Develops, facilitates and strengthens relationships with regulators, industry experts and stakeholders to proactively advocate and communicate the Company's policy, business and regulatory positions to internal and external entities.
Represents the Company in public forums as a subject matter expert by providing clear and persuasive positions on regulatory issues and company strategies.
Leads and approves the identification, development, implementation, advocacy and resolution of complex policy/issues with regulators (state and federal with significant customer or financial impact).
Leads interdepartmental and intercompany teams in the preparation of applications/filings, testimony, and work papers for regulatory proceedings before state and federal regulatory agencies.
Performs and approves complex policy, regulatory and strategic analysis for issues that may have a short or long-term impact or affect multiple lines of business.
Assimilates large volumes of information and distills into compelling arguments.
Approves applications, filings, testimonies, exhibits, models, pleadings, discovery responses, summaries and other documents for regulatory proceedings.
Examines and prepares expert witnesses and interventions for regulatory proceedings. May prepare and give testimony as an expert witness or as an intervenor before regulators.
Informs director and senior management regarding regulatory developments including meeting outcomes, proposed regulations and timing of key regulatory decisions.