US Government & Public Affairs - Assistant Vice President

Assistant Vice President US Government & Public Affairs

Location Washington, DC

The Assistant Vice President of US Government & Public Affairs at Deutsche Bank is a role within the global Government & Public Affairs (G&PA) team, reporting to the Head U.S. Government Affairs. As an AVP, you will work to enhance Deutsche Bank's presence and influence in the Washington, DC and the broader US, through monitoring and tracking legislative and regulatory policy debates and proposals with the goal of supporting regulatory adherence. You will help arrange briefings delivered across the team, and will work with the team to develop DB positions and responses to selected public consultations on key policy issues. You will participate as part of the team in consistent policymaker and regulator interactions, and will help provide input to trade associations. In this role, you will be helping to communicate key policy developments within Deutsche Bank and support the education of internal stakeholders as to implications.

What We Offer You

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration
• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days
• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement
• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits
• Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs

What You'll Do

• Providing information / analysis to identify and raise awareness of new and changing laws & regulations covering new or amended rules and regulations issued by Congress and the Bank's regulators and other relevant policy making bodies
• Acting as Deutsche Bank's center of expertise on important national, regional, and international legislative and regulatory proposals and policy developments Providing analysis and intelligence for key clients on relevant issues.
• Support the drafting of position papers, internal and external presentations, to advance understanding of issues
• Connect legislative, regulatory, and government relationship matters to key business issues
• Providing support to the work within the team to assess of impacts of regulatory changes
• Providing input to the development of Deutsche Bank's advocacy strategy on key issues to relevant official sector bodies

Skills You'll Need

• Detailed understanding of the US financial markets and its regulatory structure
• Prior experience working as congressional staff, ideally within the Democratic Party, strongly preferred
• The ability to managing multiple projects in parallel and prioritizing time to ensure tight deadlines are met
• Bachelor's Degree required; Advanced degree preferred
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimize workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• The ability to managing multiple projects in parallel and prioritizing time to ensure tight deadlines are met
• An appetite to digest significant amount of information quickly and identify what is important
• The highest level of integrity and professionalism, be detail-oriented, and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Creativity, strong analytical skills, and business acumen are essential, along with being nimble and solutions oriented

Expectations

It is the Bank's expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the Washington, DC office in accordance with the Bank's hybrid working model.

Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.

The salary range for this position in Washington, DC is $100,000 to $153,000. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.