NASDQ: UPBD), continues to grow its business, staying on top of developing state and federal laws and regulations that affect our business is a top priority, so we are expanding our policy team. This role will be working directly with the Vice President, Policy and Government Relations to focus directly on our state and federal work. You’ll work closely with Legal, Compliance and Product to help make sure that Upbound’s brands - Brigit, Acima & Rent-A-Center are well represented with interested stakeholders. While this role has a primary focus on Brigit’s Earned Wage Access space, there may be opportunities to work across all brands within the Upbound family.
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.
Any other related activities to the role as assigned by the Head of Public Policy and Government Relations and the General Counsel of Upbound.
Who you are:
4+ years of policy experience in public policy and/or government relations within financial services and/or fintech is required
You have worked in the past to help pass at least one law at the state level from conception to bill passage.
Experience in monitoring and analyzing state and federal legislation and regulatory actions in lending and EWA is required
Experience managing local/state lobbyists and coordinating advocacy efforts
Strong capability to build and maintain relationships with regulators and legislators to educate stakeholders on the business, customer impact, and the EWA model.
Location & Travel
This is a full-time remote role (US only), with travel expectations up to 50+%
Compensation
The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $110,000 - $150,000. 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
Flexible PTO Policy
401k plan
Paid Parental Leave
Physical and mental wellbeing benefits including Wellhub 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
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.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email accommodations@hellobrigit.com.
Disclosures:
For information on our data privacy policies, see the Brigit California Personnel Privacy Policy.
Brigit uses E-Verify for employment authorization. See the E-Verify and Department of Justice websites for more details.
Benefits
- 401(K), Commuter benefits, Company equity, Company-sponsored outings, Continuing education stipend, Customized development tracks, Dental insurance, Disability insurance, Diversity manifesto, Documented equal pay policy, Volunteer in local community, Family medical leave, Fitness stipend, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Flexible work schedule, Generous parental leave, Generous PTO, Company-sponsored happy hours, Health insurance, Highly diverse management team, Open door policy, Life insurance, Mean gender pay gap below 10%, Open office floor plan, Paid holidays, Pair programming, Paid sick days, Partners with nonprofits, Performance bonus, Pet friendly, Pet insurance, Promote from within, Lunch and learns, Remote work program, Free snacks and drinks, Team based strategic planning, OKR operational model, Mandated unconscious bias training, Unlimited vacation policy, Vision insurance, Wellness programs, Some meals provided, Mental health benefits, Home-office stipend for remote employees, Diversity employee resource groups, Hiring practices that promote diversity, Employee resource groups, Quarterly engagement surveys, Hybrid work model, In-person all-hands meetings, Pay transparency, Transgender health care benefits, Abortion travel benefits, Personal development training, Virtual coaching services, Flexible time off, Bereavement leave benefits
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