Federal Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Director
Employment Information
Report this job
Job expired or something wrong with this job?
Job Description
Federal energy regulatory director leading FERC, PJM, and wholesale-market advocacy for IGS Energy, an energy retailer serving U.S. and Canadian homes and businesses.
Responsibilities:
- Lead IGS's legislative and regulatory strategy for wholesale and retail energy markets, interstate natural gas, and electric transmission
- Develop and execute advocacy strategies before FERC, PJM, federal agencies, and legislative bodies
- Build relationships with regulators, policymakers, legislators, industry organizations, utilities, pipelines, market operators, and stakeholders
- Represent IGS in PJM stakeholder meetings, FERC proceedings, trade associations, and industry working groups
- Collaborate with external counsel, consultants, lobbyists, and industry partners on advocacy initiatives and regulatory filings
- Lead regulatory and legislative initiatives involving FERC, PJM, wholesale electricity, interstate natural gas, transmission policy, and federal energy issues
- Monitor and summarize regulations, rulemakings, tariff changes, technical conferences, and legislative developments
- Develop regulatory positions, comments, testimony, white papers, and policy recommendations
- Partner with Supply, Regulatory, Commercial, Legal, Trading, and Executive Leadership teams
- Translate complex regulatory developments into strategic action plans and business recommendations
- Help align business activities with federal regulatory requirements and evolving market rules
- Identify emerging policy trends, regulatory risks, and strategic opportunities
- Support executive leadership with policy briefings, market intelligence, and strategic recommendations
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree required in Political Science, Public Policy, Economics, Energy, Engineering, Business, or a related field
- 8+ years of experience in legislative affairs, regulatory affairs, public policy, government affairs, energy markets, or a related field; OR 5 years with a JD and directly relevant experience
- Strong understanding of FERC jurisdiction, wholesale electricity markets, interstate natural gas regulation, and PJM market structure
- Ability to analyze complex regulatory proceedings and translate technical concepts into actionable business recommendations
- Excellent written communication skills and experience drafting regulatory comments, testimony, position papers, or policy analyses
- Ability to advocate before regulators, policymakers, industry groups, and executive leadership
- Relationship-building experience with regulators, market participants, utilities, policymakers, and trade organizations
- Strong strategic thinking and ability to anticipate regulatory trends affecting competitive energy markets
- Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and build consensus across diverse business interests
- Ability to operate independently while managing multiple complex regulatory initiatives
- Strong project management, research, organizational, and analytical skills
- Ability to adapt quickly in a rapidly evolving regulatory and legislative environment
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis
- Current or future sponsorship is not supported or available
- Experience with FERC, PJM, RTO/ISO market structures, interstate natural gas, or wholesale electricity markets strongly preferred
- Experience representing organizations before federal regulatory agencies, legislative bodies, or industry organizations preferred
- Existing relationships with federal regulators, policymakers, industry associations, market participants, or energy stakeholders highly desirable
- Experience in competitive retail and wholesale energy markets preferred
- Knowledge of natural gas transportation, pipeline regulation, capacity markets, energy trading, transmission planning, or market design preferred
- Experience with PJM stakeholder processes, FERC technical conferences, or federal rulemaking proceedings preferred
- Familiarity with federal and state legislative advocacy preferred
Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical coverage with free telehealth
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Employer health savings account contributions
- Headspace support
- Free mental healthcare visits for employees and dependents
- Maven family planning support
- Paid family and caregiver leave
- Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy services
- 401(k) plan
- Company match
- Financial wellbeing tools
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid leaves
- Employee hardship fund
- Additional perks
- Annual incentive plan based on company performance
Similar Jobs
Regulatory Analyst Intern – 8-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Regulatory Analyst Intern translating European climate policy into market guidance and trading opportunities. Supporting Targray’s environmental commodities business through regulatory analysis, credit modeling, and data tools.
Manager, Compliance – Dangerous Goods
Compliance manager overseeing lithium battery logistics for DSV’s global transport network. Ensuring dangerous-goods compliance across air, ocean, road transport, and warehouse operations.
Compliance Oversight Specialist – Non Clinical
Compliance Oversight Specialist monitoring WellCare’s managed-care contracts and regulatory programs for Centene, a healthcare solutions provider. Conducting audits, risk assessments, remediation, and corrective-action follow-up across markets and delegated subcontractors.
Head of Compliance
Head of Compliance building healthcare, clinical, government-program, and security compliance for Chamber’s cardiology platform. Creating audits, controls, and risk frameworks as the company expands.
Principal Clinical Trial Regulatory Affairs
Principal Regulatory Affairs specialist leading complex clinical-trial submissions for Syneos Health, a global biopharmaceutical services organization. Managing regulatory strategy, dossiers, compliance, budgets, and client relationships across study lifecycles.
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs – Advertising & Promotion
Senior Director guiding FDA promotional compliance for Summit Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical oncology company. Reviewing promotional materials, leading regulatory strategy, and coordinating with FDA and cross-functional stakeholders.
Regulatory Manager
Regulatory Manager guiding clinical-trial submissions for Precision for Medicine. Advising project teams on regulatory strategy, compliance, and drug-development approvals.
Director, Regulatory Change Initiatives
Regulatory change director advancing compliance initiatives for CrossCountry Mortgage, a nationwide distributed retail mortgage lender. Translating regulatory assessments into system, process, control, and documentation improvements.
Senior Contract & Compliance Specialist
Senior contracts specialist managing complex U.S. healthcare, technology, vendor, and government agreements for Gainwell Technologies. Negotiating contracts, mitigating risk, and driving enterprise compliance from India.
Compliance Analyst
Compliance Analyst auditing auto-finance processes for Auto Approve, a fintech company helping customers save on vehicle loans. Documenting controls, testing compliance, and recommending improvements.
Regulatory Specialist – Level 2
Regulatory Specialist guiding global medical-device submissions, labeling, and quality-system compliance. Supporting product teams, audits, corrective actions, and regulatory agency relationships.
Chief Compliance Officer
Chief Compliance Officer leading PayFac compliance for Finalsite, a K–12 EdTech platform serving 7,000+ schools. Building global risk, ethics, payments, and regulatory infrastructure.
Compliance Specialist
Amazon US compliance specialist managing certifications, testing, and marketplace cases for Sound Around’s e-commerce consumer brands. Coordinating suppliers, laboratories, and product approvals across Amazon Vendor and Seller Central.
Payer Compliance Specialist I
Payer compliance specialist analyzing healthcare claim variances for US Anesthesia Partners. Appealing underpayments and resolving payer issues across revenue cycle operations.
Brand Protection & Marketplace Compliance Analyst
Brand protection analyst monitoring unauthorized sellers and compliance across marketplaces for a global pool technology company. Researching data, maintaining records, and reporting actionable insights.
Especialista en Clasificación Arancelaria, Cumplimiento Aduanero
Especialista en comercio exterior mexicano analizando clasificación arancelaria y cumplimiento aduanero para Welo Data. Documentando conocimiento experto para sistemas avanzados de IA multilingües.
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Regulatory Affairs Manager leading Brazilian approvals for Elemental Enzymes’ sustainable biopesticide, biostimulant, and biofertilizer portfolio. Supporting LATAM expansion through regulatory strategy, submissions, compliance, and agency relationships.
Bilingual CX Solutions Regulatory Staff
Regulatory staff managing regulator relationships, complaint resolution, and compliance processes for Sunrun, a residential solar and battery company. Coordinating with policy, legal, and CX teams to improve customer outcomes.
Regulatory Law Expert
Regulatory law expert creating compliance scenarios, memoranda, filings, and rubrics for Mercor’s AI training projects. Applying US, EU, or UK regulatory frameworks to evaluate frontier AI systems.
Grants Compliance & Monitoring Specialist
Grants compliance specialist evaluating federal grant programs for emergency management consulting firm. Developing monitoring tools, trainings, reports, and corrective action recommendations for clients.